# The UK Good Samaritan

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1216345 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1216345)
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides services
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/uk-good-samaritan

The charity is dedicated to achieving its purpose by providing targeted grants and essential services to individuals within the Oriental Orthodox faith who are experiencing hardship and a lower quality of life. Our aim is to intervene to help alleviate poverty and disadvantage, thereby enabling beneficiaries to achieve a standard of living they would not otherwise be able to attain without support

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The prevention or relief of poverty of members of the oriental orthodox faith in the UK, in particular but not exclusively, by providing: grants, items, and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty for those persons.

## What it funds

The UK Good Samaritan is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The UK Good Samaritan 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.

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