# The Dean Leigh & Dean Rathbone Charitable Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 222697 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/222697)
- Latest income: £16.5k; spending £20.9k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Herefordshire
- Other names: Rathbone Moral Aid Charity (previous); The Hereford Rescue and Protection Society Otherwise the Haven Refuge (previous); Dean Rathbone and Dean Leigh Charitable Fund (previous)
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/dean-leigh-and-dean-rathbone-charitable-fund

To provide assistance and support, in the City of Hereford and surrounding areas, to individuals in need as a result of maltreatment, neglect, crime, delinquency, prostitution, alcoholic addiction, substance misuse and other addictions

## 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 | £16.5k | £20.9k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £16.3k | £16.6k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £16.3k | £32.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £15.1k | £14.3k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £13.3k | £3,385 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The trustees shall apply the income of the charity to provide assistance and support, in the city of hereford and surrounding areas, to individuals in need as a result of maltreatment, neglect, crime, delinquency, prostitution, alcoholic addiction, substance misuse and other addictions.

## What it funds

The Dean Leigh & Dean Rathbone Charitable Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for children / young people 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 Dean Leigh & Dean Rathbone Charitable Fund reported income of £16.5k and spending of £20.9k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £87.9k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Dean Leigh & Dean Rathbone Charitable Fund in its sources (last checked 4 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 Dean Leigh & Dean Rathbone Charitable Fund open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Dean Leigh & Dean Rathbone Charitable Fund fund?

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

### Does The Dean Leigh & Dean Rathbone Charitable Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Dean Leigh & Dean Rathbone Charitable Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Dean Leigh & Dean Rathbone Charitable Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Dean Leigh & Dean Rathbone Charitable 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 £20.9k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £17.6k a year.

### How large is The Dean Leigh & Dean Rathbone Charitable Fund?

In its latest reported year The Dean Leigh & Dean Rathbone Charitable Fund reported income of £16.5k and spending of £20.9k.


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