The Dinswade Trust
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- The Trust accepts applications by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold approach is unlikely to be considered.
- Grants go only to charitable organisations that themselves benefit the public, so a non-charity should not apply.
- Its typical grants fall between £10,000 and £600,000, with a median of £75,000, and it gave £1,023,000 to 7 organisations in the period the annual report covers, so a small charity should be realistic about its request.
- Its stated priority is England and Wales, and the annual report lists universities, a charitable water organisation, a botanical-garden charity, a lobster hatchery and museums among its recipients.
- The available information does not say when it considers applications.
Overview
The Dinswade Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1127198).
The Dinswade Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1127198). It achieves its object by providing grants and donations for charitable purposes. In the period under review, it awarded £1,023,000 in grants to 7 organisations, with a median grant of £75,000.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 30 June 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Trust makes grants and donations for charitable purposes, with decisions left to the trustees’ discretion. Its report describes grants to a range of charitable organisations and says that grants go only to organisations that themselves benefit the public. The listed recipients include universities, a charitable water organisation, a botanical-garden charity, a lobster hatchery and museums, showing the kinds of organisations supported. The trustees accept applications for grant funding under their grant-making policy, while unsolicited applications are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
Priority: England; Wales.
How to apply
The trustees accept applications for grant funding in pursuance of their grant-making policy.
Who can apply:
- Grants are made only to charitable organisations.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The Trust makes grants only to charitable organisations that themselves benefit the public.
Where they fund
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 7 grants in year to 30 June 2025 by size
Median £75,000 (year to 30 June 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- University of Manchester£600,000year to 30 June 2025
- Imperial College London£195,000year to 30 June 2025
- University of Leeds£75,000year to 30 June 2025
- WaterAid£75,000year to 30 June 2025
- The Foundation And Friends of The Royal Botanic Gardens,Kew£50,000year to 30 June 2025
- The National Lobster Hatchery£18,000year to 30 June 2025
- Science Museum£10,000year to 30 June 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2021 | £355,103 | £379,168 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2021 |
| year to 30 June 2022 | £206,244 | £236,894 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2022 |
| year to 30 June 2023 | £29,004 | £295,231 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2023 |
| year to 30 June 2024 | £121,927 | £94,828 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2024 |
| year to 30 June 2025 | £254,463 | £1,052,038 | £1,023,000 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
- Annual report (year to 30 June 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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