# The Pearn Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 203720 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/203720)
- Latest income: £86.7k; spending £53.6k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Older people, People with disabilities, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides buildings / facilities / open space, Provides services, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/pearn-charitable-trust

The objects of the charity, as amended on 15 June 2004, are the provision of care for persons in need, mainly in the inner Plymouth area, and the trustees may relieve those eligible for assistance by making direct grants or providing goods and services and by making grants to other persons or bodies who provide such assistance.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Pearn Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides buildings / facilities / open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year The Pearn Charitable Trust reported income of £86.7k and spending of £53.6k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Pearn 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 Pearn Charitable Trust open for applications now?

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

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

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

### How large is The Pearn Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Pearn Charitable Trust reported income of £86.7k and spending of £53.6k.


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