“It was valuable to have an in-person meeting to discuss the grant with Hazel at the beginning as this really consolidated everything we would be doing, as well as our aims and objectives.”
Feedback from Education grant recipient

Who we are

St Giles & St George consists of two independent charities separated from their two church namesakes (St Giles-in-the-Fields and St George’s, Bloomsbury), although a strong connection is maintained as both Rectors serve as Trustees on both charities.

The current two charities are an amalgamation of several historical charities which couldn’t be merged because they have different areas of benefit and different charitable objectives – alms and education.

A small staff team supports both charities.

How we manage our money

Both charities have permanent endowments – financial investments and property assets bequeathed to the charities in the past that must be kept protected for the future.

The financial investments are being managed by specialist investment managers and any income generated (or gains made) can be used to support our grant-making.

All property assets are held as investments and are leased on a commercial basis to generate income for the charities.

The Alms charity also receives income from the almshouse residents who pay a monthly contribution towards the management and maintenance of the Almshouses.

Neither charity undertakes any fundraising, although we do receive occasional gifts and legacies.

Meet the Team

Hazel Capper

Clerk to the Trustees

Gigi Akbas

Grants Officer

Audrey

Administrator

Area of benefit

The map below shows the boundaries of both charities’ areas of benefit. The Alms charity is in blue and the Education charity is in green. All applicants for Grants for Individuals must live in the blue area. Please click on the map to move around it and use the +/- button to zoom in/out.

Both charities include the parishes of St Giles-in-the-Fields, St George’s, Bloomsbury and St Paul’s, Covent Garden – parts of Bloomsbury and Covent Garden. Our Education charity also covers south Westminster.

Alms Charity – the area of benefit is the parishes of St Giles-in-the-Fields, St George’s, Bloomsbury and St Paul’s, Covent Garden. The parish boundaries do not match local authority boundaries but the area includes most of Bloomsbury, and Holborn & Covent Garden wards in Camden, plus small parts of St James’s and West End wards in Westminster. You can see if you live within the area of benefit by using the street name list on the ALMS page within Grants for Individuals. You don’t need to describe where it is as the link takes you straight to it.

Education Charity – the area of benefit is described as 18 church parishes, including St Giles-in-the-Fields, St George’s, Bloomsbury and St Paul’s, Covent Garden. It covers most of Bloomsbury, and Holborn & Covent Garden wards at the southern tip of Camden and the southern half of Westminster (all of West End, St James’s, Vincent Square, Pimlico North, Pimlico South, Knightsbridge & Belgravia wards, plus half of Hyde Park and Lancaster Gate wards).