# The Arcanum Foundation - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 1189574 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1189574) - Latest income: £0; spending £0 - What it funds: Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Amateur sport, Animals - Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, People of a particular ethnic or racial origin, Other charities or voluntary bodies - How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations - Area of operation: Throughout England, Angola, Botswana, Cambodia, Chad, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Nigeria, Zambia, Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, South Africa - Trustees: 3 - Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/arcanum-foundation For the trustees to make donations to activities of their choosing. Activities include help to youth clubs, animal welfare to Limbless Veterans on both a global scale within the United Kingdom and international countries such as South Africa. ## 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 Jan 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed | | 31 Jan 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed | | 31 Jan 2023 | £0 | £0 | not filed | | 31 Jan 2022 | £0 | £0 | not filed | | 31 Jan 2021 | £0 | £0 | not filed | ## Charitable objects > The objects of the CIO are to:(1) Relieve financial hardship, sickness and poor health of military veterans in the United Kingdom;(2) Relieve suffering of animals in need of care and attention, to promote humane behaviour towards animals, to educate the public of matters pertaining to animal welfare and to prevent cruelty and suffering amongst animals in the United Kingdom and in Africa;(3) Advance the development of amateur sport in deprived communities in the UK and Africa for the benefit of those communities;(4) Further such other purposes which may be charitable according to the laws of England and Wales as the trustees shall see fit from time to time;which shall be furthered by way of the trustees applying funds to organisations and individuals as they see fit. ## What it funds The Arcanum Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes disability, prevention or relief of poverty, amateur sport and animals for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Arcanum Foundation reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Jan 2025, it spent £0 in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England, Angola, Botswana, Cambodia and Chad and 30 more areas. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Arcanum Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 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 The Arcanum Foundation open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Arcanum Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does The Arcanum Foundation fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England, Angola, Botswana, Cambodia and Chad and 30 more areas. ### Does The Arcanum Foundation give grants to individuals? Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Arcanum Foundation makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies. ### How much does The Arcanum Foundation give each year? The register does not break out The Arcanum Foundation's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Jan 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £0 a year. ### How large is The Arcanum Foundation? 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