# The Tern Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1186646 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1186646)
- Latest income: £26k; spending £45.9k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- 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/tern-trust

To promote or carry out research, provide advice, publish or distribute information and/or make grants or loans of money and give to guarantees. To support, administer or set up other charities. To raise funds (but not by means of taxable trading). To borrow money and give security for loans. To acquire or hire property of any kind and let or dispose of property of any kind. To set aside funds...

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Tern Trust is registered under general charitable purposes for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Tern Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £45.9k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Tern 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 The Tern Trust open for applications now?

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

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

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

### How large is The Tern Trust?

In its latest reported year The Tern Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £45.9k.


## Guides

- [How to find grants for a UK charity: the complete guide](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/charity-grants-uk)
- [How to apply to the Garfield Weston Foundation: who it funds, typical awards and deadlines](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/how-to-apply-to-garfield-weston-foundation)