# Dunchurch and Thurlaston Educational Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 528738 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/528738)
- Latest income: £3,285; spending £600
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Warwickshire
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/dunchurch-and-thurlaston-educational-foundation

Making grants for educational purposes to young persons who have not attained the age of 25 years and who reside, or whose parents reside, in the parishes of Dunchurch and Thurlaston. Also making grants to voluntary organisations which provide educational or certain other benefits for such young persons.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2025 | £3,285 | £600 | not filed |
| 26 Oct 2024 | £3,255 | £1,900 | not filed |
| 26 Oct 2023 | £3,261 | £5,150 | not filed |
| 26 Oct 2022 | £3,494 | £4,150 | not filed |
| 26 Oct 2021 | £2,815 | £1,500 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The payment of such yearly sum as the governors think fit towards the cost of alternations and repairs to the premises of the school and school house. The residue of the income shall be applied in any of the following ways:(a) Provision of assistance for higher education by means of scholarships, bursaries or maintenance allowances tenable at any university or any other place of learning approved by the governors, or in providing financial assistance to enable beneficiaries to prepare for, or to enter, a profession, trade of calling or in awarding scholarships or maintenance allowances to enable beneficiaries to travel abroad to pursue their education or to study music or other arts;(b) Providing financial assistance to any voluntary organisation having charitable objects directed towards educating or improving the conditions of life of beneficiaries by developing their physical, mental and moral capacities through their leisure-time activities; otherwise promoting the education of beneficiaries;(c) Providing religious education in accordance with the doctrines of the church of England at the school.

## What it funds

Dunchurch and Thurlaston Educational Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Dunchurch and Thurlaston Educational Foundation reported income of £3,285 and spending of £600. Over its last 5 reported years, to 26 Oct 2025, it spent £13.3k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Dunchurch and Thurlaston Educational Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 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 Dunchurch and Thurlaston Educational Foundation open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Dunchurch and Thurlaston Educational Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Dunchurch and Thurlaston Educational Foundation fund?

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

### Does Dunchurch and Thurlaston Educational Foundation give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Dunchurch and Thurlaston Educational Foundation makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Dunchurch and Thurlaston Educational Foundation give each year?

The register does not break out Dunchurch and Thurlaston Educational Foundation's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 26 Oct 2025 was £600. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £2,660 a year.

### How large is Dunchurch and Thurlaston Educational Foundation?

In its latest reported year Dunchurch and Thurlaston Educational Foundation reported income of £3,285 and spending of £600.


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