# Village Service Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 277111 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/277111)
- Website: https://www.villageservicetrust.org.uk
- Latest income: £84.9k; spending £77.1k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Economic / community development / employment, Human rights / equality / diversity
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/village-service-trust

Village Service Trust makes grants to partners in south India that:- support community-based organisations of women and of marginalised communities, with the aim of enhancing their livelihoods and status - work with people affected by HIV and Aids

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Village Service Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty, economic / community development / employment and human rights / equality / diversity for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Village Service Trust reported income of £84.9k and spending of £77.1k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Village Service Trust in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (villageservicetrust.org.uk) 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 Village Service Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does Village Service Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is Village Service Trust?

In its latest reported year Village Service Trust reported income of £84.9k and spending of £77.1k.


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