The origins of The Jenner Bequest lie in the gift given, under
the Will of the late Mr Reginald Jenner, of his residuary estate to
“the Lord Mayor of London’s Fund for the benefit of widows and
orphans of Freemen of the City of London”.
In order to be eligible to apply for assistance from the Jenner
Bequest Trust, the applicant must be the widow or
the orphan of a Freeman of the City of London and demonstrate
evidence of hardship or necessity
In order to consider each application, it will be necessary to
obtain
(a) evidence of the applicant’s spouse or parent being deceased
(eg, death certificate, etc.)
(b) evidence that the applicant’s deceased spouse or parent was
a Freeman of the City of London; and
(c) evidence of hardship or necessity (this could be, for
example, evidence of being in receipt of state benefits).
Further information
The office is open from 9.15am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday.
Tel 020 7332 1405
Download an application form for the Jenner
Bequest Trust (44kb)
Application forms should be sent to the The Chamberlain’s
Department, Budget Division, City of London Corporation, PO Box
270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ.
Registered Charity Number 1073660