# Cabi Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1080273 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1080273)
- Website: https://www.cabi.org
- Latest income: £541; spending £6,416
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/cabi-trust

Its mission is to promote, aid and further the charitable objects and the charitable work of CAB International (CABI) by obtaining funds and providing finance for qualifying projects which CABI undertakes particularly, but not exclusively in its Information for Development and Bioscience areas.

## 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 | £541 | £6,416 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £925 | £20 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £99 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £23 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £475 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To promote such charitable purposes as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion determine and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing promote aid and further the charitable objects and the charitable work of cab international particularly but not exclusively in its information for development and bioscience areas.

## What it funds

Cabi Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty and environment / conservation / heritage for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Cabi Trust reported income of £541 and spending of £6,416. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £6,436 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Brazil, China, Ghana, India and Kenya and 4 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Cabi Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (cabi.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Cabi Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Cabi Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Brazil, China, Ghana, India and Kenya and 4 more areas.

### Does Cabi Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Cabi Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Cabi 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 £6,416. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £1,287 a year.

### How large is Cabi Trust?

In its latest reported year Cabi Trust reported income of £541 and spending of £6,416.


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