# The Martha Blackham Kendrick Poor Children'S Summer Holiday Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 252136 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/252136)
- Latest income: £16.8k; spending £13.8k
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty, Amateur sport
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Coventry City, Warwickshire
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/martha-blackham-kendrick-poor-childrens-summer-holiday-charity

Grants given to 'poor children', via organisations to have a holiday when they otherwise would not be able to afford one.

## 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 Nov 2025 | £16.8k | £13.8k | not filed |
| 30 Nov 2024 | £9,198 | £5,550 | not filed |
| 30 Nov 2023 | £9,554 | £24.3k | not filed |
| 30 Nov 2022 | £8,741 | £8,458 | not filed |
| 30 Nov 2021 | £8,137 | £3,000 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To defray the expenses of and generally to promote and organise Summer holidays for the poor and necessitous children of the city of Coventry and the parish of fillongley.

## What it funds

The Martha Blackham Kendrick Poor Children'S Summer Holiday Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Martha Blackham Kendrick Poor Children'S Summer Holiday Charity reported income of £16.8k and spending of £13.8k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Nov 2025, it spent £55.2k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Coventry City and Warwickshire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Martha Blackham Kendrick Poor Children'S Summer Holiday Charity 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 The Martha Blackham Kendrick Poor Children'S Summer Holiday Charity open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Martha Blackham Kendrick Poor Children'S Summer Holiday Charity is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Martha Blackham Kendrick Poor Children'S Summer Holiday Charity fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Coventry City and Warwickshire.

### Does The Martha Blackham Kendrick Poor Children'S Summer Holiday Charity give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Martha Blackham Kendrick Poor Children'S Summer Holiday Charity makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Martha Blackham Kendrick Poor Children'S Summer Holiday Charity give each year?

The register does not break out The Martha Blackham Kendrick Poor Children'S Summer Holiday Charity's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Nov 2025 was £13.8k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £11k a year.

### How large is The Martha Blackham Kendrick Poor Children'S Summer Holiday Charity?

In its latest reported year The Martha Blackham Kendrick Poor Children'S Summer Holiday Charity reported income of £16.8k and spending of £13.8k.


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