Welcome to the Joseph Rank Trust Web Site
Joseph Rank

The Joseph Rank Trust was established in June 2002. It represents an amalgamation of a number of charities established by the late Mr. Joseph Rank (1854 - 1943), or members of his family, during the period from October 1918 to April 1942. The Trust is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee.

We are an independent Christian grant-maker and work with all Christian denominations in the United Kingdom. The principal object of the Trust is "to advance the Christian Faith" - to further the Kingdom of God.

The original Trusts represented a practical expression of the strong Christian beliefs of their founder and his desire to advance the Christian faith and to help the less fortunate members of society.

Today the Trustees of the Trust seek to continue the work and generosity of Joseph Rank by pursuing specific areas of interest.

Apply for grant

1. If you need ANY advice on the application process please contact our helpful Secretary by telephone or by email. We are approachable and welcome your queries. Click here: contact

2. Check to see if the Trust may consider your project - click here for details of our areas of interest

3. Having checked whether your project is not outside our remit, please read the details given on the web page applying for grants

4. Ensure you have other sources of funding or can match any funding the Trust might provide (not applicable for capital grants). Annual accounts and detailed budgets will be requested.

5. All grant applications are to be sent direct to the Secretary of the Trust - click here for contact details

6. For a copy of the Trust's Privacy Policy click here

Web site (designed and maintained by the Trust) was last updated by a real person on:

Monday 9th December 2024


Reports and Accounts

Grant commitments are decided by the Board of Trustees.

Grant commitments made in 2024 and 2023 and the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31/12/2023 can be found in the links below:

Grants made in 2024:
£2,695,300
Grant commitments

Grants made in 2023:
£3,021,600
Grant commitments

2017 - 2023 Grant data
Click here

2023 Annual Report and Accounts
Year ended 31st December 2023

Showcasing our work
Do visit our updated Links Page for examples of projects that the Trust is funding. Please click here for links to recent grants

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Joseph Rank Trust Updates

Christian Funders Forum
The Trust is an active member of the Forum which it helped to establish in 2014. For the latest news click here.


Grant Making Data 2017 to 2023
The Trust is committed to transparency and we work with 360Giving to publish data about our grants. For a detailed visual analysis of our grant data between 2017 and 2023 click here.

For a detailed analysis of our grant data for 2023 click here

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License which means the data is freely accessible to anyone to be used and shared as they wish. Click here for a copy of this license. The data must be attributed to The Joseph Rank Trust.

Joseph Rank Exhibition
A permanent exhibition on the life and work of the Founder was opened on 10th April 2013 at the Streetlife Museum in Hull. Mr Colin Rank presided. Click here for a photograph of the exhibition.

Methodist Church Fund
The Charity Commission proposes to make a Scheme (a legal document) for the Methodist Church Fund. The Scheme will amend the fund's objects to broaden the beneficiary class beyond the Methodist Church to allow funds to be applied to other purposes which advance the Christian Faith for the public benefit.

A copy of the Scheme can be seen
here It can be found by using the charity name or number of The Joseph Rank Trust (1093844).

If you cannot access this, please call our contact centre on 0300 066 9197.

Comments or representations on these proposals can be made to the Charity Commission within one month from 2nd December 2024 by completing the form on the Commission's website. Please quote C-089702.

 

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