What The James Tudor Foundation does

The James Tudor Foundation is an independent UK grant-making foundation established in 2005 with a mission of direct relief of human sickness. Registered as a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales (Charity No. 1105916, Company No. 5178537), the Foundation operates from a single Bristol headquarters (Suite 24, Trym Lodge, 1 Henbury Road, BS9 3HQ) with a small staff of approximately 5 employees. It awards grants typically ranging from £10,000 to £15,000 per year (up to £25,000) to UK-registered health charities, with multi-year commitments of up to three years available principally in the Hospice Care programme. Since inception the Foundation has distributed over £19.9 million across 1,745+ grants to 695+ organisations in the UK and abroad.

The Foundation runs four funding programmes. The Physical Health programme supports UK charities providing evidence-based therapies, specialist condition information, direct healthcare to inclusion health groups and air ambulance services. The Mental Health programme (launched 2025) funds trauma-informed interventions focused on Adverse Childhood Experiences. The Hospice Care programme makes unrestricted multi-year grants to independent adult and children's hospices in South West England and South Wales. The International programme operates by Trustee discretion only and supports UK-registered charities delivering direct healthcare in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The application process is two-staged (Expression of Interest up to 250 words, followed by full application only by invitation when at least a 75% chance of success) and runs on a Formstack eligibility checker, a bespoke online application/reporting platform and SurveyMonkey feedback surveys; open grants data is published via the 360Giving Data Standard.

The business model is endowment-funded grantmaking rather than commercial revenue generation. Funds are derived from an investment portfolio and distributed net of a small administrative overhead. The Foundation operates with no intermediary distributors or channel partners — grants are paid directly to recipient charities. Differentiators include flexible unrestricted funding (rather than project-restricted), Living Wage Funder and Living Wage Employer accreditations, IVAR Open and Trusting membership, Cyber Essentials certification, public publishing of all grants via 360Giving, a no-concurrent-grants policy, and a structured approach that mandates every applicant receives feedback.

Name

The James Tudor Foundation

Legal name

The James Tudor Foundation

Website

https://jamestudor.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The James Tudor Foundation is an independent UK charitable foundation (est. 2005) that awards typically £10,000-£15,000 unrestricted grants to UK-registered health charities across four programmes — Physical Health, Mental Health, Hospice Care, and International — having distributed £19.9m+ across 1,745 grants to date.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropic Grantmaking

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL), Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

Keywords

• Health charity grants
• Medical research funding
• Hospice care funding
• Mental health grants
• Philanthropic foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The James Tudor Foundation is an independent grantmaking foundation that awards grants of £5,000–£25,000 per year (typical £10,000–£15,000) to UK-registered health charities across four programmes: Physical Health, Mental Health, Hospice Care (South West England and South Wales), and a discretionary International programme. Grants are largely unrestricted, with multi-year funding of up to three years available in the Hospice Care programme, and are distributed through a two-stage online application process (Expression of Interest followed by Full Application by invitation).

Product overview

The James Tudor Foundation is an independent grantmaking organization offering four funding programmes: Physical Health, Mental Health, Hospice Care, and International. The Physical Health programme supports UK health charities delivering therapeutic interventions, specialist condition information, direct healthcare to inclusion health groups, and emergency air ambulance services. The Mental Health programme funds charities helping children/young people affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences and parents seeking to break intergenerational trauma cycles. The Hospice Care programme provides unrestricted multi-year grants to independent hospices in South West England and South Wales. The International programme (discretionary, not open to applications) supports UK-registered charities delivering international healthcare and health education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Physical Health Funding Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• 1745+ grants awarded across five funding programmes since 2005
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 360GivingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe James Tudor Foundation publishes all awarded grants since 1st October 2022 using the 360Giving Data Standard. Data is downloadable as Excel files and viewable via GrantVis and GrantNav. This partnership demonstrates the Foundation's commitment to openness and transparency, and enables the Foundation's grantmaking data to be used across the charitable sector for strategic analysis and improved charitable giving.
• Living Wage FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe James Tudor Foundation is an accredited Living Wage Employer and Living Wage Funder. The Foundation encourages all applicants to pay all staff the real Living Wage as a minimum, and lists itself as an accredited Living Wage Funder on livingwage.org.uk. Living Wage Employer accreditation is not required for charities to apply for or receive grants, but the Foundation actively promotes the scheme as aligned with its mission to support health charities.
• Patient Information Forum (PIF)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPIF is a membership organisation for health information providers. The James Tudor Foundation gives priority to charities that are PIF members and/or hold PIF Tick certification in its Physical Health programme. PIF membership serves as a quality signal in the application assessment process.
• Helplines PartnershipminorGTM or Marketing PartnerUK membership body for helpline organisations. The James Tudor Foundation gives priority to charities that are members of the Helplines Partnership or hold the Helplines Standard certification in its Physical Health programme. Helplines Partnership membership serves as a quality signal in the application assessment process.
• We Show the SalaryminorOthersThe James Tudor Foundation is listed on the We Show the Salary platform, demonstrating commitment to pay transparency in the charity sector.
• Care Quality Commission (CQC)minorOthersThe Foundation references CQC ratings as a form of external validation during its grant assessment process, prioritising healthcare providers with good CQC ratings.
• IVAR (Institute of Voluntary Action Research)minorOthersListed as a member of IVAR's Open and Trusting initiative, demonstrating commitment to openness and transparency in grantmaking practices.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• The Paul Hamlyn Foundation: One of the UK's larger grantmakers, with health and wellbeing as a key priority alongside education and the arts. Comparable in long-term, flexible funding approach and focus on disadvantaged communities, though broader in thematic scope.
• The Garfield Weston Foundation: Major UK family-funded grantmaking foundation supporting a wide range of causes including health, education, and community. Comparable in unrestricted funding philosophy and scale, though broader in scope than JTF's health-only focus.
• Comic Relief: Major UK charity that funds projects addressing health, poverty, and social injustice, including significant grantmaking to health charities. Comparable in supporting health-focused UK and international charities with unrestricted and flexible funding approaches.
• Esmée Fairbairn Foundation: One of the UK's largest independent grantmakers, with health as a strategic priority alongside environment, social change, and arts. Comparable in offering unrestricted, multi-year funding to charities tackling complex health and social issues.
• National Lottery Community Fund: Largest funder of community activity in the UK, distributing grants to thousands of charities including health-focused organisations. Comparable in supporting grassroots health charities but operates at a much larger scale and with broader scope than JTF.

Direct peers

• Lloyds Bank Foundation: UK charity supporting small-to-medium charities working with vulnerable people, including those with health needs. Comparable in unrestricted funding model, capacity-building support, and focus on charities serving under-served populations.
• The Henry Smith Charity: UK grantmaking foundation supporting charities across health, education, and social welfare with a focus on direct service delivery. Comparable in scale, programmatic structure, and applicant-friendly processes similar to JTF's two-stage eligibility-driven approach.
• The Bromley Trust: UK grantmaking trust supporting health, disability, and community-based charities through small, targeted grants. Comparable in scale, grant size range, and focus on UK health charities with a preference for direct service delivery models.
• The Tudor Trust: Independent UK grantmaking foundation offering unrestricted, multi-year core funding to small-to-medium charities. Highly comparable in structure, brand (similar name), and approach to flexible, trust-based grantmaking for civil society organisations.
• The King's Fund: Independent charitable foundation working to improve health and care in England. Comparable in supporting health-focused charities and piloting innovative interventions, though more focused on health policy and systems than JTF's direct service grantmaking.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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