# Loraine Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1216896 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1216896)
- Website: https://www.lorainetrust.org
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/loraine-trust

To protect the environment for the public benefit by supporting small-scale sustainablefarming, growing, and land use that includes organic horticulture, soil conservation, orecological land stewardship.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> To protect the environment and relieve poverty for the public benefit by supporting small-scale sustainable farming, growing and land use, including organic horticulture, soil conservation and ecological land stewardship

## What it funds

Loraine Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty and environment / conservation / heritage for the general public and other defined groups; 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 and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Loraine Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (lorainetrust.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.

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