# Vula Amehlo Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1098877 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1098877)
- Website: https://www.vula-amehlo.org.uk
- Latest income: £2,699; spending £5,446
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Eswatini
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/vula-amehlo-trust

Grants are made to organisations (of which the trustees have personal knowledge) operating in the countries of Southern Africa in accordance with our objects.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2026 | £2,699 | £5,446 | not filed |
| 1 Apr 2025 | £1,338 | £2,383 | not filed |
| 1 Apr 2024 | £5,506 | £5,120 | not filed |
| 1 Apr 2023 | £6,079 | £8,237 | not filed |
| 1 Apr 2022 | £9,789 | £5,631 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1. To support, advance and promote the prevention and relief of suffering caused by blindness or eye disorders in swaziland.2. To provide support to projects and organisations working in southern Africa to alleviate suffering and poverty of individuals with hiv/aids, their families or their remaining dependants following their death.3. To advance and promote the provision of education, medical care and services or the relief of poverty, sickness or distress among the peoples of southern Africa.

## What it funds

Vula Amehlo Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief and economic / community development / employment for children / young people, older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Vula Amehlo Trust reported income of £2,699 and spending of £5,446. Over its last 5 reported years, to 1 Apr 2026, it spent £26.8k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Vula Amehlo Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (vula-amehlo.org.uk) 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 Vula Amehlo Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Vula Amehlo Trust fund?

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

### Does Vula Amehlo Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Vula Amehlo Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Vula Amehlo Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Vula Amehlo Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 1 Apr 2026 was £5,446. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £5,363 a year.

### How large is Vula Amehlo Trust?

In its latest reported year Vula Amehlo Trust reported income of £2,699 and spending of £5,446.


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