# Life Skills Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1218821 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1218821)
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/life-skills-foundation

The objects of the CIO are To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. Life Skills Foundation Grant PolicyOverriding principles1. The Charity provides funding for projects which aim to address socially excluded by imp

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> To relieve the needs of those aged 0-25 with special educational needs, for the public benefit, in hull and surrounding areas particularly but not exclusively through grant making to support access to education, employment and recreational activities.

## What it funds

Life Skills Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes disability and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Life Skills Foundation 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.

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