# Tarring Reading Room Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 207529 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/207529)
- Latest income: £23.7k; spending £14.5k
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: West Sussex
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/tarring-reading-room-trust

Makes grants to Individuals and groups for educational purposes resident within one mile of the Tarring Reading Room.

## 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 | £23.7k | £14.5k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £22.9k | £19.9k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £22.7k | £7,305 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £16.4k | £17.1k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £20.1k | £7,129 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The maintenance of an institution to be used as a Reading Room for the resort during their leisure hours of men and youths occupied as mechanics, artisans or labourers or otherwise in agriculture, trade or business in the village or its neighbourhood.

## What it funds

Tarring Reading Room Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Tarring Reading Room Trust reported income of £23.7k and spending of £14.5k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £65.9k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as West Sussex.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Tarring Reading Room 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 Tarring Reading Room Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Tarring Reading Room Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as West Sussex.

### Does Tarring Reading Room Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Tarring Reading Room Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Tarring Reading Room 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 Dec 2025 was £14.5k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £13.2k a year.

### How large is Tarring Reading Room Trust?

In its latest reported year Tarring Reading Room Trust reported income of £23.7k and spending of £14.5k.


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