# The Tristan Voorspuy Conservation Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1178355 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1178355)
- Website: https://www.tristanvoorspuyconservationtrust.com
- Latest income: £85; spending £21.2k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Kenya
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/tristan-voorspuy-conservation-trust

The TVCT provides grants to operating partners to fund mobile health clinics and family planning facilities. Alongside this they educate marginalised communities in Kenya about the importance of health care, family planning and overall sustainable living. The TVCT also promotes conservation and the protection of the last remaining havens of Kenya through funding equipment and training of Rangers.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2025 | £85 | £21.2k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £47.3k | £54.6k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £2,755 | £56.1k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £244k | £132k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £21.9k | £33.7k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1) for the public benefit, the relief of poverty in Kenya by the provision of grants to provide family planning and basic healthcare services. 2) for the public benefit, the promotion of the Conservation and protection of the physical and natural environment in Kenya by the provision of grants to provide training, raising awareness and education, the planting and management of trees and the protection and restoration of forests, other habitats and their species.

## What it funds

The Tristan Voorspuy Conservation Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty and environment / conservation / heritage for children / young people, older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Tristan Voorspuy Conservation Trust reported income of £85 and spending of £21.2k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Sept 2025, it spent £298k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Tristan Voorspuy Conservation Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (tristanvoorspuyconservationtrust.com) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Tristan Voorspuy Conservation Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Tristan Voorspuy Conservation Trust fund?

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

### Does The Tristan Voorspuy Conservation Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Tristan Voorspuy Conservation Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Tristan Voorspuy Conservation Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Sept 2025 was £21.2k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £59.5k a year.

### How large is The Tristan Voorspuy Conservation Trust?

In its latest reported year The Tristan Voorspuy Conservation Trust reported income of £85 and spending of £21.2k.


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