# The Allan Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1045835 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1045835)
- Latest income: £21.4k; spending £22.5k
- What it funds: Education / training, Accommodation / housing
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/allan-charitable-trust

The charity invests funds with a view to paying income and, in exceptional circumstances, a part of capital to such charities as the trustees in their absolute discretion see fit. For the foreseeable future, when making grants, the trustees will give priority to charities supporting young people and the homeless, with special emphasis on those based in Islington.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Allan Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and accommodation / housing for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Allan Charitable Trust reported income of £21.4k and spending of £22.5k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Allan Charitable 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 Allan Charitable Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does The Allan Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is The Allan Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Allan Charitable Trust reported income of £21.4k and spending of £22.5k.


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