# Helios Foundation for Sustainable Development

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1137311 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1137311)
- Company number: 07194448
- Website: https://www.heliosfoundation.org
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Tanzania
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/helios-foundation-for-sustainable-development

HFSD integrates:- - the development and support of Energy Social Enterprises to deliver energy to communnities in Africa currently without access on a sustainable basis within a socially-driven endeavour; - the building and application of skills so as to achieve sustainability; - the blending of sources of funds to facilitate access to finance and to improve affordability.

## 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 Mar 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £4 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £0 | £4 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £0 | £1,018 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 4.1 the relief of need in any part of the world;4.2 the advancement of education for the benefit of the public in the field of developing infrastructure in developing economies including (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) the promotion of research into energy use, renewable forms of energy and related subjects and publishing or otherwise disseminating the useful results of such research;4.3 the promotion and advancement of Sustainable Development for the benefit of the public by the promotion of Sustainable means of achieving economic growth andregeneration in the field of infrastructure including (without prejudice to thegenerality of the foregoing) the provision of Sustainable energy services tocommunities in developing economies and advice on the samewhere "Sustainable Development" means Development which meets the needs of thepresent without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their ownneeds

## What it funds

Helios Foundation for Sustainable Development is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty and economic / community development / employment for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance, provides services, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Helios Foundation for Sustainable Development reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £1,022 in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Helios Foundation for Sustainable Development in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (heliosfoundation.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 Helios Foundation for Sustainable Development open for applications now?

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

### Where does Helios Foundation for Sustainable Development fund?

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

### Does Helios Foundation for Sustainable Development give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Helios Foundation for Sustainable Development makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Helios Foundation for Sustainable Development give each year?

The register does not break out Helios Foundation for Sustainable Development's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £204 a year.

### How large is Helios Foundation for Sustainable Development?

In its latest reported year Helios Foundation for Sustainable Development reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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