# The Roddam Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 213892 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/213892)
- Website: https://www.roddamcharity.org.uk
- Latest income: £5,201; spending £5,850
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Telford & Wrekin
- Other names: Mary Selina Roddam Aid in Sickness Fund (previous)
- Trustees: 8
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/roddam-charity

To provide relief in cases of need for people resident in the TF10 postcode area who may be sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm. Help may be provided by paying for items, services or facilities which are calculated to alleviate suffering or assist with recovery where help is not readily available from other sources, but not for the relief of rates, taxes or other public funds

## 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 2026 | £5,201 | £5,850 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £5,047 | £9,247 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £4,237 | £1,275 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £14.4k | £4,978 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £17.2k | £7,383 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For the purpose of relieving in cases of need persons resident in the tf10 postcode area (including the town of newport together with the areas of church aston, chetwynd aston, woodcote, moreton, forton, sambrook, tibberton, edgmond and lilleshall) who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm by providing or paying for items, services or facilities which are calculated to alleviate the suffering or assist the recovery of such persons in such cases but are not readily available to them from other sources.

## What it funds

The Roddam Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older 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 The Roddam Charity reported income of £5,201 and spending of £5,850. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2026, it spent £28.7k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Telford & Wrekin.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Roddam Charity in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (roddamcharity.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 The Roddam Charity open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Roddam Charity fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Telford & Wrekin.

### Does The Roddam Charity give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Roddam Charity give each year?

The register does not break out The Roddam Charity'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 2026 was £5,850. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £5,747 a year.

### How large is The Roddam Charity?

In its latest reported year The Roddam Charity reported income of £5,201 and spending of £5,850.


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