# Shipdham Town Estate Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 206338 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/206338)
- Latest income: £21.6k; spending £21.2k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Norfolk
- Other names: The Town Estate Charity (1 Town Estate Ecclesiastical Branch 2 Town Estate Non-Ecclesiastical Branch) (previous)
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/shipdham-town-estate-charity

To relieve poverty within the Village

## 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 Oct 2025 | £21.6k | £21.2k | not filed |
| 31 Oct 2024 | £21.5k | £21.9k | not filed |
| 31 Oct 2023 | £21.2k | £20.9k | not filed |
| 31 Oct 2022 | £20.9k | £23.8k | not filed |
| 31 Oct 2021 | £28.3k | £21.5k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> INCOME FOR THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND INSURANCE AGAINST FIRE OF THE FABRIC OF THE PARISH CHURCH. (HALF OF THE INCOME OF THE ESTATE CHARITY AFTER PAYMENT OF ú6 P.A. TO THE NON-ECCLESIASTICAL BRANCH CONSTITUTES THE INCOME OF THIS BRANCH).

## What it funds

Shipdham Town Estate Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Shipdham Town Estate Charity reported income of £21.6k and spending of £21.2k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Oct 2025, it spent £109k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Shipdham Town Estate Charity 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 Shipdham Town Estate Charity open for applications now?

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

### Where does Shipdham Town Estate Charity fund?

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

### Does Shipdham Town Estate Charity give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Shipdham Town Estate Charity give each year?

The register does not break out Shipdham Town Estate Charity's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Oct 2025 was £21.2k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £21.9k a year.

### How large is Shipdham Town Estate Charity?

In its latest reported year Shipdham Town Estate Charity reported income of £21.6k and spending of £21.2k.


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