# The Louise Edith Collis Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1131023 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1131023)
- Website: https://funding.ludlowtrust.com
- Latest income: £19.7k; spending £24.1k
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 1
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/louise-edith-collis-charitable-trust

General Charitable Purposes. Trust is open to applications. Please submit your application to https://funding.ludlowtrust.com

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2025 | £19.7k | £24.1k | not filed |
| 11 Jun 2024 | £11k | £40.5k | not filed |
| 11 Jun 2023 | £7,958 | £3,278 | not filed |
| 11 Jun 2022 | £7,539 | £12.5k | not filed |
| 11 Jun 2021 | £12.7k | £21.1k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The trustees shall hold the capital and income of the trust fund upon trust to applythe income and all or such part or parts of the capital at such time or times and insuch manner to or for the benefit of such exclusively charitable objects and purposesin any part of the world as the trustees may in their absolute discretion think fitprovided that the trustees may in their absolute discretion for the period of twenty-oneyears from the date of this deed instead of applying the income of the charity inany year accumulate all or any part of such income at compound interest by investingthe same and the resulting income in any of the authorised investments and hold thesame as an accretion to and as part of the capital of the charity without prejudice tothe right of the trustees to apply the whole or any part of such accumulated incomein any subsequent year as if the same were income of the charity arising in the thencurrent year

## What it funds

The Louise Edith Collis Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Louise Edith Collis Charitable Trust reported income of £19.7k and spending of £24.1k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 11 Jun 2025, it spent £101k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Louise Edith Collis Charitable Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (funding.ludlowtrust.com) 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 The Louise Edith Collis Charitable Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Louise Edith Collis Charitable Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Louise Edith Collis Charitable Trust fund?

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

### Does The Louise Edith Collis Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Louise Edith Collis Charitable Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Louise Edith Collis Charitable Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Louise Edith Collis Charitable Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 11 Jun 2025 was £24.1k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £20.3k a year.

### How large is The Louise Edith Collis Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Louise Edith Collis Charitable Trust reported income of £19.7k and spending of £24.1k.


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