East Suffolk Trust

26/05/2026

We've published our May 2026 newsletter:

🐮 Come and see us at the Suffolk Show
📅 Key application and decision dates
🌐 Our socials

Read it here

Welcome to East Suffolk Trust’s May newsletter. In April we have been busy meeting with prospective grantees and reviewing our first applications for funding. We have enjoyed hearing about the array of plans for nature recovery in East Suffolk and the wider county. Just a brief newsletter from us

14/05/2026

Are you thinking of submitting a grant application to us in 2026? Here are the key dates to be aware of.

All our final grant decisions are made at our Board of Trustee meetings. For 2026 these are:

- 5th June 2026 (deadline for applications 9AM on 18th May)
- 4th September 2026 (deadline for applications 9AM on 16th August)
- 20th November 2026 (deadline for applications 9AM on 1st November)

We can only consider full applications following a successful expression of interest (EOI). EOIs can be submitted at any time. Find out more about how to apply on our website

FUNDING NATURE AND PEOPLE Our grants Our core grant programme supports projects that restore nature and empower communities across Suffolk, with a particular focus on East Suffolk.Grants start at £10,000, with no upper limit, and can support projects lasting up to five years. We fund a wide range o...

16/04/2026

Our April newsletter is out, featuring...

🌐 Our new website and brand launch, with thanks to the wonderful folks at Spring who did the legwork
📈 Our annual Trustees report and accounts
🤝 Some initiatives we've joined, including Conservation Evidence's Evidence champion scheme, and IVAR - Institute For Voluntary Action Research's 'Open and Trusting' Funder scheme

Grants are open, please get in touch to discuss your ideas.

eastsuffolktrust.org
https://www.eastsuffolktrust.org/newsletter/april2026

01/04/2026

As part of our commitment to transparency, we set out to have our first set of annual accounts audited and published as early as possible.

We’ve now completed this for our initial period of operation, covering up to 31 December 2025. This includes our first two years of donations from Sizewell C, alongside our initial spending to establish the charity.

You can view the full details on our Charity Commission page:

Charity details for EAST SUFFOLK TRUST - Charity 1213569

23/03/2026

East Suffolk Trust is proud to be accredited as an evidence champion with Conservation Evidence. We're committed to using conservation evidence in our application and decision making approaches, and look forward to adding to the evidence base where we can.

Find out more about the evidence champion scheme here.

Evidence Champions are organisations that have signed an agreement to make a clear commitment to use Conservation Evidence and other relevant sources of scientific evidence at some stage of their process and often to generate evidence as part of practice. Evidence Champions agree to the principles o...

12/03/2026

🌿 Interested in applying for funding from East Suffolk Trust? Watch our video to find out what's involved.

A guide to applying for funding from East Suffolk Trust, including our funding outcomes, who can apply, what we fund, how to apply, and next steps after appl...

10/03/2026

Today we launched our first funding scheme and opened it for applications.

Our core grant programme supports projects that restore nature and empower communities across Suffolk, with a particular focus on East Suffolk.

Grants start at £10,000 and can support projects lasting up to five years. We fund a wide range of costs, provided applicants can demonstrate clear value for money.

All applicants must first submit an Expression of Interest (EOI), which we accept on a rolling basis. If your EOI is successful, you’ll be invited to submit a full application.

On our website you’ll find:
💡 Our draft strategy, including our purpose, mission, values, funding outcomes and funding approach
📖 Application guidelines, including eligibility criteria, what we fund, the application process and FAQs
✅ Our application portal, where you can submit an Expression of Interest

We’re happy to have informal conversations about potential ideas. If you’d like to arrange a meeting, please get in touch at [email protected].

More information:

Grant giving charity for nature in East Suffolk

23/01/2026

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