Marsh Charitable Trust

Marsh Charitable Trust, also known as Marsh Christian Trust, is a national charity in the United Kingdom, based in London. It is a registered charity under English law,[1] and was established in 1981 by Brian Marsh, the current Chairman.[2] Marsh was appointed an OBE for services to business and charity in the 2005 New Year Honours.[3]

The trust specialises in providing small annual grants to charities across a wide range of charitable activities to pay for running costs. It also runs the Marsh Awards, a group of over 90 awards given annually by the Trust in partnership with around 40 different organisations, intended to reward the work of volunteers and charity workers. The number of awards continues to grow, and awards are given in the areas of conservation, science, the arts, heritage, literature, social welfare and volunteering.

The Marsh Christian Trust changed its public facing name to the Marsh Charitable Trust on 1st September 2021.[4]

  1. ^ "THE MARSH CHRISTIAN TRUST, registered charity no. 284470". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  2. ^ "About". Marsh Charitable Trust. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  3. ^ "New Year Honours—United Kingdom" (PDF). The London Gazette. No. 57509. 30 December 2004. p. 12. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  4. ^ "MCT Public Name Change". Marsh Charitable Trust. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2022.