# Friends of Melksham Hospital and Community - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 263685 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/263685) - Latest income: £13.7k; spending £12.6k - What it funds: Other charitable purposes - Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public - How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Other charitable activities - Area of operation: Wiltshire - Other names: Friends of Melksham Hospital G Community (working); League of Friends of the Melksham Hospital (previous) - Trustees: 5 - Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/friends-of-melksham-hospital-and-community Our Mission Statement reads: Helping to maintain resources and improve healthcare at Melksham Hospital and in the local community. ## 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 | £13.7k | £12.6k | not filed | | 31 Dec 2024 | £6,185 | £9,228 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2023 | £8,195 | £16.6k | not filed | | 31 Dec 2022 | £101 | £5,077 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2021 | £111 | £10.8k | not filed | ## Charitable objects > To relieve patients and former patients of the Melksham hospitals who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped, infirm or in need of financial assistance and generally to support the charitable work of the said hospitals. ## What it funds Friends of Melksham Hospital and Community is registered under general charitable purposes for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Friends of Melksham Hospital and Community reported income of £13.7k and spending of £12.6k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £54.3k in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Wiltshire. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Friends of Melksham Hospital and Community 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 Melksham Hospital and Community open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Friends of Melksham Hospital and Community is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does Friends of Melksham Hospital and Community fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Wiltshire. ### Does Friends of Melksham Hospital and Community give grants to individuals? The Charity Commission register records that Friends of Melksham Hospital and Community makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals. ### How much does Friends of Melksham Hospital and Community give each year? The register does not break out Friends of Melksham Hospital and Community'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 £12.6k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £10.9k a year. ### How large is Friends of Melksham Hospital and Community? In its latest reported year Friends of Melksham Hospital and Community reported income of £13.7k and spending of £12.6k. ## Guides - [How to apply for a grant as a partnership](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/how-to-apply-for-grant-as-partnership) - [Do you need a safeguarding policy to apply for a grant?](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/safeguarding-policy-grant-application) - [Can grants pay volunteer expenses? A practical budget guide](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/can-grants-pay-volunteer-expenses)