# The Zimbiala Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 279854 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/279854)
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Zimbabwe
- Other names: Zimbabwe Trust (previous); Zimbiala (working)
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/zimbiala-trust

Provide grants, technical assistance/capacity building in organisational and management development, project design, planning, proposal writing, fund-raising, implementation, monitoring & evaluation techniques for local/Zimbabwean NGOs and community groups promoting and protecting human rights through programmes to assist victims of human rights abuses, including displaced persons and refugees.

## 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 May 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 May 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 May 2023 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 May 2022 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 May 2021 | £0 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To relieve the need hardship and distress of refugees and displaced persons who are in Zimbabwe.

## What it funds

The Zimbiala Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid / famine relief for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year The Zimbiala Trust reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 May 2025, it spent £0 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales and Zimbabwe.

## How to apply

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

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

### Where does The Zimbiala Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales and Zimbabwe.

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

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

### How much does The Zimbiala Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Zimbiala 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 May 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £0 a year.

### How large is The Zimbiala Trust?

In its latest reported year The Zimbiala Trust reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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