# The Shropshire Welfare Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 218206 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/218206)
- Website: https://www.shropshirewelfaretrust.org
- Latest income: £4,995; spending £250
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Shropshire
- Trustees: 9
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/shropshire-welfare-trust

Sending poor patients from any of the specified hospitals to their homes or elsewhere.Purchasing linen or other clothing for poor patients in any of the specified hospitals or for poor patients who have been discharged from any of the specified hospitals.Paying the expenses or part of the expenses for medical aids for poor patients in any of the specified 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 | £4,995 | £250 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £3,924 | £1,653 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £3,641 | £1,653 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £3,310 | £3,810 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £5,222 | £500 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For the benefit of:- (a) Poor patients of th specified hospitals (b) Poor members of the staff of any of the hospitals (c) The inhabitants of the county of Shropshire

## What it funds

The Shropshire Welfare Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for 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 Shropshire Welfare Trust reported income of £4,995 and spending of £250. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £7,866 in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Shropshire Welfare Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (shropshirewelfaretrust.org) 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 Shropshire Welfare Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Shropshire Welfare Trust fund?

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

### Does The Shropshire Welfare Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Shropshire Welfare Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Shropshire Welfare Trust'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 £250. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £1,573 a year.

### How large is The Shropshire Welfare Trust?

In its latest reported year The Shropshire Welfare Trust reported income of £4,995 and spending of £250.


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