The Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation is pleased to announce that it has achieved accreditation as a Living Wage Funder. This signifies our commitment to ensuring that all positions supported by our funding, either fully or partially, offer wages that align with the Real Living Wage. As a responsible grant-making organisation, it is of utmost importance […]
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Opening of the Ragged School Museum
16th June 2023
On Thursday 15th June 2023 we were delighted to attend the official opening of the Ragged School Museum, alongside the Regent’s Canal in east London. Celebrating the evening we heard from the Museum’s CEO, Erica Davies and the 12th Earl of Shaftsbury who spoke of the efforts to refurbish the site into what we see […]
Dramatic Science @ the Half Moon Theatre
4th April 2023
The Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation is a long-term supporter of The Half Moon Theatre, based in Limehouse. The Half Moon has a long history of providing engaging and educational theatre experiences for young people and has been a fixture of the East End community for over 40 years. The theatre has a philosophy of bringing […]
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
12th September 2022
The Governors and Staff of the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation remember Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022 The Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. Thank you for your life time of service and commitment to duty. May she […]
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
22nd September 2021
To complement our existing Equality Policy, the Foundation is delighted to introduce our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement, adopted by the Board today. While we have always strived to ensure that everyone is equally valued and respected, the statement reiterates the Foundation’s commitment to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all. […]
Hermitage Primary School Library, Tower Hamlets
5th August 2021
After being without a permanent library for a number of years, Hermitage Primary School in Tower Hamlets was awarded £60,000 from the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation towards the building of a new permanent library for its students. The library offers reading resources and ICT to pupils and their families through extended opening times, and with […]
Announcement of the death of Michael Sparks MBE
14th January 2021
It is with great sadness that we announce that Michael Sparks MBE, the former Chief Executive of the Foundation passed away on the 10th January 2021. Michael was employed at the Foundation for nearly two decades and served as Chief Executive for eight years from 1989-1997, but contributed more than those years would imply through […]
Black Lives Matter – a statement to our community and beneficiaries
24th June 2020
As an independent educational charity, the Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation seeks to provide opportunities to young people from the City of London and Tower Hamlets through our grants to organisations and individuals. Because we are a relatively small foundation, we share our Jewry Street offices with, and are administered by, staff at Sir John Cass’s […]
Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation is no longer accepting new grant applications (March 2020)
25th March 2020
We recognise that the outbreak of Covid-19 is already having an immediate impact on the third and education sectors and on many of the individuals, organisations and schools we currently fund. Our primary concern is for the health and safety of the public and the communities with whom we work, including the Foundation’s own staff […]
Covid-19 – Guidance for grant-holders, March 2020
24th March 2020
Covid-19 overview We recognise that the outbreak of COVID-19 is already having an immediate impact on many of the individuals, organisations and schools we fund. Our primary concern is for the health and safety of the public and the communities in which we work, including the Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation’s own staff and Governors, the […]