# The Geoffrey Burton Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 290854 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/290854)
- Latest income: £28k; spending £19.8k
- What it funds: Education / training, Amateur sport, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/geoffrey-burton-charitable-trust

Grants are made to other charities or voluntary organisations the majority of which are in Suffolk.There is an emphasis on the Needham Market area and the environment.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Geoffrey Burton Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, amateur sport and environment / conservation / heritage for children / young people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Geoffrey Burton Charitable Trust reported income of £28k and spending of £19.8k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Geoffrey Burton Charitable 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 Geoffrey Burton Charitable Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does The Geoffrey Burton Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is The Geoffrey Burton Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Geoffrey Burton Charitable Trust reported income of £28k and spending of £19.8k.


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