Tilford, Surrey — since long before it needed a website
The Tilford Parochial Charity gives small monetary grants to local residents going through financial hardship or distress — quietly, and without fuss.
About the charity
The Tilford Parochial Charity exists for one purpose: to make a small monetary grant available to a resident of the parish who is facing financial hardship or personal distress. There's no scheme to navigate and no lengthy form to complete before someone will simply talk to you.
Grants are modest by design. They're meant to ease a specific, pressing difficulty — not to replace the support of the state, a bank, or a larger charity — and are considered on a case-by-case basis by people who know the parish.
Tile-hanging — overlapping courses of clay tiles laid to shed water — is the vernacular of the Weald, and of Tile House itself, the charity's namesake home in Tilford.
Who it's for
The charity is intended for individuals, not organisations, and grants are made to residents of Tilford parish. You don't need to be facing a crisis of a particular kind — hardship takes many forms — but as a guide, the charity has helped people who are dealing with:
Applying
There's no online form to fill in alone. Applications are handled directly by the charity's trustees, and the process is designed to be as light-touch as the circumstances allow.
Call or email the charity to explain, in your own words, what's going on and what kind of help you're looking for.
A trustee will talk it through with you — no forms up front, just a chance to understand your situation properly.
The request is considered by the trustees, who meet to review applications and decide on the level of support.
You're told the outcome directly, and if a grant is awarded, how and when it will reach you.