# The Wearmouth Deanery Welfare Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 248596 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/248596)
- Latest income: £5,248; spending £6,552
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Religious activities
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Sunderland
- Other names: Wearmouth Deanery Preventive and Rescue Work Committee (previous)
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/wearmouth-deanery-welfare-trust

To assist women and girls in financial need and to encourage the development of counselling and community work skills within the area of the Wearmouth Deanery of the Church of England Diocese of Durham.

## 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 Jul 2025 | £5,248 | £6,552 | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2024 | £5,141 | £4,170 | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2023 | £5,052 | £3,230 | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2022 | £4,943 | £5,692 | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2021 | £4,799 | £6,030 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To relieve woman and girls who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress by any charitable means which the trustees decide and to encourage the development of counselling and community work skills in the Deanery

## What it funds

The Wearmouth Deanery Welfare Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Wearmouth Deanery Welfare Trust reported income of £5,248 and spending of £6,552. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Jul 2025, it spent £25.7k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Wearmouth Deanery Welfare Trust 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 Wearmouth Deanery Welfare Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Wearmouth Deanery Welfare Trust fund?

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

### Does The Wearmouth Deanery Welfare Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Wearmouth Deanery Welfare Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Wearmouth Deanery Welfare Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Wearmouth Deanery Welfare Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Jul 2025 was £6,552. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £5,135 a year.

### How large is The Wearmouth Deanery Welfare Trust?

In its latest reported year The Wearmouth Deanery Welfare Trust reported income of £5,248 and spending of £6,552.


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