# The Joan Clark Memorial Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 216500 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/216500)
- Latest income: £450; spending £0
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Wolverhampton
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/joan-clark-memorial-fund

Provides grants for young people needing holidays, through illness and / or poverty

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2025 | £450 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £440 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £436 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £433 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £419 | £1,145 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To provide for the convalescence at the seaside or other health resort of really delicate necessitous children whose parents could not otherwise afford the expense by providing all or part of the expenses to be incurred for that purpose including maintenance outfit and travelling.

## What it funds

The Joan Clark Memorial Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Joan Clark Memorial Fund reported income of £450 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Sept 2025, it spent £1,145 in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Joan Clark Memorial Fund 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 The Joan Clark Memorial Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Joan Clark Memorial Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Joan Clark Memorial Fund fund?

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

### Does The Joan Clark Memorial Fund give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Joan Clark Memorial Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Joan Clark Memorial Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Sept 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £229 a year.

### How large is The Joan Clark Memorial Fund?

In its latest reported year The Joan Clark Memorial Fund reported income of £450 and spending of £0.


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