# The Mayoress' Fund for Discharged Servicemen and Women

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 235559 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/235559)
- Latest income: £13.4k; spending £0
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Coventry City
- Other names: The Mayoress Fund for Discharged Service Men (previous)
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/mayoress-fund-for-discharged-servicemen-and-women

Payments to sick or needy ex-service men or women who reside in the City of Coventry.

## 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 | £13.4k | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £12.3k | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £10.5k | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £9,577 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £9,698 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The trustees shall apply the income in such ways as they shall think fit in relieving sick or needy ex-Servicemen in the city of Coventry either directly by way of gifts or loans or indirectly by way of gifts or loans to other institutions or organisations.

## What it funds

The Mayoress' Fund for Discharged Servicemen and Women is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Mayoress' Fund for Discharged Servicemen and Women reported income of £13.4k and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £0 in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Mayoress' Fund for Discharged Servicemen and Women 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 Mayoress' Fund for Discharged Servicemen and Women open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Mayoress' Fund for Discharged Servicemen and Women is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Mayoress' Fund for Discharged Servicemen and Women fund?

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

### Does The Mayoress' Fund for Discharged Servicemen and Women give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Mayoress' Fund for Discharged Servicemen and Women makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Mayoress' Fund for Discharged Servicemen and Women give each year?

The register does not break out The Mayoress' Fund for Discharged Servicemen and Women'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 £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £0 a year.

### How large is The Mayoress' Fund for Discharged Servicemen and Women?

In its latest reported year The Mayoress' Fund for Discharged Servicemen and Women reported income of £13.4k and spending of £0.


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