# Spreading Health

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1131624 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1131624)
- Website: https://www.spreadinghealth.org
- Latest income: £11.1k; spending £10.4k
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Other defined groups, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Cameroon, Uganda
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/spreading-health

Our aim is to raise money to sponsor the training of health professionals, in their own country, to work in poor rural areas. Our first project involves raising money to sponsor the training of nurses to SRN grade in Cameroon, W Africa. 5 new nursing students sponsored this year, bring our total up to 83.We have also sponsored two nurses in Uganda to upgrade from basic nursing to SRN grade.

## 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 | £11.1k | £10.4k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £11.3k | £12.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £13.6k | £13.6k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £7,949 | £26.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £9,555 | £10.3k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To relieve sickness and preserve and protect Health in rural parts of the developing world, in particular but not exclusively by sponsoring professional Health training of local people in such areas of the world and by providing grants for items and equipment associated with medical practice.

## What it funds

Spreading Health is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Spreading Health reported income of £11.1k and spending of £10.4k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £73.8k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cameroon and Uganda.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Spreading Health in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (spreadinghealth.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 Spreading Health open for applications now?

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

### Where does Spreading Health fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cameroon and Uganda.

### Does Spreading Health give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Spreading Health give each year?

The register does not break out Spreading Health'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 £10.4k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £14.8k a year.

### How large is Spreading Health?

In its latest reported year Spreading Health reported income of £11.1k and spending of £10.4k.


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