# The Margaret and Alick Potter Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1088821 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1088821)
- Latest income: £4,443; spending £24.7k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Disability
- Who it helps: Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Ceredigion
- Other names: The Potter Trust (working)
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/margaret-and-alick-potter-charitable-trust

Grants to support people living with any form of dementia in Ceredigion.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2025 | £4,443 | £24.7k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2024 | £3,963 | £23.8k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2023 | £4,252 | £11.4k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2022 | £4,243 | £11.9k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2021 | £5,334 | £4,097 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For the relief of sickness and distress among sufferers of all forms of dementia (including alzheimer's disease) and their families and carers in Ceredigion.

## What it funds

The Margaret and Alick Potter Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and disability for older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Margaret and Alick Potter Charitable Trust reported income of £4,443 and spending of £24.7k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 5 Apr 2025, it spent £75.9k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Ceredigion.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Margaret and Alick Potter Charitable Trust 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 The Margaret and Alick Potter Charitable Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Margaret and Alick Potter Charitable Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Margaret and Alick Potter Charitable Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Ceredigion.

### Does The Margaret and Alick Potter Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Margaret and Alick Potter Charitable Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Margaret and Alick Potter Charitable Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Margaret and Alick Potter Charitable Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 5 Apr 2025 was £24.7k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £15.2k a year.

### How large is The Margaret and Alick Potter Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Margaret and Alick Potter Charitable Trust reported income of £4,443 and spending of £24.7k.


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