# Friends of Osborne House

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 802024 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/802024)
- Latest income: £6,473; spending £7,000
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty, Accommodation / housing
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance
- Area of operation: Hertfordshire
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/friends-of-osborne-house

Promoting the relief of homeless and roofless persons within the United Kingdom, in particular providing support for Osborne House, a hostel for the homeless, and providing assistance to those in need in the United Kingdom in particular to those persons living within the Cheshunt Deanery.

## 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 | £6,473 | £7,000 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £6,367 | £9,500 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £6,202 | £5,250 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £6,005 | £3,000 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £5,855 | £7,750 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To provide relief for persons in the county of Hertfordshire and elsewhere in the United Kingdom who are in conditions of need hardship distress or other necessitous circumstances by the provision of temporary accommodation and by such other forms of assistance as may be deemed necessary or desirable and to provide equipment amenities and other support services for Osborne House a short stay hostel in Hertfordshire.

## What it funds

Friends of Osborne House is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation / housing for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance. In its latest reported year Friends of Osborne House reported income of £6,473 and spending of £7,000. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £32.5k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Friends of Osborne House in its sources (last checked 6 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 Osborne House open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 6 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Friends of Osborne House is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Friends of Osborne House fund?

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

### Does Friends of Osborne House give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Friends of Osborne House makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Friends of Osborne House give each year?

The register does not break out Friends of Osborne House'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 £7,000. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £6,500 a year.

### How large is Friends of Osborne House?

In its latest reported year Friends of Osborne House reported income of £6,473 and spending of £7,000.


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