# A Fish for Life

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1134866 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1134866)
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Accommodation / housing
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources, Provides services
- Area of operation: Northumberland, Kenya
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/a-fish-for-life

To help underprivileged, vulnerable children by providing means of safe shelter and education. In 2010 we completed a project in Kenya where we sent a team of skilled tradesmen over to the Fururah Orphanage to build them a new Girls Dormitory, the Charity funded this entire project and is still funding eduction to some of the children at the Orphanage.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 2026 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 4 Jan 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 4 Jan 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 4 Jan 2023 | £3,681 | £3,766 | not filed |
| 4 Jan 2022 | £3,295 | £3,594 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> A) to relieve poverty, in particular but not exclusively by providing grants or services to individuals or organisations that aid particular groups of poor people.b) to relieve the needs of orphaned children by building or helping to build andmaintain orphanage centres around the world.c) to further such other purposes that are charitable under the jaw of England and Wales as the trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time determine.

## What it funds

A Fish for Life is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation / housing for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services. In its latest reported year A Fish for Life reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 4 Jan 2026, it spent £7,360 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Northumberland and Kenya.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from A Fish for Life 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 A Fish for Life open for applications now?

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

### Where does A Fish for Life fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Northumberland and Kenya.

### Does A Fish for Life give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that A Fish for Life makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does A Fish for Life give each year?

The register does not break out A Fish for Life's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 4 Jan 2026 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £1,472 a year.

### How large is A Fish for Life?

In its latest reported year A Fish for Life reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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