# The Summers Poor Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 242975 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/242975)
- Latest income: £1,525; spending £1,600
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Barnsley
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/summers-poor-fund

Money generated from investments is distributed each December to specified churches for distribution by the priests to the poor of their area of Barnsley in cash or kind.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2025 | £1,525 | £1,600 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2024 | £2,126 | £1,480 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2023 | £1,463 | £1,815 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2022 | £1,382 | £1,222 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2021 | £1,414 | £1,600 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To the help of the poor in Barnsley (in cash or kind). Net income to be paid in equal portions early in december each year to the rector of Barnsley, the pastor of the congregational church, regent street, Barnsley, the superintendent minister of the wesleyan church for Barnsley east district, pitt street, Barnsley and the commandant of the salvation army at Barnsley.

## What it funds

The Summers Poor Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Summers Poor Fund reported income of £1,525 and spending of £1,600. Over its last 5 reported years, to 5 Apr 2025, it spent £7,717 in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Summers Poor Fund in its sources (last checked 4 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 The Summers Poor Fund open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Summers Poor Fund fund?

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

### Does The Summers Poor Fund give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Summers Poor Fund makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Summers Poor Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Summers Poor Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 5 Apr 2025 was £1,600. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £1,543 a year.

### How large is The Summers Poor Fund?

In its latest reported year The Summers Poor Fund reported income of £1,525 and spending of £1,600.


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