# The Cameron Relief in Sickness Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 254842 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/254842)
- Latest income: £420; spending £0
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides services
- Area of operation: Durham
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/cameron-relief-in-sickness-fund

Operating in Middleton-in-Teesdale and the upper dale the charity provides food parcels and fuel for elderly/old people and people with disabilities. The charity also provides small grants to other local charities/voluntary bodies.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2025 | £420 | £0 | not filed |
| 9 Apr 2024 | £298 | £0 | not filed |
| 9 Apr 2023 | £362 | £0 | not filed |
| 9 Apr 2022 | £352 | £0 | not filed |
| 9 Apr 2021 | £384 | £383 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1) to relieve in cases of need persons resident in the parishes of eggleston, forest and frith, middleton in teesdale and newbiggin in the county of Durham and the parishes of holwick, lunedale, mickleton and romaldkirk and the district of balderstone in the parishes of cotherstone and hunderthwaite in the north riding of york who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm. 2) the trustees shall apply the clear income of the charity for that object by providing or paying for items, services or facilities which are calculated to alleviate the suffering or assist the recovery of such persons in such cases but are not readily available to them from other sources.

## What it funds

The Cameron Relief in Sickness Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services. In its latest reported year The Cameron Relief in Sickness Fund reported income of £420 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 9 Apr 2025, it spent £383 in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Cameron Relief in Sickness 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 Cameron Relief in Sickness Fund open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Cameron Relief in Sickness Fund fund?

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

### Does The Cameron Relief in Sickness Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Cameron Relief in Sickness Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Cameron Relief in Sickness Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Cameron Relief in Sickness Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 9 Apr 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £77 a year.

### How large is The Cameron Relief in Sickness Fund?

In its latest reported year The Cameron Relief in Sickness Fund reported income of £420 and spending of £0.


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