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Trust / foundation · Charity no. 1191278
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Community Chest UK is a charity registered in England and Wales under number 1191278. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as South Africa. The register describes its activities as: “The prevention or relief of poverty in South Africa by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient.” Its charitable objects are: “The prevention or relief of poverty in South Africa by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient.”
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- What it funds
- General charitable purposesEducation / trainingHealth / saving of livesPrevention or relief of povertyOverseas aid / famine reliefEconomic / community development / employment
- Who it helps
- Children / young peopleOlder peoplePeople with disabilitiesOther charities or voluntary bodiesThe general public
- How it gives
- Makes grants to organisationsProvides human resourcesProvides advocacy / advice / informationSponsors or undertakes researchActs as an umbrella or resource body
Charitable objects
The prevention or relief of poverty in South Africa by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient
Where it operates
South Africa
- Trustees
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What Community Chest UK funds
Community Chest UK is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief and economic / community development / employment for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources, provides advocacy / advice / information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
How to apply to Community Chest UK
OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Community Chest UK 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.
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