The Sir Cliff Richard Charitable Trust

The Sir Cliff Richard Charitable Trust - Grants, generally for £2,000 or less, are available to UK registered charities and voluntary groups working in the areas of supporting children and young people, the elderly, people with a disability, health, overseas aid, religion and animal welfare. No deadline - applications can be made in writing at any time
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o Application deadline: none – applications may be made at any time in writing.
o Funder: The Sir Cliff Richard Charitable Trust (Charity Commission registration 2003. Charity number 1096412. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 30 April 2022: £191,000 (2021: £82,000)).
o Who can apply: UK registered charities working in the UK and/or overseas.
o Key words: Children and Young People, Elderly/Older People, Disability/Disabled, Health, Overseas Aid, Religion, Animal Welfare, Overseas, United Kingdom.
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The Sir Cliff Richard Charitable Trust was founded by Sir Cliff Richard OBE to reflect his charitable interests. Sir Cliff continues to be one of the 3 trustees of the charity. The Trust makes grants generally of £2,000 or under to UK registered charities and voluntary groups working in the UK and/or overseas. A limited number of grants made by the Trust can be for up to £20,000.

The Charity Commission gives the Trust’s main areas of focus as:

o Children and young people.
o Elderly/older people.
o Overseas Aid/famine Relief
o People with disabilities.
o Religious activities.
o The advancement of health or saving of lives, and
o The welfare of animals.

During the year ended 30th April 2022, the Trust awarded grants totalling £191,000 (2021: £82,000). The Trust's grant budget can fluctuate considerably from year to year.

The majority of the donations made by the Trust are in response to direct requests and applications made to the trustees. Requests for grants and donations are assessed regularly by the trustees who use their discretionary powers in order to determine to whom and in what amounts those donations are to be made.

Awards made during the Trust’s last financial year were:

o Tearfund: £10,000.
o Noah’s Ark: The Children's Hospice: £20,000.
o Woking and Sam Beare Hospices: £20,000.
o Mid Surrey Mencap: £20,000.
o The Rainbow Trust Children's Charity: £20,000.
o DePaul UK: £20,000.
o London's Air Ambulance: £20,000, and
o Sundry donations of £2 000 or less: £61,000.

Please note that the Trust does not have a website. Further information about the Trust’s activities can be found in its annual accounts and on the Charity Commission website.

Applications may be made at any time in writing.

Contact details for the Trust are:

The Sir Cliff Richard Charitable Trust
PO Box 423
Leatherhead
SURREY
KT22 2HJ
Email: general@cliffrichard.org