# Samuel Warneford Needy Patients Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 501149 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/501149)
- Latest income: £5,803; spending £10.2k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Warwickshire
- Other names: The Warneford General Hospital Needy Patients Fund (previous)
- Trustees: 9
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/samuel-warneford-needy-patients-fund

To provide help and assistance to needy previous patients of the Warneford General Hospital who have been transferred to the South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust and to patients now being treated by the South Warwickshire Hospitals.

## 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 | £5,803 | £10.2k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £5,818 | £9,646 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £5,822 | £8,980 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £5,890 | £7,667 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £5,655 | £7,553 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For the benefit of Needy persons who are present Patients of south Warwickshire/general hospitals or former in Patients of the Warneford leamington spa and south Warwickshire general hospital and bathing institution and who are sick or convalescent in all or any of the following ways or in such ways as the trustees think fit.

## What it funds

Samuel Warneford Needy Patients Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Samuel Warneford Needy Patients Fund reported income of £5,803 and spending of £10.2k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £44k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Warwickshire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Samuel Warneford Needy Patients Fund 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 Samuel Warneford Needy Patients Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Samuel Warneford Needy Patients Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Samuel Warneford Needy Patients Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Warwickshire.

### Does Samuel Warneford Needy Patients Fund give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Samuel Warneford Needy Patients Fund makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Samuel Warneford Needy Patients Fund give each year?

The register does not break out Samuel Warneford Needy Patients Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £10.2k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £8,803 a year.

### How large is Samuel Warneford Needy Patients Fund?

In its latest reported year Samuel Warneford Needy Patients Fund reported income of £5,803 and spending of £10.2k.


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