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Trust / foundation · Charity no. 248267
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The Digby Charity is a charity registered in England and Wales under number 248267. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dorset. The register describes its activities as: “To apply the income of the Charity for the benefit of old and sick persons of small means in the parishes of Wimborne Minster, Wimborne St Johns and Colehill, providing nursing, medical, surgical and all other facilities, for their treatment of injury, sickness, disability and personal comfort.” Its charitable objects are: “The benefit of old and sick persons of small means and to provide for their nursing medical surgical and similar facilities and personal comfort whilst undergoing such treatment.” In the year to 30 Sept 2025 it reported income of £21.3k and spending of £8,200.
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From the charity register and the funder's published information.
Latest income
£21.3k
Latest spending
£8,200
- What it funds
- Health / saving of livesPrevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps
- Older people
- How it gives
- Makes grants to individualsMakes grants to organisations
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2025 | £21.3k | £8,200 |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £17.8k | £8,200 |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £12.6k | £21k |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £11.7k | £3,379 |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £10.8k | £15.1k |
Charitable objects
The benefit of old and sick persons of small means and to provide for their nursing medical surgical and similar facilities and personal comfort whilst undergoing such treatment
Where it operates
Dorset
- Trustees
- 3
What The Digby Charity funds
The Digby Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and prevention or relief of poverty for older people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Sept 2025, it spent £55.9k in total.
How to apply to The Digby Charity
OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Digby Charity 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 about The Digby Charity
Is The Digby Charity open for applications now?
Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Digby Charity is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.
Where does The Digby Charity fund?
The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dorset.
Does The Digby Charity give grants to individuals?
Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Digby Charity makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.
How much does The Digby Charity give each year?
The register does not break out The Digby Charity's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Sept 2025 was £8,200. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £11.2k a year.
How large is The Digby Charity?
In its latest reported year The Digby Charity reported income of £21.3k and spending of £8,200.
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