# Forerunner Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 289754 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/289754)
- Latest income: £9,000; spending £8,500
- What it funds: Religious activities
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Reading, Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham, Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Romania, Rwanda
- Other names: Forerunner (working)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/forerunner-charitable-trust

There was no activity, or income or expenditure by the Forerunner Charitable Trust during 2009

## 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 | £9,000 | £8,500 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £8,899 | £5,470 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £4,000 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £100 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For such charitable purposes as the trustees shall in their uncontrolled discretion from time to time think fit.

## What it funds

Forerunner Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes religious activities for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Forerunner Charitable Trust reported income of £9,000 and spending of £8,500. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £14k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Reading, Slough and Windsor and Maidenhead and 6 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Forerunner Charitable Trust 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 Forerunner Charitable Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Forerunner Charitable Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Reading, Slough and Windsor and Maidenhead and 6 more areas.

### Does Forerunner Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Forerunner Charitable Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Forerunner 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 £8,500. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £2,794 a year.

### How large is Forerunner Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year Forerunner Charitable Trust reported income of £9,000 and spending of £8,500.


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