The Guide to New Trusts 2026/27 – Digital edition only

Published on Monday 12 October as PDF only – but available to pre-order now!

If you pre-order now, you’ll automatically receive our excellent new research analysis document on new trusts and how they’ve changed and evolved over the last 15 years. You’ll then receive your digital copy of The Guide to New Trusts 2026/27 on Monday 12 October when it is published. Our Customer Services team will email you on Monday 12 October with a private link to download the file.

Or you can purchase on the publication date Monday 12 October and the PDF the file will pop into your digital library in your DSC website account on checkout.

The grant-makers in this guide, all registered in 2025/26, were chosen for their wide geographical area of operation and the breadth of their areas of interest, making them relevant to a large number of charities. This new edition offers a diverse range of opportunities, with grant-making charities established by individuals, families and companies.

Who should buy this book?

As the UK’s leading guide to the latest grant-making charities, this is a vital resource for anyone seeking potential new funding for their organisation.

What does it cover?

 At a glance, you can find essential, up-to-date information on:

• 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 progress and current giving practices of a few of the most effective grant-makers from previous editions.

‘Having been involved in fundraising all of my working life – the last nine years of which have been fundraising from trusts and foundations – I always find The Guide to New Trusts to be packed full of the latest funding opportunities. Year on year, it has been a great source of support for our charity, helping us to secure vital funds.’

Andrew Downie, Funding Manager, Harbour Ayrshire

 

‘We have found The Guide to New Trusts a fantastic tool for identifying new funding opportunities. It is clear and up to date, and distils information in a way that is easily accessible.’

Rachel Hudson, Trusts and Foundations Manager, Canterbury Cathedral

What they said about the previous editions

‘The Guide to New Trusts contains a mine of information on about 100 plus new grant-making charities. It is very clearly presented and a great time-saving resource to help fundraisers keep up to date with the latest charitable funders.’
Rosie Wilkinson, Development Officer, Salisbury Cathedral

 

‘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.’

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

 

‘We are constantly looking for funding opportunities to support our charity, which can be an extremely time-consuming task. We decided we would give this DSC guide a try and found it to be really useful, clearly written and easy to use – it definitely helped us to secure funding and enabled us to contact charities that were previously unknown to us.’

Louise Buckingham, CEO, Citizens Advice Mid Lincolnshire

 

‘We have been able to find new funders within our local community thanks to The Guide to New Trusts. This has opened up new avenues for support.’

Jennifer Rawson, Senior Grants and Trust Officer, Home-Start Glasgow South

 

About the author

Jessica Threlfall, Senior Researcher, DSC

Jessica has a great deal of experience researching grant-making charities and has co-authored a number of DSC’s guides on the subject, including four editions of the bestseller, The Guide to New Trusts. She has been author of The Guide to Individuals in Need and The Guide to UK Company Giving and has contributed to several other leading DSC publications, including The Guide to Major Trusts.

Before joining DSC in 2019, Jessica graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from Lancaster University. She has also volunteered for a number of charities, including Southport and Formby Special Athletes, where she was responsible for running sports coaching sessions for adults with learning difficulties.

Previous editions availability

The 2024/25 edition is still available as PDF and the 2025/26 edition as print and PDF:

2024/25

2025/26

2026/27 edition

Please note – If you are pre-ordering the 2026/27 edition (see  below) before Monday 12 October, you will receive the new trusts research analysis document on purchase. You will then receive The Guide to New Trusts 2026/27 digital publication on Monday 12 October when it publishes.

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