# Leicester Transplants Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1016620 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1016620)
- Website: https://www.leicestertransplant.co.uk
- Latest income: £16.6k; spending £18.1k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Leicester City
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/leicester-transplants-fund

To promote transplantation by paying expenses to allow transplantees from the area covered by the Leicester General Hospital Transplant Unit and the Leicester Royal Bone Marrow unit to attend the British Transplant Games.

## 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 | £16.6k | £18.1k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £15k | £11.9k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £11.9k | £11k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £4,784 | £10.6k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £0 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> Ensure promotion of awareness by raising funds to enable transplant recipients from the Leicester unit to represent the unit at the national transplant games, make an annual contribution to the transplant unit for the purchase of necessary equipment and to manage, invest and oversee funds raised on behalf of the fund

## What it funds

Leicester Transplants Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes 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. In its latest reported year Leicester Transplants Fund reported income of £16.6k and spending of £18.1k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Sept 2025, it spent £51.7k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Leicester City.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Leicester Transplants Fund in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (leicestertransplant.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 Leicester Transplants Fund open for applications now?

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

### Where does Leicester Transplants Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Leicester City.

### Does Leicester Transplants Fund give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Leicester Transplants Fund give each year?

The register does not break out Leicester Transplants 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 £18.1k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £10.3k a year.

### How large is Leicester Transplants Fund?

In its latest reported year Leicester Transplants Fund reported income of £16.6k and spending of £18.1k.


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