# The Grut Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 287947 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/287947)
- Latest income: £11.1k; spending £17.7k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Other names: The Grut Charitable Trust (working)
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/grut-trust

The charity makes charitable donations to registered charities. It can not accept submissions for grants to individuals and requests applications by registered charities only be made by email.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2025 | £11.1k | £17.7k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2024 | £11.1k | £5,205 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2023 | £10.5k | £7,638 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2022 | £10.4k | £5,425 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2021 | £11k | £2,399 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> Such objects or purposes (whether in the united kingdon or elsewhere) being charitable objects or purposes according to the law of England as the trustees may from time to time determine.

## What it funds

The Grut Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and prevention or relief of poverty for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Grut Trust reported income of £11.1k and spending of £17.7k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 5 Apr 2025, it spent £38.4k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Grut Trust in its sources (last checked 5 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 The Grut Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Grut Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Grut Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

### Does The Grut Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Grut Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Grut Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 5 Apr 2025 was £17.7k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £7,673 a year.

### How large is The Grut Trust?

In its latest reported year The Grut Trust reported income of £11.1k and spending of £17.7k.


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