# Friends of Barnsley Hospitals

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 510642 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/510642)
- Latest income: £4,036; spending £6,787
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Barnsley
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/friends-of-barnsley-hospitals

The charity carries out fund-raising activities in the nature of selling bric-a-brack and holding raffles. Income is also generated by holding a staff lottery. The charity makes donations to NHS organisations in Barnsley for the benefit of patients and staff.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> To relieve patients and former patients of the premises administered by the Barnsley health authority who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped, infirm or in need of financial assistance and generally to support to the charitable work of the said Hospitals.

## What it funds

Friends of Barnsley Hospitals is registered under general charitable purposes for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Friends of Barnsley Hospitals reported income of £4,036 and spending of £6,787.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Friends of Barnsley Hospitals 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.

## Questions

### Is Friends of Barnsley Hospitals open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Friends of Barnsley Hospitals is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Friends of Barnsley Hospitals fund?

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

### Does Friends of Barnsley Hospitals give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Friends of Barnsley Hospitals makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Friends of Barnsley Hospitals?

In its latest reported year Friends of Barnsley Hospitals reported income of £4,036 and spending of £6,787.


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