# Joseph and Ruth Evans Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1136329 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1136329)
- Website: https://www.mersey.urc.org.uk
- Latest income: £7,622; spending £11.8k
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Religious activities
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England
- Trustees: 1
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/joseph-and-ruth-evans-trust

The charity consists of a fund from which grants are made in furtherance of its registered objects

## 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 | £7,622 | £11.8k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £6,900 | £5,200 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £6,958 | £688 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £6,484 | £8,850 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £6,606 | £29.9k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To apply the income in the first instance for the benefit of the schools memorial chapels or sunday schools established or built by Ruth Evans at prescot the holt rainhill blackbrook haydock and ashton in makerfield or other places at which Ruth Evans erected similar institutions by making such grants donations or annual subscriptions to these objects or any one or more of them as the trustees shall from time to time think fit to be applied either in furtherance of the religious charitable and educational work carried on at any of the specified buildings or in the repair enlargement alteration or improvement of the buildings themselves if thought requisite by the trustees or to be applied in any other manner for the furtherance of the objects for which the said schools chapels or sunday schools were founded and upon further trust from time to time to pay and apply the remaining income in the next place for such charitable and educational purposes and for the promotion of the protestant evangelical religion and religious objects in connection with the congregational and united reformed church denominations in such manner and in such shares and proportions as the trustees shall think desirable

## What it funds

Joseph and Ruth Evans Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Joseph and Ruth Evans Trust reported income of £7,622 and spending of £11.8k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £56.3k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Joseph and Ruth Evans Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (mersey.urc.org.uk) 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 Joseph and Ruth Evans Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Joseph and Ruth Evans Trust fund?

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

### Does Joseph and Ruth Evans Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Joseph and Ruth Evans Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Joseph and Ruth Evans Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Joseph and Ruth Evans 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 Dec 2025 was £11.8k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £11.3k a year.

### How large is Joseph and Ruth Evans Trust?

In its latest reported year Joseph and Ruth Evans Trust reported income of £7,622 and spending of £11.8k.


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