# Cornerstone Community Development Trust Limited

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1148590 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1148590)
- Company number: 08141403
- Latest income: £1; spending £399
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Blackburn With Darwen
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/cornerstone-community-development-trust

The Charities activities are to benefit the health and wellbeing of the inhabitants of Blackburn with Darwen within the county of Lancashire. Its primary project currently is to support work with asylum seekers resident in the Borough.

## 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 | £1 | £399 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £448 | £56.4k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £511 | £49k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £622 | £44k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £2,403 | £8,468 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> In relation people living or working, permanently or temporarily, in Blackburn With Darwen:1 the relief of sickness and the preservation of health2 the relief of financial hardship by providing such persons With goods (including food and clothing) and/or use of facilities and/or services any of which they could not otherwise afford through lack of meansin particular:a.through operating a residential home for the destitute / homeless; andb.in relation to persons in particular need by reason of their substance addiction; andc.by providing (or assisting in the provision of) equipment, facilities and/or services ancillary to those provided by doctors, but which are not normally provided by the statutory authorities; andd.support others doing any of the activities in (a-c).

## What it funds

Cornerstone Community Development Trust Limited is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and prevention or relief of poverty for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Cornerstone Community Development Trust Limited reported income of £1 and spending of £399. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £158k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Blackburn With Darwen.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Cornerstone Community Development Trust Limited 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 Cornerstone Community Development Trust Limited open for applications now?

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

### Where does Cornerstone Community Development Trust Limited fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Blackburn With Darwen.

### Does Cornerstone Community Development Trust Limited give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Cornerstone Community Development Trust Limited makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Cornerstone Community Development Trust Limited give each year?

The register does not break out Cornerstone Community Development Trust Limited'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 £399. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £31.7k a year.

### How large is Cornerstone Community Development Trust Limited?

In its latest reported year Cornerstone Community Development Trust Limited reported income of £1 and spending of £399.


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