# Ann Brightwell

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 307978 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/307978)
- Latest income: £916; spending £0
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: West Berkshire
- Other names: The Burghfield Charities (working)
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/ann-brightwell

Helping individuals under 25 to obtain qualifications to advance their careers. Grants are received by both Parish and Church Councils and are submitted to the Anglican incumbent.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £916 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £1,272 | £1,495 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £1,360 | £1,300 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £369 | £300 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £556 | £500 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1). Apprenticing beneficiaries to some useful trade or occupation; 2). Assisting beneficiaries who are preparing for, entering upon, or engaged in, any profession, trade, or calling by providing them with outfits or by the payment of fees, travelling or maintenance expenses, or by such other means for their advancement in life, or to enable them to earn their own living as the trustees see fit; 3). Awarding to beneficiaries scholarships, grants or maintenance allowances, tenable at any secondary school, college, university, or other educational establishment approved by the trustees

## What it funds

Ann Brightwell is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Ann Brightwell reported income of £916 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £3,595 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as West Berkshire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Ann Brightwell in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 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 Ann Brightwell open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Ann Brightwell is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Ann Brightwell fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as West Berkshire.

### Does Ann Brightwell give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Ann Brightwell makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Ann Brightwell give each year?

The register does not break out Ann Brightwell's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £719 a year.

### How large is Ann Brightwell?

In its latest reported year Ann Brightwell reported income of £916 and spending of £0.


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