# The Eton Fives Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1024381 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1024381)
- Latest income: £11.3k; spending £24.5k
- What it funds: Education / training, Amateur sport
- Who it helps: Children / young people, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 8
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/eton-fives-charitable-trust

During the year the Trustees met regularly to progress the Appeal, consider potential beneficiaries for the granting of funds and carry out the routine administrative functions of the Trust; and made specific grants to the Eton Fives Association in support of its efforts to promote coaching at Westway and at certain schools. In addition grants were made directly to a number of schools.

## 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 Dec 2025 | £11.3k | £24.5k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £9,507 | £31.6k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £11.2k | £55.1k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £8,188 | £47.6k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £7,222 | £27.6k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The organisation and provision or assistance in the organisation and provision of facilities which will enable and encourage any persons of either sex up to the age of eighteen years or in the case of persons receiving full time education up to the age of twenty five years to play the game of Eton Fives and thereby to assist in ensuring that due attention is given to the physical education and development of such persons as well as to the development and occupation of their minds

## What it funds

The Eton Fives Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and amateur sport for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year The Eton Fives Charitable Trust reported income of £11.3k and spending of £24.5k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £186k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Eton Fives Charitable Trust in its sources (last checked 5 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 Eton Fives Charitable Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Eton Fives Charitable Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Eton Fives Charitable Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

### Does The Eton Fives Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Eton Fives Charitable Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Eton Fives Charitable Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £24.5k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £37.3k a year.

### How large is The Eton Fives Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Eton Fives Charitable Trust reported income of £11.3k and spending of £24.5k.


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