# The Coutts Staff Benevolent Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 279812 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/279812)
- Latest income: £29.6k; spending £13.7k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: 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/coutts-staff-benevolent-trust

For the relief of any person who at any time is or has been employed by the Bank and who is poor, the relief of any poor spouse, widow, widower, child, orphan, relative or dependant of any person who at any time has been employed by the Bank and such other charitable bodies as the Trustees shall from time to time decide

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Coutts Staff Benevolent Trust is registered under general charitable purposes for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Coutts Staff Benevolent Trust reported income of £29.6k and spending of £13.7k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Coutts Staff Benevolent Trust in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 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 The Coutts Staff Benevolent Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does The Coutts Staff Benevolent Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Coutts Staff Benevolent Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is The Coutts Staff Benevolent Trust?

In its latest reported year The Coutts Staff Benevolent Trust reported income of £29.6k and spending of £13.7k.


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