# Sem Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 265831 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/265831)
- Latest income: £884; spending £908
- What it funds: Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/sem-charitable-trust

Grant making to specialist orginisations working on Climate Change. The trust does not suggest making applications unless asked by the trust. (Please note the trust has since April 2015 changed focus away from special education and community development, and may not respond to requests unless a request has been asked for by the trust)

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Sem Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes environment / conservation / heritage for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Sem Charitable Trust reported income of £884 and spending of £908.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Sem Charitable Trust 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 Sem Charitable Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does Sem Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Sem Charitable Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Sem Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year Sem Charitable Trust reported income of £884 and spending of £908.


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- [Arts and heritage grants in Scotland: what is open now and who funds it](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/arts-and-heritage-grants-in-scotland)
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- [Environmental grants for UK charities in 2026: who funds nature, climate and green community work](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/environmental-grants-for-uk-charities)