# Medical Assistance Sierra Leone

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1105330 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1105330)
- Company number: 05184106
- Website: https://www.masierraleone.org.uk
- Latest income: £20.5k; spending £23.7k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Reading, Sierra Leone
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/medical-assistance-sierra-leone

Medical Assistance Sierra Leone supports access to health care and urgent medical treatment for communities and individuals in Sierra Leone. Working with local partners in the government health service and with a range of local NGOs, we support training for health workers, awareness-raising around health issues, and provide a range of medication and equipment to under-resourced services.

## 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 Sept 2025 | £20.5k | £23.7k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £91.8k | £71.9k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £19.8k | £79.4k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £77.7k | £25k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £49k | £58.3k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The relief of sickness and the preservation of health among people residing permanently or temporarily in Sierra Leone

## What it funds

Medical Assistance Sierra Leone is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid / famine relief for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Medical Assistance Sierra Leone reported income of £20.5k and spending of £23.7k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Sept 2025, it spent £258k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Reading and Sierra Leone.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Medical Assistance Sierra Leone in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (masierraleone.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Medical Assistance Sierra Leone open for applications now?

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

### Where does Medical Assistance Sierra Leone fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Reading and Sierra Leone.

### Does Medical Assistance Sierra Leone give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Medical Assistance Sierra Leone makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Medical Assistance Sierra Leone give each year?

The register does not break out Medical Assistance Sierra Leone's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Sept 2025 was £23.7k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £51.7k a year.

### How large is Medical Assistance Sierra Leone?

In its latest reported year Medical Assistance Sierra Leone reported income of £20.5k and spending of £23.7k.


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