Thistledown Education Trust
Key takeaways
- The Trust's stated purpose is education for children and young people aged five to eighteen, especially helping parents who educate their children otherwise than at school, so work in that area is the clearest fit.
- Its stated geographic focus is North Hants and South Wiltshire.
- No grant range or annual giving figure is published, so the size of a request cannot be judged from its annual report, and a modest, specific first ask is the safer approach.
- No application process is published, so a short written enquiry asking how to apply is the sensible first step, and nothing published shows how competitive or relationship-led its giving is.
- Its reported giving goes to its own school and to OSGUK at the Trustees' discretion, so it may be hard to predict whether an outside organisation will be considered.
Overview
Thistledown Education Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1046192).
Thistledown Education Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Its purpose is the advancement of education for children and young people aged five to eighteen, in particular by helping their parents to have them taught otherwise than at school, with a wider purpose for the worldwide Christian fellowship known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. It provides premises under formal lease for an independent school in the Hollows, Wilton, Salisbury, and gives grant funding and other financial support to OSGUK at the discretion of the Trustees.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report 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's stated purpose is to advance education for children and young people aged five to eighteen, particularly by assisting parents who wish to educate their children otherwise than at school. It also has a wider charitable purpose for the benefit of the worldwide Christian fellowship known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. Its reported educational work includes providing premises under lease for an independent school, alongside grant funding and other financial support to an education provider. That support is intended to enable a well-balanced education at primary and secondary levels for children and young people whose parents appreciate a Christian ethos.
Themes
- Education of children
Geographic Focus
North Hants; South Wiltshire.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it.
Where they fund
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £2,204,735 | £1,541,390 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £2,727,552 | £2,795,358 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £3,107,112 | £3,099,086 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £3,375,007 | £3,000,774 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £2,137,538 | £2,278,683 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
— No grants figure for those years.
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
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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