# The Aldo Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 327414 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/327414)
- Latest income: £50.6k; spending £52.3k
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/aldo-trust

The objects are to support and protect the mental and physical health of individuals who are or have been in detention pending trial or after conviction to assist in rehabilitation. Achieved by the making of block grants to other charities and voluntary bodies listed in the Hardman Trust's Prisoner Funder Directory which in turn make grants to individual applicants limited to £25 per person p.a

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Aldo Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and prevention or relief of poverty for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Aldo Trust reported income of £50.6k and spending of £52.3k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Aldo Trust in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Aldo Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Aldo Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does The Aldo Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Aldo Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is The Aldo Trust?

In its latest reported year The Aldo Trust reported income of £50.6k and spending of £52.3k.


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