# The Dorothy Bayles Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 271259 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/271259)
- Latest income: £45.7k; spending £48.3k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Religious activities
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, 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/dorothy-bayles-trust

Provide funds to charities and individuals, especially in Lincolnshire.We have far more requests than available funds.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Dorothy Bayles Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief and religious activities for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Dorothy Bayles Trust reported income of £45.7k and spending of £48.3k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Dorothy Bayles 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 Dorothy Bayles Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does The Dorothy Bayles Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Dorothy Bayles Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is The Dorothy Bayles Trust?

In its latest reported year The Dorothy Bayles Trust reported income of £45.7k and spending of £48.3k.


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