# The Victoria Memorial Legion Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 304585 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/304585)
- Latest income: £148k; spending £12.9k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Amateur sport
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Somerset
- Other names: Minehead Victoria Memorial Reading Rooms (previous)
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/victoria-memorial-legion-fund

Education and training. Disability. Sport. Grants to individuals. Grants to organizations.

## 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 | £148k | £12.9k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £4,038 | £13.6k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £33k | £3,893 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £3,625 | £100 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £0 | £1,865 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> Purpose of a meeting place for the social, physical and intellectual benefit of persons resident in the beneficial area.

## What it funds

The Victoria Memorial Legion Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability and amateur sport for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities 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 The Victoria Memorial Legion Fund reported income of £148k and spending of £12.9k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £32.4k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Victoria Memorial Legion Fund in its sources (last checked 5 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 Victoria Memorial Legion Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Victoria Memorial Legion Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Victoria Memorial Legion Fund fund?

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

### Does The Victoria Memorial Legion Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Victoria Memorial Legion Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Victoria Memorial Legion Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Victoria Memorial Legion Fund'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 £12.9k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £6,474 a year.

### How large is The Victoria Memorial Legion Fund?

In its latest reported year The Victoria Memorial Legion Fund reported income of £148k and spending of £12.9k.


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