# The Rebecca Thompson Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 298749 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/298749)
- Latest income: £455; spending £0
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: East Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Medway, Dorset
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/rebecca-thompson-trust

Donations and purchase of equiptment for individual children who are mentally and physically handicapped and associated organisations/charities. In 2012 the charity paid for three older children from Bower Grove School to attend at residential holiday and landscaped a garden at Greenfields Childrens Centre with raised beds allowing the young children to plant and watch things grow.

## 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 Mar 2026 | £455 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £476 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £463 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £453 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £420 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The relief of persons suffering from down's syndrome and their families particularly those resident in the Kent and maidstone area and such other charitable purposes as the trustees may from time to time deem appropriate.

## What it funds

The Rebecca Thompson Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives and disability for children / young people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Rebecca Thompson Trust reported income of £455 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2026, it spent £0 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as East Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Medway and Dorset.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Rebecca Thompson Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 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 Rebecca Thompson Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Rebecca Thompson Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as East Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Medway and Dorset.

### Does The Rebecca Thompson Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Rebecca Thompson Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Rebecca Thompson 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 Mar 2026 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £0 a year.

### How large is The Rebecca Thompson Trust?

In its latest reported year The Rebecca Thompson Trust reported income of £455 and spending of £0.


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