# Chailey Heritage School Old Scholars Association

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 306355 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/306355)
- Website: https://www.chosa.org.uk
- Latest income: £11k; spending £12.8k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Older people, People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: East Sussex
- Other names: Chailey Heritage (working); Old Scholars Association (working); The Heritage Craft Schools Old Scholars Benevolent Fund Icw Chailey Heritage Craft School (previous)
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/chailey-heritage-school-old-scholars-association

(1) To foster friendships formed by former members of Chailey Heritage School, both staff and pupils, and maintain contact with all old scholars. (2) To support the aspirations of the modern heritage and help maintain its traditions and history. (3) To maintain a benevolent fund to provide financial assistance as appropriate and to exercise due to discretion in making distributions from the fund.

## 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 | £11k | £12.8k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £3,975 | £4,891 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £1,584 | £2,919 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £59 | £94 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £439 | £76 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The provision of convalescent homes, maintenance allowances for old Scholars, the provision of transport payment of expenses towards the cost of medical appliances and other objects for the benefit of the necessitous old Scholars of the schools.

## What it funds

Chailey Heritage School Old Scholars Association is registered under the Charity Commission purposes disability and prevention or relief of poverty for older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Chailey Heritage School Old Scholars Association reported income of £11k and spending of £12.8k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £20.7k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as East Sussex.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Chailey Heritage School Old Scholars Association in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (chosa.org.uk) 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 Chailey Heritage School Old Scholars Association open for applications now?

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

### Where does Chailey Heritage School Old Scholars Association fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as East Sussex.

### Does Chailey Heritage School Old Scholars Association give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Chailey Heritage School Old Scholars Association makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Chailey Heritage School Old Scholars Association give each year?

The register does not break out Chailey Heritage School Old Scholars Association'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 £12.8k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £4,148 a year.

### How large is Chailey Heritage School Old Scholars Association?

In its latest reported year Chailey Heritage School Old Scholars Association reported income of £11k and spending of £12.8k.


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