# Kindled Spirit

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1159146 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1159146)
- Company number: 08779697
- Website: https://www.kindledspirit.org.uk
- Latest income: £31.2k; spending £24.4k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Human rights / equality / diversity
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/kindled-spirit

Kindled Spirit focus on funding organisations, primarily in India, who support the survivors of trafficking, having been rescued from their captors and illegal employers.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Kindled Spirit is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and human rights / equality / diversity for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Kindled Spirit reported income of £31.2k and spending of £24.4k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Kindled Spirit in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (kindledspirit.org.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 Kindled Spirit open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Kindled Spirit is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Kindled Spirit give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Kindled Spirit makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Kindled Spirit?

In its latest reported year Kindled Spirit reported income of £31.2k and spending of £24.4k.


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