# Wheelwrights' Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 288173 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/288173)
- Website: https://www.wheelwrights.org
- Latest income: £73.9k; spending £78.2k
- What it funds: Disability
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/wheelwrights-charity

- Mobility for disabled people,especially children and young people- Access to sport and training for Paralympic sport for disabled men and women- Access to educational and recreational activities for disabled children and young people- Education and training in the Wheelwrights' craft- Other relevant charitable causes and awards

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Wheelwrights' Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes disability for children / young people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Wheelwrights' Charity reported income of £73.9k and spending of £78.2k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Wheelwrights' Charity in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (wheelwrights.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 Wheelwrights' Charity open for applications now?

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

### Does Wheelwrights' Charity give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Wheelwrights' Charity makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Wheelwrights' Charity?

In its latest reported year Wheelwrights' Charity reported income of £73.9k and spending of £78.2k.


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