# Elliot Dallen Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1193563 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1193563)
- Website: https://elliotdallentrust.org
- Latest income: £11.4k; spending £10.8k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Environment / conservation / heritage, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/elliot-dallen-trust

Elliot Dallen Trust will make grants to UK registered charities whose charitable purpose(s) match the objects of the Elliot Dallen Trust as outlined in the Trust Deed. As a small family charity with limited resources the trustees will carry out their own research in order to select suitable charities, and will not consider unsolicited applications from charities for funding.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2025 | £11.4k | £10.8k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2024 | £21k | £37k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2023 | £27.7k | £43.9k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2022 | £179k | £27.8k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The objects of the charity (‘the objects’) are:the prevention or relief of poverty by supporting, or providing items, facilities or services to vulnerable people, particularly young adults aged 18 – 39, with a life limiting or terminal illness, to help alleviate the social and economic hardship caused by their illness or the covid-19 crisis;the advancement of education for the public benefit by supporting life skills training;the relief of sickness and the preservation and protection of good health by:- supporting physical and mental well-being for people, particularly young adults aged 18 - 39, with life limiting or terminal illness- providing items, services or facilities to ease the suffering or assist the recovery of people, particularly young adults aged 18 - 39, who are sick, convalescent, disabled or infirm.- carrying out cancer research, especially for adrenal cancer and other endocrine cancers and publishing the useful results of such research;the advancement of citizenship or community development by the promotion of the voluntary sector and promotion of volunteering. For the purpose of this clause ‘the voluntary sector’ means charities and voluntary organisations:• charities are organisations, which are established for exclusively charitable purposes in accordance with the law of England and Wales.• voluntary organisations are independent organisations, which are established for purposes that add value to the community as a whole, or a significant section of the…

## What it funds

Elliot Dallen Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty, environment / conservation / heritage and economic / community development / employment for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Elliot Dallen Trust reported income of £11.4k and spending of £10.8k. Over its last 4 reported years, to 5 Apr 2025, it spent £120k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Elliot Dallen Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (elliotdallentrust.org) 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 Elliot Dallen Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Elliot Dallen Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

### Does Elliot Dallen Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Elliot Dallen Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Elliot Dallen Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 5 Apr 2025 was £10.8k. Over its last 4 reported years its spending averaged £29.9k a year.

### How large is Elliot Dallen Trust?

In its latest reported year Elliot Dallen Trust reported income of £11.4k and spending of £10.8k.


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