# Gresswell Environment Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1044193 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1044193)
- Latest income: £10.7k; spending £16.7k
- What it funds: Education / training, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance
- Area of operation: Oxfordshire
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/gresswell-environment-trust

To educate the public in history and architecture in the area of benefit; to secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest in that area

## 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 Jan 2025 | £10.7k | £16.7k | not filed |
| 31 Jan 2024 | £6,058 | £7,577 | not filed |
| 31 Jan 2023 | £5,678 | £3,439 | not filed |
| 31 Jan 2022 | £4,261 | £5,071 | not filed |
| 31 Jan 2021 | £6,012 | £3,656 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1) to educate the public in the history and architecture in the area of benefit. 2) to secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of the features of historic or public interest in that area

## What it funds

Gresswell Environment Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and environment / conservation / heritage for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance. In its latest reported year Gresswell Environment Trust reported income of £10.7k and spending of £16.7k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Jan 2025, it spent £36.4k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Oxfordshire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Gresswell Environment 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 Gresswell Environment Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Gresswell Environment Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Oxfordshire.

### Does Gresswell Environment Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Gresswell Environment Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Gresswell Environment 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 Jan 2025 was £16.7k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £7,288 a year.

### How large is Gresswell Environment Trust?

In its latest reported year Gresswell Environment Trust reported income of £10.7k and spending of £16.7k.


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