# Community Initiative (Bishops Stortford) - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 1109106 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1109106) - Company number: 05385452 - Website: https://www.communityinitativecharity.com - Latest income: £19.2k; spending £22.7k - What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Amateur sport, Economic / community development / employment, Recreation - Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, People of a particular ethnic or racial origin, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups, The general public - How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Other charitable activities - Area of operation: Essex, Hertfordshire - Trustees: 3 - Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/community-initiative Community Initiative runs or supports a wide variety of inclusive community based health & wellness projects in and around Hertfordshire & Essex. We serve all ages, backgrounds and abilities ## 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 2026 | £19.2k | £22.7k | not filed | | 31 Mar 2025 | £8,772 | £20.6k | not filed | | 31 Mar 2024 | £24.1k | £13k | not filed | | 31 Mar 2023 | £9,032 | £8,216 | not filed | | 31 Mar 2022 | £11.8k | £9,420 | not filed | ## Charitable objects > (a) To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused thereby in Bishops Stortford and the surrounding area and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit;(b) To relieve unemployment for the public benefit in such ways as the trustees may from time to time think fit including assistance to find employment in the said location and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world.(c) To meet training and educational needs with a Christian ethos by such means as the trustees may consider appropriate in the said location and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit.(d) To provide community facilities for recreational and other leisure-time occupation in the interests of social welfare for persons who have need by reason of their youth poverty or social and economic circumstances and with the object of improving their conditions of life in Bishops Stortford aforesaid and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit and to fulfil such other purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales and are connected with the charitable work of the trust ## What it funds Community Initiative (Bishops Stortford) is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty, arts / culture / heritage / science, amateur sport, economic / community development / employment and recreation for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Community Initiative (Bishops Stortford) reported income of £19.2k and spending of £22.7k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2026, it spent £74k in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Essex and Hertfordshire. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Community Initiative (Bishops Stortford) in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (communityinitativecharity.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 Community Initiative (Bishops Stortford) open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Community Initiative (Bishops Stortford) is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does Community Initiative (Bishops Stortford) fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Essex and Hertfordshire. ### Does Community Initiative (Bishops Stortford) give grants to individuals? The Charity Commission register records that Community Initiative (Bishops Stortford) makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals. ### How much does Community Initiative (Bishops Stortford) give each year? The register does not break out Community Initiative (Bishops Stortford)'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 2026 was £22.7k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £14.8k a year. ### How large is Community Initiative (Bishops Stortford)? 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