# The Helen Bailey Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1176443 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1176443)
- Latest income: £6,980; spending £27.3k
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/helen-bailey-trust

The advancement of education by supporting and encouraging creative writing by children in schools and other education establishments by making grants available for imaginative and creative projects that meet the charity's grant making criteria and by disseminating good practice in the teaching of creative writing in schools and other education establishments.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Helen Bailey Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Helen Bailey Trust reported income of £6,980 and spending of £27.3k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Helen Bailey 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 The Helen Bailey Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does The Helen Bailey Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is The Helen Bailey Trust?

In its latest reported year The Helen Bailey Trust reported income of £6,980 and spending of £27.3k.


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