# Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 246189 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/246189)
- Latest income: £13.1k; spending £11.3k
- What it funds: Education / training, Amateur sport, Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City
- Other names: Bilston Drill Hall Trust Fund (previous); Bilston and Lichfield Drill Halls Trust Fund (working)
- Trustees: 7
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/lichfield-and-bilston-drill-halls-trust-fund

Managing Trustees make grants, at their discretion, to selected TA Units based within the County of Stafford (including those Units in the geographical area of the former County of Stafford) and the Staffordshire Army Cadets Force for such charitable purposes as are calculated to further their miliotary efficiency by improving the facilities and amenities of training and service.

## 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 Dec 2025 | £13.1k | £11.3k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £14.2k | £15.4k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £15.6k | £9,981 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £44k | £9,040 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £10.7k | £11.4k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> Income to be used in making grants to any of the existing units which are:- (b company 2nd battalion, mercian volunteers, territorial army, headquarters company and c (Staffordshire) company 1st battalion mercian volunteers, territorial army and 210 (Staffordshire) air defence battery Royal artillery, teritorial army); for such chairtable purposes as are calculated to further their military efficiency by improving the facilities and amenities of training and service.

## What it funds

Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and amateur sport for children / young people, older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust Fund reported income of £13.1k and spending of £11.3k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £57.1k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-trent City.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust 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 Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-trent City.

### Does Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust Fund give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust Fund makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust Fund give each year?

The register does not break out Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £11.3k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £11.4k a year.

### How large is Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust Fund?

In its latest reported year Lichfield and Bilston Drill Halls Trust Fund reported income of £13.1k and spending of £11.3k.


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