# Infectious Disease Research Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1044692 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1044692)
- Website: https://none.present
- Latest income: £358; spending £0
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Sponsors or undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Throughout London, Surrey, Israel
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/infectious-disease-research-trust

Promote 'Seedcorn' and 'Pilot' medical research experiments or studies. Grants for travel and/or attendance fees for conferences. Preference given to institutional organisations rather than individual applicants. Funding also available for sponsoring meetings.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £358 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £325 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £237 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £242 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £147 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The relief of sickness by the promotion of medical Research throughout the United Kingdom and Israel and the publication and dissemination of the useful results of all such Research for the public benefit and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) for the promotion of Research into the microbiology of Infectious diseases.

## What it funds

Infectious Disease Research Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Infectious Disease Research Trust reported income of £358 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £0 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as London, Surrey and Israel.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Infectious Disease Research Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (none.present) 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 Infectious Disease Research Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Infectious Disease Research Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as London, Surrey and Israel.

### Does Infectious Disease Research Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Infectious Disease Research Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Infectious Disease Research Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £0 a year.

### How large is Infectious Disease Research Trust?

In its latest reported year Infectious Disease Research Trust reported income of £358 and spending of £0.


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