# The Josephine Butler Educational Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 250355 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/250355)
- Latest income: £19.9k; spending £5,083
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 7
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/josephine-butler-educational-trust

We give grants to individuals and organisations and sponsor research to advance education and the dissemination of knowledge (in particular in relation to prostitution).

## 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 Jun 2025 | £19.9k | £5,083 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2024 | £14k | £10.6k | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2023 | £12.5k | £1,643 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2022 | £5,155 | £500 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £10.6k | £2,252 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 3. THE Trustees shall hold the Fund together with all income arising therefrom upon trust to apply the same whether capital or income as the Trustees shall in their uncontrolled discretion from time to time think fit for such charitable purposes (including the making of grants for such purposes and not otherwise) as will advance education and the dissemination of knowledge.4. NOT so as to limit the generality of the provisions of clause 3 hereof the Trustees may apply the whole or any part of the capital or income of this Fund for any or all of the following purposes:that is to say:-(i) The study of the problems of sex work, of the social and legal status of sex workers, ofthe prevention of sex work and of the legislation and other laws bearing on the practice of sex work.(ii) Research into the cultural and economic contexts in which sex work occurs and alternative ways of addressing its problematic aspects.(iii) the promotion by publication the delivery of lectures and addresses the maintenance of a library and by any other like means of the collection of and dissemination of knowledge about the problems aforesaid and the publication of the studies and research aforesaid and the results of such studies and research in book or other form of permanent record to enable such work and its results to be widely and publicly disseminated.(iv) the making of grants towards the preparation and publication of books pamphlets and periodicals directed to the furtherance of the foregoing…

## What it funds

The Josephine Butler Educational Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year The Josephine Butler Educational Trust reported income of £19.9k and spending of £5,083. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Jun 2025, it spent £20k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Josephine Butler Educational 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 The Josephine Butler Educational Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Josephine Butler Educational Trust fund?

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

### Does The Josephine Butler Educational Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Josephine Butler Educational Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Josephine Butler Educational Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Josephine Butler Educational 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 Jun 2025 was £5,083. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £4,007 a year.

### How large is The Josephine Butler Educational Trust?

In its latest reported year The Josephine Butler Educational Trust reported income of £19.9k and spending of £5,083.


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