# Fairstead Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 235404 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/235404)
- Website: https://sites.google.com/view/thefairsteadtrust/home
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Suffolk
- Other names: Back Hills Allotments (previous); The Fairstead Charity (working); The Fairstead Trust (previous)
- Trustees: 7
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/fairstead-trust-235404

relief for the poor

## 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 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £967 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £921 | £800 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £835 | £350 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £792 | £1,300 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For any public purposes for general benefit of the inhabitants ot botesdale. For the benefit of poor persons of botesdale.

## What it funds

Fairstead Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Fairstead Trust reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £2,450 in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Fairstead Trust in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (sites.google.com) 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 Fairstead Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Fairstead Trust fund?

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

### Does Fairstead Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Fairstead Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Fairstead 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 £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £490 a year.

### How large is Fairstead Trust?

In its latest reported year Fairstead Trust reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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