# The Penny Acres

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 245725 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/245725)
- Latest income: £777; spending £610
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty
- 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/penny-acres

To distribute income money between Holmesfield Educational Foundation and Relief in Need Trusts.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Penny Acres is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and prevention or relief of poverty for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Penny Acres reported income of £777 and spending of £610.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Penny Acres 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 Penny Acres open for applications now?

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

### Does The Penny Acres give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Penny Acres makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is The Penny Acres?

In its latest reported year The Penny Acres reported income of £777 and spending of £610.


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