# Dame Violet Wills Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 219485 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/219485)
- Latest income: £40.1k; spending £88.7k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Religious activities
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, 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/dame-violet-wills-charitable-trust

Managing endowment to provide income, then distributing that money in the form of grants to evangelical Christian causes.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Dame Violet Wills Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes religious activities for children / young people, older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Dame Violet Wills Charitable Trust reported income of £40.1k and spending of £88.7k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Dame Violet Wills 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 Dame Violet Wills Charitable Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does Dame Violet Wills Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Dame Violet Wills Charitable Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Dame Violet Wills Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year Dame Violet Wills Charitable Trust reported income of £40.1k and spending of £88.7k.


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