# The Durand Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1105311 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1105311)
- Latest income: £3,335; spending £60
- What it funds: Education / training, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/durand-charitable-trust

The Charity's activities have been principally (but not exclusively) to give financial assistance by way of grants to The Durand Group, a voluntary group carrying out exploration work of the tunnels and shafts in and around the First World War battlefields in northern France and Belgium, and to ensure the dissemination of the results of that work to the general public.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Durand Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and environment / conservation / heritage for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year The Durand Charitable Trust reported income of £3,335 and spending of £60.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Durand 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 The Durand Charitable Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does The Durand Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is The Durand Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Durand Charitable Trust reported income of £3,335 and spending of £60.


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