# Lady Downe'S Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 286577 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/286577)
- Website: https://www.ladydowne.org
- Latest income: £31.6k; spending £44k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/lady-downes-charity

The charity provides grants for beneficiaries resident in Upton St Leonards, Gloucester, with special benefits to the school there.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Lady Downe'S Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Lady Downe'S Charity reported income of £31.6k and spending of £44k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Lady Downe'S Charity in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (ladydowne.org) 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 Lady Downe'S Charity open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Lady Downe'S Charity is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Lady Downe'S Charity give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is Lady Downe'S Charity?

In its latest reported year Lady Downe'S Charity reported income of £31.6k and spending of £44k.


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