# School Charity Including the Charity of Thomas Graham

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1152786 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1152786)
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Amateur sport, Recreation
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Cumbria
- Other names: Thomas Graham Trust, Wetheral (previous)
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/school-charity-including-charity-of-thomas-graham

Charity Activity -Grants to voluntary groups/charitable organisations/ individuals.Available only in the Parish of Wetheral, Carlisle Cumbria and aged 0 ? 21 years.? The advancement of education? The advancement of health ? The advancement of community development? The advancement of arts, culture & heritage? The advancement of amateur sports

## 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 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £14 | £5,441 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £5 | £2,500 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £49 | £20.1k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> Subject to the payments aforesaid, the yearly income of the charity shall be applied by the trustees in the advancement of the education of children who are bona fide resident in the parish of wetheral in one or more of the following ways;a) in granting prizes or rewards, to children qualified as aforesaid who have attend school for not less than two years.b)in the award of payments, for the benefit of children qualified as aforesaid, who in every case have attended school for not less than five years and have reached the standard for total exemption from school attendance fixed by the byelaws in force for the time being in the school district in which such children are respectively resident. Every payment so awarded shall be made only so long as the child continues to attend a public elementary school, and to satisfy the trustees as to his or her continued good conduct regularity in attendance, and progress in learning.c)or in such other charitable manner as the trustees shall think fit.(the aforesaid noted in application of income.18 the cost of repairs and insurance, and all other charges and outgoings payable in respect of the property of the charity, and all the proper costs, charges and expenses of and incidental to the administration and management of the charity shall be first defrayed by the trustees out of the income thereof)

## What it funds

School Charity Including the Charity of Thomas Graham is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, arts / culture / heritage / science, amateur sport and recreation for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year School Charity Including the Charity of Thomas Graham reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £28k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cumbria.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from School Charity Including the Charity of Thomas Graham in its sources (last checked 5 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 School Charity Including the Charity of Thomas Graham open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from School Charity Including the Charity of Thomas Graham is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does School Charity Including the Charity of Thomas Graham fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cumbria.

### Does School Charity Including the Charity of Thomas Graham give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that School Charity Including the Charity of Thomas Graham makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does School Charity Including the Charity of Thomas Graham give each year?

The register does not break out School Charity Including the Charity of Thomas Graham'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 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £5,608 a year.

### How large is School Charity Including the Charity of Thomas Graham?

In its latest reported year School Charity Including the Charity of Thomas Graham reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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