# The Dyson Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1078954 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1078954)
- Latest income: £34.7k; spending £0
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Overseas aid / famine relief
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/dyson-charitable-trust

Providing relief to persons in conditions of hardship or distress by reason of their social or economic circumstances.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Dyson Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and overseas aid / famine relief for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Dyson Charitable Trust reported income of £34.7k and spending of £0.

## How to apply

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

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

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

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

### How large is The Dyson Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Dyson Charitable Trust reported income of £34.7k and spending of £0.


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