# BHSF Medical and Welfare Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 502428 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/502428)
- Website: https://bhsfmedicalcharity.co.uk/
- Latest income: £18.2k; spending £19k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Wolverhampton, Warwickshire, Worcestershire
- Other names: Bhsf Medical Charity and Welfare Trust (working); Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund Medical Charity and Welfare Trust (previous)
- Trustees: 7
- Last verified: 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/bhsf-medical-and-welfare-charity

To provide comforts and amenities for patients or staff in hospitals and medical charities, assist medical research, education and science, and support charitable organisations concerned with the sick or disadvantaged.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £18.2k | £19k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £16k | £14.4k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £20.6k | £11.2k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £10.6k | £49.8k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £34.6k | £12.6k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The provision of a convalescence service and the promotion of Medical research and education generally. (for further details see clause 1 of above declaration of trust).

## What it funds

BHSF Medical and Welfare Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year BHSF Medical and Welfare Charity reported income of £18.2k and spending of £19k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £107k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell and Solihull and 3 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from BHSF Medical and Welfare Charity in its sources (last checked 6 Nov 2026). Its website (bhsfmedicalcharity.co.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is BHSF Medical and Welfare Charity open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 6 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from BHSF Medical and Welfare Charity is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does BHSF Medical and Welfare Charity fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell and Solihull and 3 more areas.

### Does BHSF Medical and Welfare Charity give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that BHSF Medical and Welfare Charity makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does BHSF Medical and Welfare Charity give each year?

The register does not break out BHSF Medical and Welfare Charity's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £19k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £21.4k a year.

### How large is BHSF Medical and Welfare Charity?

In its latest reported year BHSF Medical and Welfare Charity reported income of £18.2k and spending of £19k.


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