# The Bartimaeus Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1077876 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1077876)
- Latest income: £77.3k; spending £77k
- What it funds: Disability, Religious activities
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/bartimaeus-charitable-trust

Charitable objects (i) The advancement of the Christian religion either in the UK or Overseas (ii) The advancement for the public benefit of religious or other education (iii) The relief of the aged, poor, sick or disabled, in particular the blind. The primary objective of the Charity is to support The Sharp Memorial School for the Blind, Rajpur, Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand, India.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Bartimaeus Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes disability and religious activities for children / young people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Bartimaeus Charitable Trust reported income of £77.3k and spending of £77k.

## How to apply

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

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

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

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

### How large is The Bartimaeus Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Bartimaeus Charitable Trust reported income of £77.3k and spending of £77k.


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