# The Lesley Birley Brooks Trust Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 529483 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/529483)
- Latest income: £302; spending £200
- What it funds: Education / training, Religious activities, Amateur sport
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: North Yorkshire
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/lesley-birley-brooks-trust-fund

To provide money to benefit the manufacturing and poorer classes in the Parish of Thornton-in-Craven by (a) providing classes for religious instruction. (b) providing secular instruction by means of evening classes (c) providing insurance for the village institute (d) expenses incidental to the administration of the Trust.

## 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 | £302 | £200 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £281 | £350 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £257 | £200 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £245 | £100 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £219 | £120 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> Promoting the education in religious knowledge, secular, and physical instruction, adults and children of the poorer classes in the parish of thornton-in-craven, and maintenance and improvement of thornton in craven institute.

## What it funds

The Lesley Birley Brooks Trust Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, religious activities and amateur sport for children / young people and older people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Lesley Birley Brooks Trust Fund reported income of £302 and spending of £200. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £970 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as North Yorkshire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Lesley Birley Brooks Trust Fund in its sources (last checked 5 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 Lesley Birley Brooks Trust Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Lesley Birley Brooks Trust Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Lesley Birley Brooks Trust Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as North Yorkshire.

### Does The Lesley Birley Brooks Trust Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Lesley Birley Brooks Trust Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Lesley Birley Brooks Trust Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Lesley Birley Brooks Trust Fund'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 £200. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £194 a year.

### How large is The Lesley Birley Brooks Trust Fund?

In its latest reported year The Lesley Birley Brooks Trust Fund reported income of £302 and spending of £200.


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