# The Gilbert Lane Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1063420 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1063420)
- Website: https://www.gilbertlanetrust.org.uk
- Latest income: £72.7k; spending £15.8k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: 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/gilbert-lane-trust

To apply income to charitable purposes, in particular but not so as to limit the generality of the foregoing for the general benefit of persons resident in the County of Gloucestershire or Lincolnshire.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Gilbert Lane Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes economic / community development / employment for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Gilbert Lane Trust reported income of £72.7k and spending of £15.8k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Gilbert Lane Trust in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (gilbertlanetrust.org.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 The Gilbert Lane Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does The Gilbert Lane Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is The Gilbert Lane Trust?

In its latest reported year The Gilbert Lane Trust reported income of £72.7k and spending of £15.8k.


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