# The Guide to New Trusts 2025/26

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/the-guide-to-new-trusts-2025-26/
- Published: 2025-05-05T10:51:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Guide to New Trusts takes the time-consuming legwork out of the process of
finding and researching new sources of funding to help you find funders who might
support your cause.**

The grant-makers in the latest edition of the Directory of Social Change’s new edition
of this popular guide were all registered in 2024/25. They were selected for their
wide geographical area of operation and the breadth of their areas of interest, 
ensuring that they were relevant to a large number of charities, rather than a small
niche of just a few.

This edition offers a range of opportunities, with grant-making charities established
by individuals, families and companies. The list of founders and trustees includes
footballers, TV personalities, a motorcycle group and a famous actor.

### **What does it cover?**

** **Each listed organisation’s entry in the directory features the essential information
for fundraisers, with entries checked for currency. These include:

 * Grant-makers’ aims and objectives
 * The causes or types of project they do and do not fund
 * Contact details, policies and application guidelines
 * Any available social media account information

It also reports on the current giving practices of a few of the most effective grant-
makers from previous editions.

**Mike Ward**, Head of Statutory, Trusts and Foundations, The Felix Project, said:

> “In an environment of continued competition for limited funding, _The Guide to
> New Trusts_ is an invaluable tool for identifying potential new grant-making charities.
> It has helped us find new funders that often don’t appear on traditional funding
> databases, might not have their own websites and are not yet required to submit
> annual reports to the Charity Commission. It has helped us filter out grant-makers
> whose priorities are not aligned with our area of work and, more importantly, 
> to connect with those promising new funders that are.”

The 2025/26 edition was edited by **Jessica Threlfall** who has co-authored three
editions of this guide, together with being the author of _The Guide to Individuals
In Need_.

## ⏎ Other funding guides from the DSC

 * [The Guide to Major Trusts 2025/26](https://www.dsc.org.uk/publication/the-guide-to-major-trusts-2025-26/)
 * [The Directory of Grant Making Trusts 2026/27](https://www.dsc.org.uk/publication/the-directory-of-grant-making-trusts-2026-27/)

 * [Grants Fundraising](https://www.dsc.org.uk/publication/grants-fundraising/)
 * [The Guide to UK Company Giving 2025/26](https://www.dsc.org.uk/publication/the-guide-to-uk-company-giving-2025-26/)
 * [The Complete Fundraising Handbook](https://www.dsc.org.uk/publication/the-complete-fundraising-handbook/)