# Wessex Reinvestment Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1105000 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1105000)
- Company number: 04580767
- Website: https://www.wessexca.co.uk/wessex-reinvestment-trust/
- Latest income: £10k; spending £10.4k
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Accommodation / housing, Environment / conservation / heritage, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources, Provides buildings / facilities / open space, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Devon, Dorset, Somerset
- Other names: Wrt (working); Climate Psychology Alliance (working)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/wessex-reinvestment-trust

Support disadvantaged communities in predominantly in the South West of England (Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset). Provide financial assistance to local enterprises and support development of community asset programmes. Support environmental knowledge and activities.

## 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 Mar 2025 | £10k | £10.4k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £8,817 | £34k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £3,000 | £3,000 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £13 | £13 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £313 | £5,013 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The relief of poverty and unemployment in the United Kingdom and in particular in the rural parishes, by:1. The provision of financial assistance, technical assistance or business advice or consultancy in order to provide training and employment opportunities for unemployed people in cases of financial or other charitable need;2. The advancement of education, training or retraining, particularly among unemployed people and providing unemployed people with work experience;3. The creation of training and employment opportunities by the provision of workspace, buildings and/or for use on favourable terms;4. The provision of financial assistance and debt counselling services to those in financial hardship;5. The provision and improvement of housing and any associated amenities for persons in necessitous circumstances, upon terms appropriate to their means provided that such power shall not extend to relieving any local authorities or other bodies of a statutory duty to provide or improve housing;6. To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by promoting biological diversity by raising awareness of the consequences of unsustainable use of natural resources and helping communities to become environmentally and economically sustainable;

## What it funds

Wessex Reinvestment Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation / housing, environment / conservation / heritage and economic / community development / employment for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides human resources, provides buildings / facilities / open space, provides advocacy / advice / information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Wessex Reinvestment Trust reported income of £10k and spending of £10.4k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £52.5k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Devon, Dorset and Somerset.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Wessex Reinvestment Trust in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (wessexca.co.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 Wessex Reinvestment Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does Wessex Reinvestment Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Devon, Dorset and Somerset.

### Does Wessex Reinvestment Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Wessex Reinvestment Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Wessex Reinvestment 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 Mar 2025 was £10.4k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £10.5k a year.

### How large is Wessex Reinvestment Trust?

In its latest reported year Wessex Reinvestment Trust reported income of £10k and spending of £10.4k.


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