In our 12th year of operation, the Michael Guest Charitable Foundation is delighted to have supported even more local organisations making an incredible impact in our community.
Core Grantees
As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting charities close to Michael’s heart and in his hometown of Kettering, the Trustees have committed multi-year, unrestricted grants to 7 strategic, local partners:
- Groundwork Northamptonshire (The Green Patch)
- Youthworks Northamptonshire
- Kettering Food Bank
- Home-Start Kettering Area
- The Air Ambulance Service
- Kettering Mind
- Kettering Street Pastors
New Grantees
Alongside these ongoing partnerships, the Foundation supported 40+ other life-changing organisations across Northamptonshire and beyond, including:
- The Never Alone Project
- North Northants First Responders
- Rural Northants Community First Responders
- Vine Community Trust
- Sense
- Accommodation Concern
- Illuminated
- Ups and Downs
- En-Fold
- Encompass
- Action for Neurodiversity
- K.C.U Ltd
- Move
- The Wombles Community Charity
- The Gurkha Welfare Trust
- The Charlie Waller Trust
- Horatio’s Garden
- Kelly’s Heroes
- The Hospital of St John – Heytesbury
- Amicorum Choir
- Cranford PCC
- Willow Foundation
- Cransley Hospice Trust
- The Spring Charity
- C2C Social Action
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier Rescue
- Hope UK
- Happy Days
- Citizens Advice Services – Kettering
- Independent Age
- Young Minds Trust
- The Royal Veterinary College Animal Care Trust
- Northamptonshire Health Charity
- Northamptonshire Search and Rescue
- South Northants Youth Engagement
- The Lowdown
- Britten Pears Arts
- Sound and Music
- Northamptonshire YMCA
- A4H Northants Hub
- Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Service
- Hear Me Out Music
- Tomorrow Project
- The McCarthy Dixon Foundation
- Living Without Abuse
- Northampton Hope Centre
- Ailsa’s Aim
- Prevent 2 Protect
With projects ranging from new defibrillators and rowing equipment to supporting staff salaries and recruiting volunteers, the Trustees are truly honoured to be able to support such a diversity of local changemakers.
While we, unfortunately, receive many more applications for funding than we are able to support, we always love to learn about new organisations creating an impact in their community, so please don’t hesitate to reach out via the details on the ‘Contact Us’ page.
2025 was an incredible year, and we look forward to continuing to support transformative, people-led projects in 2026!
Michael Guest Charitable Foundation 