# Longcake Educational Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 526824 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/526824)
- Latest income: £6,875; spending £6,776
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Cumbria
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/longcake-educational-foundation

Educational and other charitable purposes

## 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 | £6,875 | £6,776 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2024 | £6,728 | £6,860 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2023 | £6,700 | £6,700 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2022 | £6,609 | £6,556 | not filed |
| 30 Jun 2021 | £6,440 | £6,330 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> (a) Providing for any school in the area comprising the town of silloth on solway and the parishes of holme abbey, holme low and holme st. Cuthbert on substantially serving the same such special benefits of any kind not normally provided by the local education authority as may from time to time be agreed between the trustees and the governors of the school concerned. (b) Promoting the education, including social and physical training of persons under the age of 25 years and who are or who have a parent resident in the area of benefit in either or both of the following ways or in such other ways as the trustees think fit: (i) Awarding to such persons scholarships exhibitions, bursaries, maintenance allowances or grants tenable at any school, university, college of education or other institution of further (including professional and technical) education approved for the purpose by the trustees; (ii) providing financial assistance, outfits, clothing, tools, instruments or books to assist such persons to pursue their education (including the study of or to prepare for and enter a profession, trade, occupation or service on leaving school, university or other educational establishment. (c) Promoting the religious education of persons under the age of 25 years who are resident in the area of benefit in accordance with the principles and doctrines of the church of England by means of sunday schools or in such other ways as the trustees think fit. (for further details see clause 20…

## What it funds

Longcake Educational Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Longcake Educational Foundation reported income of £6,875 and spending of £6,776. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Jun 2025, it spent £33.2k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Longcake Educational 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.

## Questions

### Is Longcake Educational Foundation open for applications now?

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

### Where does Longcake Educational Foundation fund?

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

### Does Longcake Educational Foundation give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Longcake Educational Foundation give each year?

The register does not break out Longcake Educational Foundation'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 £6,776. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £6,644 a year.

### How large is Longcake Educational Foundation?

In its latest reported year Longcake Educational Foundation reported income of £6,875 and spending of £6,776.


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