# Sefton Sports and Athletic Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1007864 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1007864)
- Latest income: £102; spending £4,300
- What it funds: Education / training, Amateur sport
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Sefton
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/sefton-sports-and-athletic-trust

To support the development of sporting and educational activities within the borough of Sefton

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the district of Sefton in the county of merseyside and its immediate neighbourhood by associating the local authorities voluntary organisation and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said persons

## What it funds

Sefton Sports and Athletic Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and amateur sport for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Sefton Sports and Athletic Trust reported income of £102 and spending of £4,300.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Sefton Sports and Athletic Trust in its sources (last checked 6 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 Sefton Sports and Athletic Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 6 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Sefton Sports and Athletic Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Sefton Sports and Athletic Trust fund?

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

### Does Sefton Sports and Athletic Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is Sefton Sports and Athletic Trust?

In its latest reported year Sefton Sports and Athletic Trust reported income of £102 and spending of £4,300.


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