Governance and Administration

Governance

The Steel Charitable Trust is a grant-giving trust, registered as an unincorporated charity with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as number 272384. The purpose of The Steel Charitable Trust is to award grants to applicant charities that are registered in the United Kingdom.

The Trustees work on a voluntary basis and encompass different skills and areas of experience. The Trustees are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion both in the way the Trust is governed and in respect of its stakeholders, including the charities to which grants are awarded.

Financial information is available to view in the Trust’s Annual Report and Accounts. The Steel Charitable Trust reviews its strategy approximately every five years. 2025 was the pilot year of a new grant-making strategy targeted to two focal points: Luton and its inhabitants, and young people elsewhere in the United Kingdom; the latter continues to be reviewed in 2026.

The full Board generally meets four times per year, usually in March, June, September and December. Sub-committees meet as necessary throughout the year.