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Stories of change

Discover the stories of some of the fantastic charities and projects that we are proud to support.

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Small grants are now open

September 11, 2023

The Charles Plater Trust (CPT) has today opened it’s 2023 small grants programme.

15 new charity partnerships announced

June 22, 2023

The Charles Plater Trust (CPT) announced 15 new charity partnerships at its annual Grant Awards Celebration held at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral yesterday.

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New Trustees Needed

March 24, 2025

Could you contribute to a grant making Trust dedicated to promoting Catholic Social Teaching, Thought and Practice to build greater equality and social justice within England and Wales? Do you have specific major donor fundraising or grants assessment skills? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

Meet our new team member

February 24, 2025

We are excited to introduce Daniella, who has been appointed as our part-time Grants Administrator. Daniella will work closely with the Trust Manager Dr Philomena Cullen in administrating our Large Grants Programme and preparing for the CPT Awards Ceremony.

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Rosebuds - Supporting mothers unable to be with their children

March 27, 2025

As Mother’s Day approaches, we reflect on the experience of mothers unable to live with their children. Funded by CPT, Rosebuds is a weekly group for women whose children live elsewhere, through adoption, foster care or any other kind of kinship or special guardianship order. Discover how Rosebuds helps women grow, learn, and feel accepted as mothers.

Why working upstream matters in housing advice

February 24, 2025

Housing Matters (HM) Bristol introduces us to an important model of "working upstream". Through targeted early intervention, HM housing advisers aim to ‘catch’ marginalised people’s problems ‘upstream’ before they reach crisis point.

Borderlands Mentoring Project

August 17, 2021

Borderlands is a Christian charity supporting asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants in the Bristol area.

Brighter Futures Project

August 16, 2021

The Charles Plater foundation trusted in the issues that we identified and funded us to start making a difference to some of the most wonderful, fabulous children in our city.