# The Dorothy Gordon Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1117928 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1117928)
- Website: https://funding.ludlowtrust.com
- Latest income: £9,444; spending £11.4k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Overseas aid / famine relief, Animals
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 1
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/dorothy-gordon-charitable-trust

General Charitable Purposes.Trust is open to applications. Please submit your application to https://funding.ludlowtrust.com

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 2025 | £9,444 | £11.4k | not filed |
| 21 Dec 2024 | £10.7k | £10.8k | not filed |
| 21 Dec 2023 | £4,230 | £11.8k | not filed |
| 21 Dec 2022 | £3,381 | £10.5k | not filed |
| 21 Dec 2021 | £3,042 | £2,075 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To apply the income and all or such part or parts of the capital at such time or times and in such manner to or for the benefit of such exclusively charitable objects and purposes in any part of the world as the trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit provided that the trustees may in their absolute discretion for the period of twenty-one years from the date of this deed instead of applying the income of the charity in any ear accumulate all or any part of such income at compound interest by investing the same and the resulting income in any of the authorised investments and hold the same as an accretion to and as part of the capital of the charity without prejudice to the right of the trustees to apply the whole or any part of such accumulated income in any subsequent year as if the same were income of the charity arising the the then current year

## What it funds

The Dorothy Gordon Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, overseas aid / famine relief and animals for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Dorothy Gordon Charitable Trust reported income of £9,444 and spending of £11.4k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 21 Dec 2025, it spent £46.5k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Dorothy Gordon Charitable Trust in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (funding.ludlowtrust.com) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Dorothy Gordon Charitable Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Dorothy Gordon 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 Dorothy Gordon Charitable Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

### Does The Dorothy Gordon Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Dorothy Gordon Charitable Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Dorothy Gordon 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 21 Dec 2025 was £11.4k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £9,305 a year.

### How large is The Dorothy Gordon Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Dorothy Gordon Charitable Trust reported income of £9,444 and spending of £11.4k.


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