# The Ted Senior Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1183662 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1183662)
- Latest income: £50.4k; spending £84.9k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other defined groups
- 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/ted-senior-foundation

Our flagship scheme, Ted's Friends, was launched at the University of Bristol at the start of the2020-21 academic year. The scheme provides TSF funded mental health training to student ambassadors within University sports teams, and following this successful pilot, significant expansion into other Universities is planned. TSF supports the Support after Suicide Partnership (SASP) through grants.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Ted Senior Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and health / saving of lives for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Ted Senior Foundation reported income of £50.4k and spending of £84.9k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Ted Senior Foundation 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 The Ted Senior Foundation open for applications now?

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

### Does The Ted Senior Foundation give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is The Ted Senior Foundation?

In its latest reported year The Ted Senior Foundation reported income of £50.4k and spending of £84.9k.


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