Charity Grants - Sir Peter Seaman’s Charity and Preacher’s Charity
Grants are now awarded on an annual basis. The Trustees will select recipients of grants from a shortlist of:
- Schools, colleges, higher and adult education providers
- Charities, organisations or businesses providing support or assistance to individuals or groups with learning, social or other needs
- Local authority children’s and young people’s services
Grants are made in accordance with the Schemes and within the financial resources of the Charities.If you represent a school or organisation and would like to be included on the shortlist for consideration, please contact the Small Church Charity administrator for an application form. We no longer accept applications from individuals.
Email: caroline@greathospital.org.uk
Call: 01603 622022
The deadline for consideration of awards in 2026 is 31st December 2025. Grants will be awarded 1st April 2026.
The principal objective of the Sir Peter Seaman’s Charity is to provide grants for the promotion of education, including social and physical training, of young persons of the City of Norwich who are under the age of 21 and who, in the opinion of the Trustees, are in need of financial assistance.
The principal objectives of the Preacher’s Charity are to apply 2/3rds of the income for the religious and other charitable work of the Church of England in Norwich and in particular in promoting educationally based activities carried out by the Dean and Chapter of Norwich Cathedral with the remaining 1/3rd being available for the general benefit of the inhabitants of the City of Norwich.
The area of benefit for both charities is the City of Norwich and the contiguous parishes of Old Catton, Sprowston, Thorpe St. Andrew, Trowse with Newton, Cringleford, Colney, Costessey, Taverham, Drayton, Hellesdon and Horsham and Newton St. Faiths.
Sir Peter Seaman’s Charity (Registered Charity No 311101) arises from the will of Sir Peter Seaman who died in 1715. The Charity is governed by a Scheme of the Charity Commission dated 19th November 1889 as varied by Schemes of the Charity Commission dated 6th January 1931 and 15th March 1932.
The Preacher’s Charity (Registered Charity No 212127) arises from a number of benefactions, the oldest of which comes from the will of Sir John Pettus who died in 1613. The Charity is governed by a Scheme of the Charity Commission dated 19th November 1889 as varied by Schemes of the Charity Commission dated 6th January 1931 and 17th September 1997.
