# Sir Robert Speed Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 281440 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/281440)
- Latest income: £77k; spending £74.8k
- What it funds: Amateur sport
- Who it helps: 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/sir-robert-speed-charitable-trust

The trust is held by the Trustee upon trust to apply the same (at the direction of the Council) either as capital or income for the purpose of providing recreational facilities for the physical education and development of persons who are from time to time Resident Junior Members of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Sir Robert Speed Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes amateur sport for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Sir Robert Speed Charitable Trust reported income of £77k and spending of £74.8k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Sir Robert Speed 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 Sir Robert Speed Charitable Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does Sir Robert Speed Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is Sir Robert Speed Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year Sir Robert Speed Charitable Trust reported income of £77k and spending of £74.8k.


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