# Bridport Young Persons Action Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1027463 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1027463)
- Latest income: £1,600; spending £1,850
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Amateur sport, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Dorset
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/bridport-young-persons-action-trust

To offer support to young people towards achieving aspirations which they might not otherwise be able to achieve. To work with others within the community towards creating facilities and opportunities that benefit the young, their families, and the wider community. Beneficiaries are from the Bridport area of West Dorset

## 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 | £1,600 | £1,850 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £175 | £100 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £0 | £622 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £0 | £2,320 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £500 | £3,346 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To help and educate Young Persons between the ages of 11 and 18 through their leisure-time activities so as to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and their conditions of life may be improved

## What it funds

Bridport Young Persons Action Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, arts / culture / heritage / science, amateur sport and economic / community development / employment for children / young people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Bridport Young Persons Action Trust reported income of £1,600 and spending of £1,850. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £8,238 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dorset.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Bridport Young Persons Action 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 Bridport Young Persons Action Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Bridport Young Persons Action Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dorset.

### Does Bridport Young Persons Action Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Bridport Young Persons Action Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Bridport Young Persons Action Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Bridport Young Persons Action 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 Dec 2025 was £1,850. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £1,648 a year.

### How large is Bridport Young Persons Action Trust?

In its latest reported year Bridport Young Persons Action Trust reported income of £1,600 and spending of £1,850.


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