# General Trust Fund of the Church Union

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 243535 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/243535)
- Website: https://www.churchunion.co.uk
- Latest income: £87.3k; spending £99.7k
- What it funds: Education / training, Religious activities, Human rights / equality / diversity
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other defined groups, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/general-trust-fund-of-church-union

The Charity publishes an in-house magazine The Church Observer, the magazine "Together", sponsors a number of annual lectures, operates a Website, publishes books under its Tufton Books imprint and seeks to uphold Catholic doctrine, worship, order and discipline in the Church, by renewing and extending Catholic faith and practice in the Church of England and elsewhere.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

General Trust Fund of the Church Union is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, religious activities and human rights / equality / diversity for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides services, provides advocacy / advice / information and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year General Trust Fund of the Church Union reported income of £87.3k and spending of £99.7k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from General Trust Fund of the Church Union in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (churchunion.co.uk) 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 General Trust Fund of the Church Union open for applications now?

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

### Does General Trust Fund of the Church Union give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that General Trust Fund of the Church Union makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is General Trust Fund of the Church Union?

In its latest reported year General Trust Fund of the Church Union reported income of £87.3k and spending of £99.7k.


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