# The Potential Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 326645 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/326645)
- Website: https://www.thepotentialtrust.org.uk
- Latest income: £16.2k; spending £15.8k
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Other names: Questors (working)
- Trustees: 7
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/potential-trust

Organising and facilitating Potential Conferences for educationalists and others whose work is in line with the overall aims of the Trust; funding events and projects run by other organisations where the outcomes will contribute to the aims of the Trust; funding or part-funding children to attend residential courses or other events that will contribute to meeting their specific educational needs.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2026 | £16.2k | £15.8k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2025 | £17.8k | £22.9k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2024 | £77k | £63.6k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2023 | £12.4k | £32.3k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2022 | £12k | £23.1k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To encourage, advance and promote the education of children who are of outstanding natural intelligence or ability or creative capacity or Potential.to promote the provision of education suited to and likely to develop to the full the respective abilities and the social, practical and intellectual skills of such children and to help and encourage such children to fulfil their Potential.

## What it funds

The Potential Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year The Potential Trust reported income of £16.2k and spending of £15.8k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 5 Apr 2026, it spent £158k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Potential Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (thepotentialtrust.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 Potential Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Potential Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Potential Trust fund?

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

### Does The Potential Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Potential Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Potential Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 5 Apr 2026 was £15.8k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £31.5k a year.

### How large is The Potential Trust?

In its latest reported year The Potential Trust reported income of £16.2k and spending of £15.8k.


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