# The John Reece Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1216168 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1216168)
- Company number: 16874190
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/john-reece-foundation

Foundation not accepting speculative applicationsThe charity's objects are to advance general charitable purposes for the public benefit. The trustees have identified the following areas to focus on initially, but it is in their discretion to refine these from time to time, as they see fit: activities include advancing education for the public benefit, relief of poverty and advancement of health

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> 5.1 the objects of the charity are to advance such exclusively charitable purposes for the public benefit as the charity trustees from time to time in their absolute discretion think fit and (save for purposes incidental and ancillary to these objects), no other purposes. 5.2 this article 5 may be amended by special resolution but only with the prior written consent of the commission.

## What it funds

The John Reece Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and health / saving of lives for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The John Reece Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 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.

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