# Making It Better - the Daniel Courtney Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1111697 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1111697)
- Website: https://www.makingitbetter.org.uk
- Latest income: £1,398; spending £146
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Netherlands
- Other names: Dct (working)
- Trustees: 9
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/making-it-better-daniel-courtney-trust

As a Charity, we are raising money to fund research into Microvillous Atrophy, a devastating and extremely rare condition of the bowel. We are concentrating on working towards discovering the mutations of the MYO5B gene, which was identified in August 2008 as the gene responsible for this condition. We are also helping to raise awareness of organ donation

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2025 | £1,398 | £146 | not filed |
| 17 Apr 2024 | £1,175 | £210 | not filed |
| 17 Apr 2023 | £731 | £183 | not filed |
| 17 Apr 2022 | £600 | £173 | not filed |
| 17 Apr 2021 | £1,595 | £191 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> (1) To support and promote the relief of sickness of patients and their families at primarily, but not exclusively, great ormond street hospital, birmingham children's hospital and edward house, by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, services and equipment not normally supplied by the statutory authorities.(2) To relieve sickness by supporting research into microvillous atrophy and by ensuring the publication and dissemination of the results with the aim of understanding, treating and curing the condition, and by raising public awareness of organ donation, particularly combined liverbowel transplantation.

## What it funds

Making It Better - the Daniel Courtney Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for children / young people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides other finance, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Making It Better - the Daniel Courtney Trust reported income of £1,398 and spending of £146. Over its last 5 reported years, to 17 Apr 2025, it spent £903 in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Making It Better - the Daniel Courtney Trust in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (makingitbetter.org.uk) 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 Making It Better - the Daniel Courtney Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Making It Better - the Daniel Courtney Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Making It Better - the Daniel Courtney Trust fund?

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

### Does Making It Better - the Daniel Courtney Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Making It Better - the Daniel Courtney Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Making It Better - the Daniel Courtney Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Making It Better - the Daniel Courtney Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 17 Apr 2025 was £146. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £181 a year.

### How large is Making It Better - the Daniel Courtney Trust?

In its latest reported year Making It Better - the Daniel Courtney Trust reported income of £1,398 and spending of £146.


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