# Ambleside Welfare Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 214759 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/214759)
- Latest income: £63k; spending £51.7k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/ambleside-welfare-charity

Makes grants and donations to applicants who must be resident in the Ambleside ward of the Lakes Urban Council, for "Need, Hardship and Distress". Monies for distribution from leasing out of two town centre properties as retail outlets.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Ambleside Welfare Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Ambleside Welfare Charity reported income of £63k and spending of £51.7k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Ambleside Welfare Charity in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 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 Ambleside Welfare Charity open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Ambleside Welfare Charity is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Ambleside Welfare Charity give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is Ambleside Welfare Charity?

In its latest reported year Ambleside Welfare Charity reported income of £63k and spending of £51.7k.


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