# The Fernhurst Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1156816 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1156816)
- Latest income: £18.8k; spending £30k
- What it funds: Education / training, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/fernhurst-trust

The Fernhurst Trust is a small Charitable Trust which offers grants exclusively to registered charities whose work at the heart of communities in North Yorkshire (including the City of York) provides sustainable benefit to young or unemployed people.Please direct any enquiries to fernhursttrustees@gmail.com.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Fernhurst Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and economic / community development / employment for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Fernhurst Trust reported income of £18.8k and spending of £30k.

## How to apply

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

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

### Does The Fernhurst Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is The Fernhurst Trust?

In its latest reported year The Fernhurst Trust reported income of £18.8k and spending of £30k.


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