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Our most popular large grant round ever

On Thursday 27th February, applications to our large grants round saw a staggering 313 bids! This has been our most popular and competitive grant round ever – with a 32% increase from last year’s 238 bids.

April 29, 2025

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April 29, 2025

News

Helping ex-offenders into work

Our partner Tempus Novo features in The Times Crime & Justice Commission Report - an important piece of research put together as the catalyst for policy change. Read on for more.

Rest in Peace to a true champion of Catholic Social Teaching – Pope Francis (1936-2025)

The Charles Plater Trust is deeply saddened by the death of His Holiness Pope Francis this morning. We give thanks for his inspiring ministry and witness as a fearless champion of all those who are excluded and shunned in society.

New Life and Hope after Domestic Abuse and Homelessness

In this Easter season of new life and hope, The Haven Wolverhampton demonstrates that the role of a Key Worker is crucial to offering vulnerable women and children facing domestic abuse and homelessness, a refuge and a new start.

Rosebuds - Supporting mothers unable to be with their children

As Mother’s Day approaches, we reflect on the experience of mothers unable to live with their children. Funded by CPT, Rosebuds is a weekly group for women whose children live elsewhere, through adoption, foster care or any other kind of kinship or special guardianship order. Discover how Rosebuds helps women grow, learn, and feel accepted as mothers.

New Trustees Needed

Could you contribute to a grant making Trust dedicated to promoting Catholic Social Teaching, Thought and Practice to build greater equality and social justice within England and Wales? Do you have specific major donor fundraising or grants assessment skills? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

Why working upstream matters in housing advice

Housing Matters (HM) Bristol introduces us to an important model of "working upstream". Through targeted early intervention, HM housing advisers aim to ‘catch’ marginalised people’s problems ‘upstream’ before they reach crisis point.

Meet our new team member

We are excited to introduce Daniella, who has been appointed as our part-time Grants Administrator. Daniella will work closely with the Trust Manager Dr Philomena Cullen in administrating our Large Grants Programme and preparing for the CPT Awards Ceremony.

Freelance Administrator Vacancy at CPT

An exciting opportunity has opened up at the CPT for a freelance administrator position. If you want to be part of our mission and have first class administrative and event management skills then we would like to hear from you.

‘Agents of Hope' sought as 2025 large grants programme opens

The Charles Plater Trust (CPT) has launched it’s 2025 large grants programme today with £385,000 available in large grants to plant seeds of hope in England and Wales this year.

Leave to remain - Homeless?

The Christmas story is one of homelessness for a refugee family. The Destitution Project, a large grant partner of CPT, question the broken system facing many refugees even when they are granted leave to remain in the UK.

The precious gift of counselling for young people

Trustee, Andy Haines, reflects with the CLD Trust on what it's grant has delivered in year one for young people with complex mental health needs.

A gifting initiative by the Children’s Book Project, expects 20,000 children’s books to find a new home this Christmas.

CPT provided a small grant in 2024, that enabled the charity to gift 7,200 books to 1,200 children across three London primary schools, increasing their access to high quality, relevant and interesting reading material to enjoy and share at home. The article shows what was achieved in tackling children's poverty.

Tackling homelessness…one person at a time.

In 2023, Charles Plater Trust chose Providence Row’s project ‘Routes to Roots’ (R2R), to be one of its large grants recipients, granting £50,000 over a two year period to fund a caseworker post. One year into project delivery, Bishop Paul McAleenan, the trustee project sponsor, visited the project and reflected with staff and service users on the achievements and challenges faced so far.

The difference lived experience makes to casework service delivery by partner, Triangular CIO

A migrant caseworker at Triangular CIO, who is funded by a CPT grant, reflects on the difference he makes as one who understands the issues from the inside.

The Charles Plater Trust seeks small charity partners to help create a ‘tolerant society of service’.

Bishop Richard Moth explains why small charities are at the heart of creating a tolerant society as he launches new funding opportunity for them.

Soundabout achieves remarkable results by enriching children’s lives with the power of shared music

Trustee, Matt Wall, reflects on success of the grant delivered by Soundabout -these online sessions are a lifeline to housebound disabled children.

CPT's largest number of annual grants prioritises human dignity and flourishing.

Wednesday's Grant Awards Ceremony in Birmingham saw more than £428,000 given to social justice inspired charities working for the common good.

Heart of Tamworth achieves impact over the longer term.

Small grant award holder, Heart of Tamworth (HoT), opens new Community Food Pantry and Pre-Loved Clothing Stores.

Three times the success - The Baytree Centre's Fatima Programme smashes project targets and transforms the lives of 622 migrant girls and women

Since the inception of the CPT grant 18 months ago, the Fatima programme has far surpassed expectations.

CPT funds vital education support to 140 adopted children

Grant funding enables PACT’s specialist education worker to support families, children, and staff across 30 schools

Partner, Transforming Lives for Good (TLG), exceeds project targets

Award holder, TLG, achieves project delivery excellence after transforming outcomes for over 700 vulnerable children at risk of exclusion from school.

What we are learning about what works in supporting women affected by domestic violence from our partner, the Haven

Trustee, Matt Wall, reflects on what we are learning as a Trust about what works in supporting women affected by domestic violence after his project visit to our partner, The Haven.

From tiny seeds - celebrating 20 years of 'education by stealth' by CPT award holder, Storybook Dads

CPT funded the small charity, Storybook Dads back in 2014, and has watched its simple but life-changing support to prisoners and their families blossom as it now celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Charles Plater Trust publishes its application statistics for the first time

To be accountable as a funder and to help applicants get a better sense of the pool of applicants that they find themselves competing against, the Trust published today the statistics that related to the 2024 large grants round that closed on 22nd February 2024.

February 27, 2024

Trustee Philippa Gitlin reflects on the 'tangible impact' of CPT's grants.

Catholic Social Teaching provides a moral framework that guides CPT's grant-making process, emphasising principles such as human dignity, solidarity, and the preferential option for the poor.

January 31, 2024

Looking Forward to Positive Change

Trust manager, Philomena Cullen, reflects on the opportunities and challenges facing the Trust as it heads into 2024.

‘A fellowship of support, care and love - not just at Christmas but all year round'

CPT Trustee, Matt Wall, reflects on his recent project visit to our charity partner the Caritas Carmel Care Centre, where he finds a type of Christmas fellowship, that operates all year round.

CPT grant enables 'Transforming Lives for Good' to launch 30 new Early Intervention Centres.

'I have been a Headteacher for seventeen years and have never seen a child turned round in the manner that this has happened!'

CPT partners point innovative ways forward to food justice in the UK.

Philomena Cullen reflects on what CPT is learning from its charity partners about dignified and effective responses to food poverty, beyond foodbanks.

Small grants are now open

The Charles Plater Trust (CPT) has today opened it’s 2023 small grants programme.

15 new charity partnerships announced

The Charles Plater Trust (CPT) announced 15 new charity partnerships at its annual Grant Awards Celebration held at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral yesterday.

Let us welcome the New Year, full of new possibilities to create justice

The Charles Plater Trust has launched its 2023 large grants programme today and hopes to offer up to £400,000 in grants for domestic good causes this year.

Funding opportunity for all small charities who want to put Catholic social teaching into practice

The Charles Plater Trust (CPT) has today opened it’s 2022 small grants programme.

Largest number of CPT grants awarded for social justice projects across England and Wales

Bishop Richard Moth, Chair of the Charles Plater Trust, announced the winners of the 2022 grants round at the charity’s centenary mass for its founder, Fr Charles Plater, followed by the annual awards ceremony and reception at Allen Hall, London on 25th May 2022.

Dignity and Hope for Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Listen here to hear Kovan tell his own story and the 'life-saving' support offered by DP caseworker funded by the CPT.

Spreading the Church's love on Valentine's Day

The CPT launches its biggest and most ambitious multi-year grant programme ever

New Trustees Needed

Are you motivated to promote Catholic Social Teaching, Thought and Practice? Could you contribute to a grant making Trust dedicated to honouring Father Charles Plater’s SJ commitment to equality and social justice?

The Art of Dying Well

The mission of the Art of Dying Well at St Mary's University is to offer hope and companionship at the end of life by being close to the dying, those who care for the dying, and the bereaved.

Sound Potential Project

Soundabout have been working in partnership with Berkshire’s Music Education Hub, Berkshire Maestros, to deliver the Sound Potential project in Berkshire.

Brighter Futures Project

The Charles Plater foundation trusted in the issues that we identified and funded us to start making a difference to some of the most wonderful, fabulous children in our city.

Borderlands Mentoring Project

Borderlands is a Christian charity supporting asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants in the Bristol area.

Our most popular large grant round ever

Helping ex-offenders into work

Rest in Peace to a true champion of Catholic Social Teaching – Pope Francis (1936-2025)

New Life and Hope after Domestic Abuse and Homelessness

Rosebuds - Supporting mothers unable to be with their children

New Trustees Needed

Why working upstream matters in housing advice

Meet our new team member

Freelance Administrator Vacancy at CPT

‘Agents of Hope' sought as 2025 large grants programme opens

Leave to remain - Homeless?

The precious gift of counselling for young people

A gifting initiative by the Children’s Book Project, expects 20,000 children’s books to find a new home this Christmas.

Tackling homelessness…one person at a time.

The difference lived experience makes to casework service delivery by partner, Triangular CIO

The Charles Plater Trust seeks small charity partners to help create a ‘tolerant society of service’.

Soundabout achieves remarkable results by enriching children’s lives with the power of shared music

CPT's largest number of annual grants prioritises human dignity and flourishing.

Heart of Tamworth achieves impact over the longer term.

Three times the success - The Baytree Centre's Fatima Programme smashes project targets and transforms the lives of 622 migrant girls and women

CPT funds vital education support to 140 adopted children

Partner, Transforming Lives for Good (TLG), exceeds project targets

What we are learning about what works in supporting women affected by domestic violence from our partner, the Haven

From tiny seeds - celebrating 20 years of 'education by stealth' by CPT award holder, Storybook Dads

Charles Plater Trust publishes its application statistics for the first time

Trustee Philippa Gitlin reflects on the 'tangible impact' of CPT's grants.

Looking Forward to Positive Change

‘A fellowship of support, care and love - not just at Christmas but all year round'

CPT grant enables 'Transforming Lives for Good' to launch 30 new Early Intervention Centres.

CPT partners point innovative ways forward to food justice in the UK.

Small grants are now open

15 new charity partnerships announced

Let us welcome the New Year, full of new possibilities to create justice

Funding opportunity for all small charities who want to put Catholic social teaching into practice

Largest number of CPT grants awarded for social justice projects across England and Wales

Dignity and Hope for Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Spreading the Church's love on Valentine's Day

New Trustees Needed

The Art of Dying Well

Sound Potential Project

Brighter Futures Project

Borderlands Mentoring Project

Grants sign-up