# The Careline Appeal Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1050433 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1050433)
- Website: https://www.carelineappeal.co.uk
- Latest income: £9,728; spending £6,854
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Disability
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Dorset
- Other names: Careline Appeal (working); The Purbeck Careline Appeal Fund (previous)
- Trustees: 15
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/careline-appeal-fund

To support local people in maintaining their independance within the community by sponsoring and monitoring a special lifeline telephone.

## 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 | £9,728 | £6,854 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £8,659 | £11.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £18k | £7,361 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £3,312 | £6,311 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £4,091 | £7,485 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The association supports the relief of those elderly, chronically sickdisabled and vulnerable people including victims of crime and childcarers resident in Dorset primarily but not exclusively for the purposesof a lifeline telephone emergency system (“Careline”) by theprovision of appropriate equipment and/or the payment of part or all ofany charges levied which enables them to summon assistance totheir homes in emergencies allowing those supported to remain intheir homes

## What it funds

The Careline Appeal Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and disability for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Careline Appeal Fund reported income of £9,728 and spending of £6,854. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £39.7k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Careline Appeal Fund in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (carelineappeal.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 The Careline Appeal Fund open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Careline Appeal Fund fund?

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

### Does The Careline Appeal Fund give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Careline Appeal Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Careline Appeal 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 Dec 2025 was £6,854. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £7,943 a year.

### How large is The Careline Appeal Fund?

In its latest reported year The Careline Appeal Fund reported income of £9,728 and spending of £6,854.


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