# Sheila Whitley Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 253681 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/253681)
- Latest income: £21.3k; spending £22.2k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/sheila-whitley-trust

To give financial support to any charitable purpose or purposes organisation or organisations in any part of the world broadly concerned with the welfare or treatment of: a) Sick or disabled or handicapped persons of all ages. b) The aged. c) Persons who are in distress by means of poverty or reduced circumstances. d) Merchant Seaman of all ranks and ratings

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Sheila Whitley Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Sheila Whitley Trust reported income of £21.3k and spending of £22.2k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Sheila Whitley Trust in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 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 Sheila Whitley Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does Sheila Whitley Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Sheila Whitley Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Sheila Whitley Trust?

In its latest reported year Sheila Whitley Trust reported income of £21.3k and spending of £22.2k.


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