# The Tana Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 268534 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/268534)
- Latest income: £12k; spending £1,272
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Disability
- Who it helps: Older people, People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/tana-trust

The Tana Trust has helped in developing and making available to users, emergency call aids, commodes, plastic wheels for wheel chairs, knitting aids, an interface unit for blind telephone operators, a communicator to assist people with severe speech problems, two musical sound generators, cash dispensers and lifts for use by severely disabled persons.

## 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 Mar 2025 | £12k | £1,272 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £12.6k | £2,921 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £16.9k | £2,092 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £23.3k | £10.1k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £21.3k | £9,437 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For the purposes of relieving persons (whether as a class or individually) who are infirm or physically or mentally handicapped from whatever cause including old age.

## What it funds

The Tana Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and disability for older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year The Tana Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £1,272. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £25.8k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Tana Trust in its sources (last checked 4 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 Tana Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Tana Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Tana Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

### Does The Tana Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Tana Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Tana Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £1,272. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £5,160 a year.

### How large is The Tana Trust?

In its latest reported year The Tana Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £1,272.


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