# Bristol Area Cardiac Support

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1051272 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1051272)
- Website: https://bristolareacardiacsupport.com
- Latest income: £19.9k; spending £19.4k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Older people, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Other charitable activities
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/bristol-area-cardiac-support

Bristol Area Cardiac Support formally Frenchay Hospital Cardiac Support Group was set up to give support to Members who had suffered Cardiac Trauma and had been cared for in Ward 103 in Frenchay Hospital, near Bristol. with the closing of Frenchay Hospital We now raise funds to purchase mediacl equipment when requested by Cardiac Medical Units in the Bristol area.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Bristol Area Cardiac Support is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for older people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Bristol Area Cardiac Support reported income of £19.9k and spending of £19.4k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Bristol Area Cardiac Support in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (bristolareacardiacsupport.com) 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 Bristol Area Cardiac Support open for applications now?

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

### Does Bristol Area Cardiac Support give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Bristol Area Cardiac Support makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Bristol Area Cardiac Support?

In its latest reported year Bristol Area Cardiac Support reported income of £19.9k and spending of £19.4k.


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