# The Cynthia Dickinson Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1105419 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1105419)
- Latest income: £17.8k; spending £26.4k
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other defined groups, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/cynthia-dickinson-charitable-trust

For or towards the relief of poverty or financial hardship for former technicians in the television and cinema industries and for the provision of grants to assist anyone studying to obtain technical qualifications in the television and cinema industries and for or towards such charitable purposes as the trustees think fit.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Cynthia Dickinson Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Cynthia Dickinson Charitable Trust reported income of £17.8k and spending of £26.4k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Cynthia Dickinson Charitable 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 Cynthia Dickinson Charitable Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does The Cynthia Dickinson Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Cynthia Dickinson Charitable Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is The Cynthia Dickinson Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Cynthia Dickinson Charitable Trust reported income of £17.8k and spending of £26.4k.


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