# The Spinning School

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 311804 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/311804)
- Latest income: £2,791; spending £2,827
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Cambridgeshire
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/spinning-school

Makes Grants to young people for training purposes

## 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 Dec 2025 | £2,791 | £2,827 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £3,384 | £2,205 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £3,281 | £2,488 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £3,130 | £2,366 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £3,021 | £2,357 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> (a) In awarding to beneficiaries exhibitions tenable at any secondary school, training college for teachers, university, or other institution of further (including professional and technical) education. (b) Financial assistance to enable beneficiaries on leaving school to enter or prepare for a profession, trade or calling. (c) In otherwise promoting the education (including social and physical training or beneficiaries. (d) In or towards providing such special benefits of any kind not normally provided by the local education authority for any school in the parish of ramsey, in the county of Cambridgeshire, as may be from time to time agreed between the trustees and the trustees and the managers or governors of the school after consultation with the said authority. (e) To make grants to voluntary organisations in the said parish having objects which include the provision for persons under the age of 25 years in the interests of social welfare of facilities for recreation or other leisure-time occupation to enable them to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that their conditions of life may be improved.

## What it funds

The Spinning School is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Spinning School reported income of £2,791 and spending of £2,827. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £12.2k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Spinning School 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 The Spinning School open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Spinning School fund?

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

### Does The Spinning School give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Spinning School makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Spinning School give each year?

The register does not break out The Spinning School's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £2,827. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £2,449 a year.

### How large is The Spinning School?

In its latest reported year The Spinning School reported income of £2,791 and spending of £2,827.


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