# Kent Youth Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1048214 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1048214)
- Company number: 03080085
- Latest income: £20k; spending £14.9k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Kent, Medway
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/kent-youth-trust

Involve and educate young men and women, in their leisure time, with interests and activities designed to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities by making grants and donations to suitable charities and other organisations. Income is derived from covenants, donations, grants and investments.

## 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 2026 | £20k | £14.9k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £20.5k | £15.3k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £19.2k | £12.2k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £13.7k | £11.7k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £12.4k | £10.3k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To help and educate boys and young men and girls and young women resident in the county of Kent being the county included within the postal districts of Kent at the date of adoption of these objects through their leisure time activities so as to develop their physical mental and spiritual moral and cultural capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved and generally to carry out the objects of a county association in conformity with the aims and principles of nabc-clubs for young people.

## What it funds

Kent Youth Trust is registered under general charitable purposes for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Kent Youth Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £14.9k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2026, it spent £64.4k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kent and Medway.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Kent Youth 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 Kent Youth Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Kent Youth Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kent and Medway.

### Does Kent Youth Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Kent Youth Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Kent Youth Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Kent Youth 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 2026 was £14.9k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £12.9k a year.

### How large is Kent Youth Trust?

In its latest reported year Kent Youth Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £14.9k.


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