# The Broadwindsor and District Sick Poor Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 231592 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/231592)
- Website: https://nocharity.website
- Latest income: £1,255; spending £0
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Dorset, Somerset
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/broadwindsor-and-district-sick-poor-fund

The charity answers requests from people needing financial help in sickness or disability. Grants also made to voluntary organisations which benefit sick or disabled people in Broadwindsor and district.

## 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 Mar 2024 | £1,255 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £1,256 | £2,000 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £776 | £455 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £1,207 | £250 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> Relieving either generally or individually persons resident in the parishes of Broadwindsor,burstock,mosterton,staborough and stoke abbott in the county of Dorset and the hamlet of okenham in the parish of wayford in the county of Somerset, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.

## What it funds

The Broadwindsor and District Sick Poor Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and prevention or relief of poverty for older people, people with disabilities 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 The Broadwindsor and District Sick Poor Fund reported income of £1,255 and spending of £0. Over its last 4 reported years, to 31 Mar 2024, it spent £2,705 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dorset and Somerset.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Broadwindsor and District Sick Poor Fund in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (nocharity.website) 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 The Broadwindsor and District Sick Poor Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Broadwindsor and District Sick Poor Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Broadwindsor and District Sick Poor Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dorset and Somerset.

### Does The Broadwindsor and District Sick Poor Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Broadwindsor and District Sick Poor Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Broadwindsor and District Sick Poor Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Broadwindsor and District Sick Poor Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2024 was £0. Over its last 4 reported years its spending averaged £676 a year.

### How large is The Broadwindsor and District Sick Poor Fund?

In its latest reported year The Broadwindsor and District Sick Poor Fund reported income of £1,255 and spending of £0.


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