# John Stocke'S Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 222487 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/222487)
- Latest income: £1,723; spending £861
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Rochdale
- Trustees: 12
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/john-stockes-charity

To provide funding for an Apprentice

## 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 Dec 2025 | £1,723 | £861 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £1,567 | £760 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £2,419 | £1,697 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £1,826 | £1,117 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £1,392 | £1,056 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1. Buying six shillings worth of bread and giving it to 12 poor persons of sober life and conversation on sunday mornings at middleton parish church 2. For the clothing and putting forth for apprentics for good and honest trades such poor boys at or within 17 years of age and if no boys such poor girls at or within 14 years of age as there shall be who were born in the hamlets of thornham, hopwood, pilsworth and middleton all in the parish of middleton.

## What it funds

John Stocke'S Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year John Stocke'S Charity reported income of £1,723 and spending of £861. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £5,491 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Rochdale.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from John Stocke'S Charity 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 John Stocke'S Charity open for applications now?

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

### Where does John Stocke'S Charity fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Rochdale.

### Does John Stocke'S Charity give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that John Stocke'S Charity makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does John Stocke'S Charity give each year?

The register does not break out John Stocke'S Charity's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £861. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £1,098 a year.

### How large is John Stocke'S Charity?

In its latest reported year John Stocke'S Charity reported income of £1,723 and spending of £861.


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