# The Charlie Froud Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1142380 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1142380)
- Website: https://www.thecharliefroudfoundation.org
- Latest income: £27.2k; spending £11.1k
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/charlie-froud-foundation

The Charlie Froud Foundation has been set up in memory of Charlie, a 14 year old boy who died in October 2008 when the light aircraft he was traveling in, crashed in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. The Foundation has been set up to financially benefit The Volunteer Irish Rescue Services, Marlwood School and Children?s Hospice South West.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Charlie Froud Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Charlie Froud Foundation reported income of £27.2k and spending of £11.1k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Charlie Froud Foundation in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (thecharliefroudfoundation.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 The Charlie Froud Foundation open for applications now?

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

### Does The Charlie Froud Foundation give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Charlie Froud Foundation makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is The Charlie Froud Foundation?

In its latest reported year The Charlie Froud Foundation reported income of £27.2k and spending of £11.1k.


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