# The Melville Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1116593 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1116593)
- Latest income: £28.6k; spending £29.1k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Animals
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/melville-charitable-trust

Makes donations to charities for relief of poverty, medical research/support, furtherance of education and support of the arts.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Melville Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty, arts / culture / heritage / science and animals for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Melville Charitable Trust reported income of £28.6k and spending of £29.1k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Melville Charitable Trust in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 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 The Melville Charitable Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Melville Charitable Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does The Melville Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is The Melville Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Melville Charitable Trust reported income of £28.6k and spending of £29.1k.


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