# Hoper-Dixon Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 231160 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/231160)
- Latest income: £17.5k; spending £21k
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Camden, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, Scotland, Grenada, Jamaica
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/hoper-dixon-trust

The Hoper-Dixon Trust makes grants for the benefit of the poor connected with or in the neighbourhood of any house or pastoral centre under the direction of the English Province of the Order of Preachers.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2025 | £17.5k | £21k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £16.6k | £13.7k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £16.3k | £15.4k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £16.5k | £16.8k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £16.2k | £13.9k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For the benefit of the poor connected with or in the neighbourhood of any house or pastoral centre under the direction of the dominicans of the english province order of preachers.

## What it funds

Hoper-Dixon Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Hoper-Dixon Trust reported income of £17.5k and spending of £21k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Sept 2025, it spent £80.8k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Camden, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Oxfordshire and Scotland and 2 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Hoper-Dixon 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 Hoper-Dixon Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Hoper-Dixon Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Camden, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Oxfordshire and Scotland and 2 more areas.

### Does Hoper-Dixon Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Hoper-Dixon Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Hoper-Dixon Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Hoper-Dixon Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Sept 2025 was £21k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £16.2k a year.

### How large is Hoper-Dixon Trust?

In its latest reported year Hoper-Dixon Trust reported income of £17.5k and spending of £21k.


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