Welcome to the Brian Murtagh Charitable Trust

We are a family trust which makes grants to smaller charitable organisations with an income below £200,000 who support children and young adults in the UK and around the world that fall into the following areas of need: physical and learning disabilities, social disadvantage, education, poverty, sickness and trauma.

About the Trust

The Trust was set up in June 2004 and activated in late 2008. Its purpose is to help charitable organisations with an annual income of no more than £200,000. To keep within our terms of reference, these charities have to focus on supporting children and young adults experiencing physical or learning disabilities, social disadvantage, poverty, sickness or trauma, through education, training and development.

The Trust is run by a Board of Trustees. It is not involved in fundraising and relies solely upon the income from its investments to make donations. The deed of charitable trust specifies the charitable purpose of the Trust and allows the Trustees absolute discretion to allocate funds for those purposes. The Trustees meet 4 times a year to decide on the grant applications.

Guidelines

The application process has two steps. Step One contains all the necessary information to establish whether your organisation fits into the requirements set out by this Trust for you to be able to qualify for a grant. If it does, then proceed to Step Two to complete an application form.

Step One

Please read through the following GUIDELINES carefully in Step One to make sure you fit into the requirements of the BMCT.

• Your annual income or expenditure must be under £200,000.
• We will consider applications from charities and not-for-profits registered with the Charity Commission or Company House, or charities that hold a Certificate of Exemption from the Inland Revenue.
• We only consider applications for overseas projects from charities that the BMCT has previously funded. International charities must supply the details of a UK registered charity through which grants can be channelled on their behalf. We will consider applications for overseas revenue projects, but not capital projects.
• We do accept an application from individuals whose request is supported by a validated partner.
• Your charitable purpose must be targeted to children and young adults who fall into the following criteria: Education and training for young adults and children with physical and learning disabilities, social disadvantage, poverty, sickness and trauma.
• Your organisation needs to demonstrate that it is inclusive.

If your organisation meets the requirements, then go to Step Two and complete the application form.

Step Two

Please complete the application form. A copy of the completed form will be emailed directly back to you.

What Happens Next