# The Dent-Brocklehurst Family Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 292097 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/292097)
- Latest income: £23.8k; spending £20.5k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Religious activities, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Amateur sport, Animals, Environment / conservation / heritage, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Gloucestershire
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/dent-brocklehurst-family-charitable-trust

DBFCT trustees meet once a year to consider applications for funding from individuals and organisations primarily in Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds.

## 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 2026 | £23.8k | £20.5k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £22.2k | £25.2k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £20.3k | £19.7k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £22.9k | £18.1k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £14k | £15.1k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To pay such charitable bodies, associations or institutions or to apply the same for such charitable purposes as the trustees shall from time to time in their absolute discretion determine.

## What it funds

The Dent-Brocklehurst Family Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities, arts / culture / heritage / science, amateur sport, animals, environment / conservation / heritage and economic / community development / employment for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Dent-Brocklehurst Family Charitable Trust reported income of £23.8k and spending of £20.5k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2026, it spent £98.4k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Dent-Brocklehurst Family Charitable Trust in its sources (last checked 5 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 The Dent-Brocklehurst Family Charitable Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Dent-Brocklehurst Family Charitable Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Dent-Brocklehurst Family Charitable Trust fund?

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

### Does The Dent-Brocklehurst Family Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Dent-Brocklehurst Family Charitable Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Dent-Brocklehurst Family 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 2026 was £20.5k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £19.7k a year.

### How large is The Dent-Brocklehurst Family Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Dent-Brocklehurst Family Charitable Trust reported income of £23.8k and spending of £20.5k.


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