# Css Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1152628 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1152628)
- Latest income: £16.4k; spending £23.4k
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Essex
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/css-charitable-trust

The objective of the charity is the prevention or relief of financial hardship in the Braintree District and surrounding areas by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve financial hardship.

## 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 | £16.4k | £23.4k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £4,162 | £12.7k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £7,863 | £4,237 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £24.3k | £2,611 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £0 | £9,017 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The prevention or relief of financial hardship in the braintree district and surrounding areas by providing: grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve financial hardship.

## What it funds

Css Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Css Charitable Trust reported income of £16.4k and spending of £23.4k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £52k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Css Charitable Trust 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 Css Charitable Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Css Charitable Trust fund?

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

### Does Css Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Css Charitable Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Css Charitable 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 £23.4k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £10.4k a year.

### How large is Css Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year Css Charitable Trust reported income of £16.4k and spending of £23.4k.


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