# The Battisborough Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 306738 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/306738)
- Company number: 00667536
- Latest income: £14.9k; spending £10.1k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Amateur sport
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth City
- Other names: Battisborough Charitable Trust (previous); Battisborough School Trusy Ltd (previous)
- Trustees: 9
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/battisborough-charitable-trust

The charity's strategy is to advertise once a year in the local press, inviting young people between 11 and 20 and resident in Devon and Cornwall to apply to the Trust for a grant to help them partake in character building activities and for which they need financial help. Applicants need to have a project in mind and shown initiative by raising some of the funds themselves.

## 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 Aug 2025 | £14.9k | £10.1k | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2024 | £14.1k | £9,098 | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2023 | £12.9k | £9,498 | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2022 | £12.5k | £1,235 | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2021 | £11.2k | £1,132 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> (a) To pursue the general principles of education laid down by the late kurt hahn (b) For that purpose to establish and conduct such charitable activities as are of service to the community and consistent with those principles. (c) To establish and contribute to such scholarship exhibition prize or other funds as the trustees consider desirable to enable young people to commence and to pursue their education at maintained foundations or at foundations which themselves are charitable and which have followed the principles referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) And (b) Above.

## What it funds

The Battisborough Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes amateur sport for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Battisborough Charitable Trust reported income of £14.9k and spending of £10.1k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Aug 2025, it spent £31k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cornwall, Devon and Plymouth City.

## How to apply

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

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Battisborough Charitable Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Battisborough Charitable Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cornwall, Devon and Plymouth City.

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

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

### How much does The Battisborough Charitable Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Battisborough Charitable Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Aug 2025 was £10.1k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £6,209 a year.

### How large is The Battisborough Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Battisborough Charitable Trust reported income of £14.9k and spending of £10.1k.


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