01 Mar
2022
HWCT New Chair and Trustees
The Hampstead Wells and Campden Trust are delighted to announce the appointment of their new Chair and three new trustees. All appointees were recruited through Nurole Ltd. Peter Kellner, journalist and founder of You Gov will be the new Chair of the Trust, with effect from April. He has previously served as a trustee on… Continue reading
14 Feb
2022
Vacancy: Grants Administrator
Hours: 14 Hours per week. Salary: £12,880 Pro rata (£34,500 full time equivalent) Contract Length: 6 Months The post holder will support the management of the entire life cycle of grant making, from pre to post award, support communication of grant funding activities along with providing administrative support to the Director. The successful applicant will… Continue reading
11 Nov
2021
News November 2021
There continues to be a large demand for our individual grants. In the last few months we have provided funds for the following: 5 washing machines, 9 beds and mattresses, 6 fridge freezers, 8 general furniture items, 11 cookers, 3 tablets/laptops, 4 school uniforms, 3 sets of children’s clothing and various other items and contributions… Continue reading
28 Sep
2021
News September 2021
Recent grants awarded by our Grants Committee include: £25,000 towards the continuation of the Debt Advice North Camden project which is run by Citizens Advice Camden. Over the years that HWCT have funded this project they have provided debt and financial advice to hundreds of clients in our area of benefit. £3,000 to Gingerbread for… Continue reading
31 Aug
2021
Sheila Taylor’s retirement and New Director at HWCT
Sheila Taylor has retired this August as Director of The Hampstead Wells and Campden Trust (HWCT) after 28 years of service. Trained as a lawyer at London University and subsequently admitted to the bar she initially worked as an in-house legal adviser to The Jewish Welfare Board, now Jewish Care. During her time there she… Continue reading
22 Jun
2021
News June 2021
We have received a number of applications for our Large Organisational Grants this quarter which will be considered at the next Grants Committee Meeting in July. In addition, we continue to receive a number of applications for grants to individuals and families. To give an idea of what these grants have been funding we have… Continue reading
20 May
2021
News May 2021
Demand for our individual grants continues to be high and we are managing to have a quick turnaround on these with decisions usually made within a maximum of two weeks and payments made shortly after. The most requested items are currently beds, fridge freezers, cookers and basic furniture items. Applications are coming in from families, older people and individuals, many living in… Continue reading
01 Apr
2021
News April 2021
Our second Emergency Fund is now closed. This fund provided support to the following organisations: Queens Crescent Community Association Abbey Community Centre Home Start Camden and Islington Camden Carers Centre Sidings Community Centre Citizens Advice Camden Solace Women’s Aid JW3 Reverse the Trend Foundation The fund enabled these organisations to provide emergency support including shopping vouchers,… Continue reading
14 Jan
2021
Covid 2021 New Emergency Fund
Organisations within our area of benefit are invited to apply for small grants of a maximum of £2,000 to support vulnerable individuals and families swiftly and effectively during the current lockdown. We expect applications to be used for food, clothing, utility bills and materials for home schooling or any other urgent need intensified by the… Continue reading
07 Jan
2021
News January 2021
In addition to an increased number of grants to individuals and families in our area of benefit, the Trust have recently been able to provide some Small Organisational Grants (under £2,000) to local organisations helping people. These have included: £900 towards Hampstead Community Centre’s annual Christmas Lunch which this year was delivered to peoples’ homes by volunteers £2,000… Continue reading