# Child Sentinel Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1141908 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1141908)
- Website: https://childsentinel.org
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Disability
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Scotland
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/child-sentinel-trust

The Charity provided financial aid to children disadvantaged by physical or mental disability, political or environmental disaster, physical or mental abuse, or poverty to achieve their full potential through education, training, therapy, or medical treatment. We provide grants to schools teaching children with profound disabilities and children's hospices in UK.

## 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 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £59 | £59 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £59 | £59 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To aid children disadvantaged by physical or mental disability, political or environmental disaster, physical or mental abuse, or poverty, achieve their full potential through education, training, therapy, or medical treatment.

## What it funds

Child Sentinel Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and disability for children / young people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Child Sentinel Trust reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £118 in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Child Sentinel Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (childsentinel.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 Child Sentinel Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Child Sentinel Trust fund?

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

### Does Child Sentinel Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Child Sentinel Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Child Sentinel 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 Mar 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £24 a year.

### How large is Child Sentinel Trust?

In its latest reported year Child Sentinel Trust reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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