# Gunn Family Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1098197 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1098197)
- Latest income: £74.9k; spending £48.9k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Overseas aid / famine relief
- 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/gunn-family-charitable-trust

Making grants to charities. Current priorities are water projects in sub-Saharan Africa and education.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Gunn Family Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes overseas aid / famine relief for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Gunn Family Charitable Trust reported income of £74.9k and spending of £48.9k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Gunn Family 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 Gunn Family Charitable Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does Gunn Family Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is Gunn Family Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year Gunn Family Charitable Trust reported income of £74.9k and spending of £48.9k.


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