# Lilly Hillman Will Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 293131 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/293131)
- Latest income: £3,720; spending £3,399
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Hampshire, Surrey
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/lilly-hillman-will-trust

Uses investment income to make grants to individuals and organisations falling within the charity's objects - relief of poverty and distress by assistance to children inpatients or outpatients at the Royal Surrey County Hospital Guildford.

## 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 Mar 2025 | £3,720 | £3,399 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £4,023 | £3,356 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £3,808 | £3,614 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £3,045 | £5,133 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £3,036 | £5,647 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For the relief of poverty and distress by the creation of a fund for provision of assistance to children inmates or outpatients at the Royal Surrey county hospital in the provision of grants appliances or generally for the relief of poverty or distress amongst the children or their families by providing help towards the fares of parents visiting such children or otherwise by relieving poverty or distress and the expenditure of such income in the promotion of the nursing and welfare of such children.

## What it funds

Lilly Hillman Will Trust 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 Lilly Hillman Will Trust reported income of £3,720 and spending of £3,399. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £21.1k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Hampshire and Surrey.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Lilly Hillman Will Trust 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.

## Questions

### Is Lilly Hillman Will Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Lilly Hillman Will Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Hampshire and Surrey.

### Does Lilly Hillman Will Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Lilly Hillman Will Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Lilly Hillman Will Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Lilly Hillman Will Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £3,399. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £4,230 a year.

### How large is Lilly Hillman Will Trust?

In its latest reported year Lilly Hillman Will Trust reported income of £3,720 and spending of £3,399.


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