# Chesterfield School Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 527170 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/527170)
- Latest income: £17.3k; spending £5,756
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides buildings / facilities / open space
- Area of operation: Derbyshire
- Other names: Chesterfield School (previous)
- Trustees: 1
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/chesterfield-school-foundation

To promote education by the provision of equipment and other items, services and facilities for any secondary school in the former Borough of Chesterfield. Promoting education of persons over 11 years of age but who have not yet attained the age of 25 years.

## 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 Mar 2025 | £17.3k | £5,756 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £31k | £5,444 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £11.4k | £31k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £8,440 | £17.9k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £10.4k | £9,081 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1) to promote education by the provision of equipment and other items, services and facilities for any secondary school in the former borough of Chesterfield as it subsisted immediately prior to 1st april 1974;2) to promote in either of the following ways as the council shall fit, either generally or individually, the education (including social and physical training) of persons power 11 years of age but who have not attained the age of 25 years, who are in need of financial assistance and who are attending or have attended a school in the said former borough:-i) by awarding to such persons scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries, maintenance allowances or grants tenable at any school, university, college of education, or other institution of further (including professional and technical) education approved for the purpose by the council;ii) by providing financial assistance, outfits, clothing, tools, instruments or books to assist such persons to pursue their education (including the study of music and other arts), to undertake travel in furtherance thereof, or to prepare for or enter a profession, trade, occupation or service on leaving school, university, or other educational establishment.

## What it funds

Chesterfield School Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings / facilities / open space. In its latest reported year Chesterfield School Foundation reported income of £17.3k and spending of £5,756. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £69.2k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Chesterfield School Foundation 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 Chesterfield School Foundation open for applications now?

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

### Where does Chesterfield School Foundation fund?

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

### Does Chesterfield School Foundation give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Chesterfield School Foundation makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Chesterfield School Foundation give each year?

The register does not break out Chesterfield School Foundation's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £5,756. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £13.8k a year.

### How large is Chesterfield School Foundation?

In its latest reported year Chesterfield School Foundation reported income of £17.3k and spending of £5,756.


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