Regretfully, owing to recent and very heavy demand on the trust's funds, we currently find ourselves fully committed for the immediate future and therefore are unable to consider any new applications. This situation is likely to prevail for at least the next 6 months.

The Oglesby Charitable Trust was established in 1992. The funding of the Trust comes from annual contributions from Bruntwood Limited, part of a group of North West based property investment companies owned by the founding Trustees that has a net worth of approximately £400 million. The Trust has been established to support charitable activities across a broad spectrum, and these reflect the beliefs and interests of the founding Trustee family.

The Trust income is currently around £600,000 per annum and grants each year will be made of around this figure. To date, the maximum grant to any one project has been £50,000 and, generally, grants will be between £5,000 and £20,000. Since 2000, the Trust has made grants of approximately £2,734,000 and for this Financial Year, September 2007 - September 2008, we are committed to spending £420,000. Please click here to download the latest set of accounts

It is accepted that the Trust will be relatively modest in its resources and the Trustees will be looking to place funds where they can make a real and measurable impact. They acknowledge that there already exists a large number of charitable and government backed organisations operating across all fields and it is not the Trustees intention to compete with, or supplement, these.

The Trustees will be looking to form associations with bodies with whom they may become involved, preferably over a period of time. This is in order to form long-term relationships that will allow the Trustees to fully understand and support the activities of the organisation.

To ensure that the Trustees can be confident that any donations awarded are making a real difference there is an application process that must be followed, and this is clearly outlined in the ‘How To Apply’ section of this site.

The Trustees have worked hard to put together the Trust funds and, consequently, they expect the recipients to understand their value and to extend a similar level of care in their use.

For more information on Bruntwood click on the link to take you to the website www.bruntwood.co.uk