# Meriden Sports and Recreation Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1164556 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1164556)
- Website: https://meridensrt.org.uk
- Latest income: £71.8k; spending £78k
- What it funds: Amateur sport, Recreation
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/meriden-sports-and-recreation-trust

The Trust's mission is to make sure that Meriden and its surrounding area is well served by sports facilities into the foreseeable future, supporting the core operating costs of Meriden Sports Park and providing small grants to encourage other sports and recreational initiatives in the area.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Meriden Sports and Recreation Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes amateur sport and recreation for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Meriden Sports and Recreation Trust reported income of £71.8k and spending of £78k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Meriden Sports and Recreation Trust in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (meridensrt.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 Meriden Sports and Recreation Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Meriden Sports and Recreation Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Meriden Sports and Recreation Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Meriden Sports and Recreation Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Meriden Sports and Recreation Trust?

In its latest reported year Meriden Sports and Recreation Trust reported income of £71.8k and spending of £78k.


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