# Milles Charitable Foundation Limited

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1135468 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1135468)
- Company number: 07027915
- Latest income: £587k; spending £213k; grants made £205k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Environment / conservation / heritage, Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/milles-charitable-foundation

The relief of those in need through illness or disability.The advancement of education.The advancement of culture and heritage.The advancement of saving lives via voluntary emergency and rescue services.Promotion of the efficiency of other charitable organisations who share these objects.Promotion of the efficiency of organisations registered as a charity with the Charity Commission

## 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 Dec 2025 | £587k | £213k | £205k |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £8,316 | £1,088 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £0 | £16k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £195k | £9,000 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £134k | £5,000 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1.objects 1.1 the charity's objects are restricted specifically, only for the public benefit to : (a) Relief of those in need through illness or disability and in particular but not limited to: (i) Relief of patients suffering from alzheimer’s disease or huntingdon’s syndrome or who suffer from sight impairment. (ii) provision in the interests of social welfare of recreational facilities for such patients (iii) promotion of research into the causes and treatment of alzheimer’s disease, huntingdon’s syndrome and blindness (b) Advancement of education and in particular: (i) Support and advancement of education of children and adults with learning difficulties either because of disability or illness or some other disadvantage (ii) education and assistance of young persons through work experience and their leisure time activities so as to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved (c) Advancement of culture and heritage through preservation of sites of historical or architectural importance (d) Advancement of saving lives through promotion of efficiency of voluntary emergency and rescue services (e) Promotion of efficiency of other charitable organisations who share one or more of these objects. (f) Promotion of efficiency of other charitable organisations registered as a charity with the charity commission of England & Wales pursuant to s30…

## What it funds

Milles Charitable Foundation Limited is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability and environment / conservation / heritage for children / young 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 Milles Charitable Foundation Limited reported income of £587k and spending of £213k, of which £205k went on grants. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £244k in total, including £205k of grants to organisations in the 1 year it reported them.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Milles Charitable Foundation Limited 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 Milles Charitable Foundation Limited open for applications now?

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

### Where does Milles Charitable Foundation Limited fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

### Does Milles Charitable Foundation Limited give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Milles Charitable Foundation Limited makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Milles Charitable Foundation Limited give each year?

In its latest reported year, to 31 Dec 2025, Milles Charitable Foundation Limited made £205k of grants to organisations, out of total spending of £213k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £48.9k a year.

### How large is Milles Charitable Foundation Limited?

In its latest reported year Milles Charitable Foundation Limited reported income of £587k and spending of £213k, of which £205k went on grants.


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