Duchy Of Lancaster Benevolent Fund

Activities & Mission

To support charitable causes in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in the administrative counties of Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, and elsewhere in the country where the Duchy of Lancaster has historical links.

Grants

Duchy Of Lancaster Benevolent Fund is a grant-making charity: making grants is its main activity.

Gives grants to

organisations and individuals

Grants paid (2025)

£473,183

Who it helps

children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies

What it supports

general charitable purposes, education and training, the advancement of health or the saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation or housing, religious activities, arts, culture, heritage, or science, amateur sport, animals, the environment, conservation, or heritage, economic or community development and employment, recreation and other charitable purposes

As recorded with the Charity Commission. To ask about applying, use the contact details and check the trustees and latest accounts below.

Areas of Operation

Where this charity is registered to operate, as self-declared to the Charity Commission. These are regulatory classifications, not a list of active programmes, and don't necessarily indicate fundraising activity in each location.

Financial Information