# The Margaret and John Campbell Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1183663 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1183663)
- Website: https://mjcct.org.uk
- Latest income: £5,458; spending £6,513
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Uganda, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Other names: Mjcct (working)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/margaret-and-john-campbell-charitable-trust

This Charitable Trust makes small grants to organisations in the UK or Uganda, working to improve health and social welfare through recreational activities for people with disabilities or impaired health. We also support organisations working to improve the environment and those which provide vocational training for people at disadvantage.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £5,458 | £6,513 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £10.9k | £12.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £9,629 | £6,372 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £12.8k | £13.1k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £13k | £14.5k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The objects of the charity are for the public benefit:1. To preserve and protect good health in the UK or in Uganda through the giving of grants to individuals, charities or other organisations;2. To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life, both in the UK and in Uganda;3. To prevent and relieve poverty, in the UK and in Uganda, by providing grants to individuals or charities or other organisations to assist young people to advance their education, training and career development, in particular, but not exclusively, through horticulture, agriculture, engineering, the arts and healthcare, in order for them to generate their own income and be self-sufficient for their communities to benefit.4. To promote environmental protection and improvement in the UK or in Uganda for the public benefit by the provision of grants to individuals, charities or other organisations.

## What it funds

The Margaret and John Campbell Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty and environment / conservation / heritage for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Margaret and John Campbell Charitable Trust reported income of £5,458 and spending of £6,513. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £53.2k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Uganda, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Margaret and John Campbell Charitable Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (mjcct.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 The Margaret and John Campbell Charitable Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Margaret and John Campbell 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 Margaret and John Campbell Charitable Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Uganda, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

### Does The Margaret and John Campbell Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Margaret and John Campbell Charitable Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Margaret and John Campbell Charitable Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Margaret and John Campbell 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 31 Dec 2025 was £6,513. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £10.6k a year.

### How large is The Margaret and John Campbell Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Margaret and John Campbell Charitable Trust reported income of £5,458 and spending of £6,513.


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