# Sir Alec Black'S Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 220295 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/220295)
- Latest income: £87.9k; spending £98.7k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Other charitable activities
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/sir-alec-blacks-charity

The charity provides bed linen to charitable organisations throughout the UK caring for the sick and infirm for use on in-patient beds and provides assistance to sick poor persons resident in the Borough of Grimsby, particularly those associated with the fishing industry.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Sir Alec Black'S Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for older people 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 Sir Alec Black'S Charity reported income of £87.9k and spending of £98.7k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Sir Alec Black'S Charity 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 Sir Alec Black'S Charity open for applications now?

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

### Does Sir Alec Black'S Charity give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Sir Alec Black'S Charity makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is Sir Alec Black'S Charity?

In its latest reported year Sir Alec Black'S Charity reported income of £87.9k and spending of £98.7k.


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