# The Astley and Stourport Health and Welfare Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 230709 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/230709)
- Latest income: £1,700; spending £1,071
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Worcestershire
- Other names: Astley and Areley Kings Sick Fund (previous)
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/astley-and-stourport-health-and-welfare-fund

The charity can assist anyone of any age who is in need as a result of health problems (including mental health) or because of disability (this includes learning difficulties) and who is, at the point of referral, unable to make provision for their needs, and who lives within the area covered by the charity. Grants may be made to organisations who operate within the area to assist such people.

## 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 Apr 2025 | £1,700 | £1,071 | not filed |
| 4 Apr 2024 | £1,667 | £792 | not filed |
| 4 Apr 2023 | £1,667 | £588 | not filed |
| 4 Apr 2022 | £1,634 | £1,161 | not filed |
| 4 Apr 2021 | £1,601 | £388 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The relief of those in need by reason of age, youth, ill Health, disability, mental illness or financial hardship who reside in the district of the ecclesiastical parishes of st peter Astley, st bartholomew areley kings, st michael and all angels Stourport-on-severn and all saints wilden.

## What it funds

The Astley and Stourport Health and Welfare Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Astley and Stourport Health and Welfare Fund reported income of £1,700 and spending of £1,071. Over its last 5 reported years, to 4 Apr 2025, it spent £4,000 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Worcestershire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Astley and Stourport Health and Welfare Fund in its sources (last checked 5 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 Astley and Stourport Health and Welfare Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Astley and Stourport Health and Welfare Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Astley and Stourport Health and Welfare Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Worcestershire.

### Does The Astley and Stourport Health and Welfare Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Astley and Stourport Health and Welfare Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Astley and Stourport Health and Welfare Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Astley and Stourport Health and Welfare Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 4 Apr 2025 was £1,071. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £800 a year.

### How large is The Astley and Stourport Health and Welfare Fund?

In its latest reported year The Astley and Stourport Health and Welfare Fund reported income of £1,700 and spending of £1,071.


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