About us
London Catalyst is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. It is the successor to the Metropolitan Hospital-Sunday Fund, established in 1873.
We award grants totalling around £300,000 a year, including:
- Hardship funds to hospital and community social work teams to distribute to individuals in need.
- Grants to organisations to support initiatives to tackle the effects of poverty and ill health.
We maintain an annual 'Hospital Sunday' Appeal to support our Samaritan Grants programme. Find out how to support the appeal.
Our Samaritan fund provides vital help in an emergency - food, clothing, bedding - to patients leaving hospital and those living in the community who are destitute and coping with chronic ill health. Help us to help more people by selecting the DONATE NOW button on this page.
“..a life saver for resettling vulnerable people”
Housing Support Services (Elders), Hammersmith & Fulham
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Our memorandum of association requires the Charity to have two trustees from religious denominations and one representing the medical or social work profession. The Charity maintains its historical link to London's faith communities, social work and medical professions through its membership structure.
London Catalyst is a member of the Association of Charitable Foundations the UK-wide membership organisation for grant-making trusts and foundations, the London Funders and the Fundraising Standards Board.
Our Trustees are always interested in collaborating with other grant makers where we might share a common interest. Read more about our aims.