# The Endowment Fund for the School at Prescot

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 703081 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/703081)
- Latest income: £5,862; spending £1,741
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Amateur sport
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides buildings / facilities / open space
- Area of operation: Knowsley
- Other names: The Prescot School Endowment Fund (previous)
- Trustees: 9
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/endowment-fund-for-school-at-prescot

Provide financial assistance for pupils who have attended or still attend the school at Prescot by awarding travel scholarships etc. or helping to pay for extra courses, outfits, tools, instruments or books they may need to further their educationGrants for Educational Equipment not provided by the local authorityUpkeep, repairs and improvements to the Outdoor Education facility at Tan y Graig

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2024 | £5,862 | £1,741 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £21.8k | £19.3k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £20.9k | £21.1k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £20.5k | £10.3k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> A) to provide for the Prescot school (or other such reorganised school at Prescot as may replace the said school) such special benefits of any kind not normally provided by the local education authority as may from time to time be agreed between the governors of the foundation and the governors of the 25 years of age who are in need of financial assistance and either who are attending or have for not less than two years at any time attended Prescot school or Prescot girls grammar school (or such other reorganised schools at Prescot as have replaced or may place the said schools) or who (in so far as the income is not replaced for such persons attending of having attended as aforesaid) are resident in the area of the former urban district of Prescot, in one or both of the following ways or in such other ways as the governors think fit: 1) in awarding to such persons scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries, maintenance allowances or grants tenable at any school, university, college of education, or other institution of further (including professional and technical) education approved for the purpose by the governors 2) in providing financial assistance, outfits, clothing, tools, instruments or books to assist such persons to pursue their education (including the study of music and other arts to undertake travel in furtherance thereof, or to prepare for or enter a profession, trade, occupation or service on leaving school, university or other educational establishment.

## What it funds

The Endowment Fund for the School at Prescot is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, arts / culture / heritage / science and amateur sport for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings / facilities / open space. In its latest reported year The Endowment Fund for the School at Prescot reported income of £5,862 and spending of £1,741. Over its last 4 reported years, to 31 Mar 2024, it spent £52.3k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Endowment Fund for the School at Prescot 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 The Endowment Fund for the School at Prescot open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Endowment Fund for the School at Prescot is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Endowment Fund for the School at Prescot fund?

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

### Does The Endowment Fund for the School at Prescot give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Endowment Fund for the School at Prescot makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Endowment Fund for the School at Prescot give each year?

The register does not break out The Endowment Fund for the School at Prescot's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2024 was £1,741. Over its last 4 reported years its spending averaged £13.1k a year.

### How large is The Endowment Fund for the School at Prescot?

In its latest reported year The Endowment Fund for the School at Prescot reported income of £5,862 and spending of £1,741.


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