# Demeter

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1191266 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1191266)
- Website: https://www.demeteronline.co.uk
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/demeter

Demeter is a UK registered charity dedicated to highlighting the inequality people face when accessing pain relief and palliative care. We like to work in partnership, building up healthcare infrastructure to deliver system change all in the pursuit of reducing the global inequality of access to pain and palliative care.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Demeter is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Demeter reported income of £0 and spending of £0.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Demeter in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (demeteronline.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 Demeter open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Demeter is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Demeter give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Demeter makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Demeter?

In its latest reported year Demeter reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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