# The Gurney Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1080803 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1080803)
- Website: https://www.gurneycharitable.wixsite.com/trust
- Latest income: £74.2k; spending £44.3k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Environment / conservation / heritage
- 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/gurney-charitable-trust

The charity provides public benefit by making donations to charitable institutions or charitable organisations selected by the trustees mainly in Sussex, Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire and the northern area of the Lake District.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Gurney Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, arts / culture / heritage / science and environment / conservation / heritage for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Gurney Charitable Trust reported income of £74.2k and spending of £44.3k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Gurney Charitable Trust in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (gurneycharitable.wixsite.com) 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 Gurney Charitable Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does The Gurney Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is The Gurney Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Gurney Charitable Trust reported income of £74.2k and spending of £44.3k.


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