# The Sidcot Building Trust Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1037464 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1037464)
- Latest income: £73k; spending £420
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/sidcot-building-trust-fund

The primary purpose of the charity is to make grants to Sidcot School, Winscombe, Somerset for purchasing or erecting property for, or improving the property of the school.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Sidcot Building Trust Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Sidcot Building Trust Fund reported income of £73k and spending of £420.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Sidcot Building Trust Fund 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 The Sidcot Building Trust Fund open for applications now?

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

### Does The Sidcot Building Trust Fund give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Sidcot Building Trust Fund makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is The Sidcot Building Trust Fund?

In its latest reported year The Sidcot Building Trust Fund reported income of £73k and spending of £420.


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