# Hay2timbuktu

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1122706 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1122706)
- Company number: 06266722
- Website: https://www.hay2timbuktu.org
- Latest income: £3,654; spending £2,824
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: People of a particular ethnic or racial origin, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources
- Area of operation: Powys, Herefordshire, Mali
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/hay2timbuktu

Hay2Timbuktu helps to raise and administer funding for charitable activities - principally medical and educational - conducted under the auspices of Hay-on-Wye's twinning with Timbuktu in Mali, West Africa

## 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 May 2025 | £3,654 | £2,824 | not filed |
| 31 May 2024 | £4,219 | £5,594 | not filed |
| 31 May 2023 | £2,215 | £4,242 | not filed |
| 31 May 2022 | £1,366 | £742 | not filed |
| 31 May 2021 | £31.3k | £39k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1 to advance the education of the public in subject(s) Including:equality and diversity, human rights, racial harmony, financial hardship, sickness, religious harmony.the means by which the trustees may pursue this object can include providing or facilitating public education in the chosen or other subjects, by lectures, research, publishing educational materials, hands-on training and or in providing extra facilities at schools, colleges etc or in providing schools, colleges and such facilities as are deemed by the trustees to be required, to allow the subject(s) To be studied. The chosen subject(s) Must be worthy of study and not be a vehicle to promote a single point of view.2 the relief of financial hardship among people living or working in timbuktu, hay-on-wye or elsewhere by providing such persons with goods or services or facilities or by making grants of money for providing or paying for items services or facilities which they could not otherwise afford through lack of means.

## What it funds

Hay2timbuktu is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and prevention or relief of poverty for people of a particular ethnic or racial origin; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources. In its latest reported year Hay2timbuktu reported income of £3,654 and spending of £2,824. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 May 2025, it spent £52.4k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Powys, Herefordshire and Mali.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Hay2timbuktu in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (hay2timbuktu.org) 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 Hay2timbuktu open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Hay2timbuktu is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Hay2timbuktu fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Powys, Herefordshire and Mali.

### Does Hay2timbuktu give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Hay2timbuktu makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Hay2timbuktu give each year?

The register does not break out Hay2timbuktu's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 May 2025 was £2,824. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £10.5k a year.

### How large is Hay2timbuktu?

In its latest reported year Hay2timbuktu reported income of £3,654 and spending of £2,824.


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