# Heidi'S Heroes

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1156676 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1156676)
- Website: https://www.heidisheroes.co.uk
- Latest income: £7,522; spending £9,348
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Amateur sport
- 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 individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Gloucestershire
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/heidis-heroes

The charity operates solely in the Cheltenham & Gloucester area, it helps in three areas: 1. Providing free exercise & wellbeing classes for cancer patients, 2.Donates money to the bereavement charity Cruse for training of new & existing counsellors, 3. Provides free swimming lessons to Primary school children whose parents could not afford top up lessons over & above those provided by the school.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2025 | £7,522 | £9,348 | not filed |
| 1 Aug 2024 | £5,962 | £6,200 | not filed |
| 1 Aug 2023 | £11.6k | £12.5k | not filed |
| 1 Aug 2022 | £1,972 | £8,220 | not filed |
| 1 Aug 2021 | £6,275 | £6,099 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1. To promote for the benefit of children who have limited opportunities to access swimming lessons the provision of swimming pool facilities for recreation in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said children.2. Such charitable purposes for the public benefit as are exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales as the trustees may from time to time determine, in particular but not exclusively by providing support to cancer and bereavement charities.

## What it funds

Heidi'S Heroes is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives and amateur sport for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Heidi'S Heroes reported income of £7,522 and spending of £9,348. Over its last 5 reported years, to 1 Aug 2025, it spent £42.4k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Heidi'S Heroes in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (heidisheroes.co.uk) 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 Heidi'S Heroes open for applications now?

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

### Where does Heidi'S Heroes fund?

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

### Does Heidi'S Heroes give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Heidi'S Heroes give each year?

The register does not break out Heidi'S Heroes's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 1 Aug 2025 was £9,348. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £8,479 a year.

### How large is Heidi'S Heroes?

In its latest reported year Heidi'S Heroes reported income of £7,522 and spending of £9,348.


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