# The Violet Flanagan Charitable Trust - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 1146899 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1146899) - Latest income: £13.2k; spending £13.5k - What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Environment / conservation / heritage - Who it helps: The general public - 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/violet-flanagan-charitable-trust Grants to individuals and organisations and sponsoring research in appreciation of any matters of historic, artisitic, architectural, aesthetic or scientific interests; promotion of study and appreciation of agriculture,horticulture,siviculture, and land and estate management, ecology, conservation, flora and fauna, study of buildings of natural, historic and architectural. ## Open and forthcoming schemes (0) None in OpenGrant's sources right now. ## Finances by year (Charity Commission) | Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations | |---|---|---|---| | 5 Apr 2026 | £13.2k | £13.5k | not filed | | 5 Apr 2025 | £11.4k | £5,003 | not filed | | 5 Apr 2024 | £11.3k | £4,809 | not filed | | 5 Apr 2023 | £9,332 | £1,139 | not filed | | 5 Apr 2022 | £8,723 | £2,564 | not filed | ## Charitable objects > Expressed in a deed of appointment dated 30 september 2009, namley;"to apply the income and all or such part or parts of the capital at such time or times and in such manner as the trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit for or towards the education of the general public and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing:3.1 the increase of their knowledge, understanding and appreciation of any matters of historic, artistic, architectural, aesthetic or scientific interest;3.2 the promotion of the study and appreciation of agriculture, horticulture, silviculture and land and estate management;3.3 the promotion of the study and appreciation of ecology and conservation;3.4 the promotion of the study and appreciation of flora and fauna; and3.5 the making available, or the encouragement of the provision of access to, and the study and appreciation of any building of national, historic, architectural, artistic, aesthetic or scientific interest as shall or may at any time be vested in the trustees or in respect of which the trustees shall have any interest and any furniture, pictures, books, manuscripts, porcelain, objets d?art or other chattels ordinarily kept therein or which may be given or loaned to the trustees and which the trustees shall consider appropriate to make available for such educational purposes". ## What it funds The Violet Flanagan Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, arts / culture / heritage / science and environment / conservation / heritage for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year The Violet Flanagan Charitable Trust reported income of £13.2k and spending of £13.5k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 5 Apr 2026, it spent £27.1k 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 Violet Flanagan Charitable 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 Violet Flanagan Charitable Trust open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Violet Flanagan Charitable Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does The Violet Flanagan Charitable Trust fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales. ### Does The Violet Flanagan Charitable Trust give grants to individuals? Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Violet Flanagan Charitable Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies. ### How much does The Violet Flanagan Charitable Trust give each year? The register does not break out The Violet Flanagan Charitable Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 5 Apr 2026 was £13.5k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £5,412 a year. ### How large is The Violet Flanagan Charitable Trust? 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