# Welfare Support Group

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1136762 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1136762)
- Website: https://welfaresupportgroup.org
- Latest income: £69.8k; spending £39k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People of a particular ethnic or racial origin, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources, Provides services
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/welfare-support-group

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, AND IN PARTICULAR, THOSE AFFECTED BY NATURAL CAUSES OR BY WARS AND CONFLICTS EITHER FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Welfare Support Group is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid / famine relief for children / young people, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services. In its latest reported year Welfare Support Group reported income of £69.8k and spending of £39k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Welfare Support Group in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (welfaresupportgroup.org) 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 Welfare Support Group open for applications now?

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

### Does Welfare Support Group give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Welfare Support Group makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Welfare Support Group?

In its latest reported year Welfare Support Group reported income of £69.8k and spending of £39k.


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