# Widemarsh Ventures - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 514862 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/514862) - Latest income: £10k; spending £12.4k - What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Environment / conservation / heritage, Recreation - Who it helps: Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public - How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Other charitable activities - Area of operation: Herefordshire - Other names: Friends of Widemarsh Workshop (previous) - Trustees: 3 - Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/widemarsh-ventures Provide support for the benefit of the Charity and its trainees/workers/members, its ethos and ideologies. To constantly strive to support and be of benefit to the local community and the vulnerable people within it. Primary purpose trading to raise funds by selling products through retail outlets for the benefit of the Charities members (trainees) with activities, holidays and distress grants. ## 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 Dec 2025 | £10k | £12.4k | not filed | | 31 Dec 2024 | £11.3k | £14.4k | not filed | | 31 Dec 2023 | £12k | £11.8k | not filed | | 31 Dec 2022 | £14.2k | £12.8k | not filed | | 31 Dec 2021 | £17k | £11.2k | not filed | ## Charitable objects > The Purposes of the Charity are:The advancement of education to include, but not limited to:-• Community Education.• Training and lifelong learning.• The development of individual capabilities, competencies, skills and understanding.The Prevention or relief of poverty by;• The provision of grants/funds at predetermined periods of the year (as set by the Board) usually twice yearly, to help our beneficiaries with funds for recreational pursuits or training to bring their quality of life to a reasonable standard or by paying for items, services or facilities where appropriate, if otherwise could not be afforded.Advancement of citizenship or community development by;• Promotion of civic responsibility and good citizenship through outreach and community work.• To encourage the promotion of volunteering.• Promote advancement of health and well-being activities through community engagement and social inclusion.The promotion of social inclusion by;• To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.• Socially excluded means being excluded from society or part of society as a result of being a member of socially and economically deprived community.Any other charitable purpose• Gifts including monies, for the benefit of organisations providing services to the community of Herefordshire within our beneficiary sector.• Our… ## What it funds Widemarsh Ventures is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty, environment / conservation / heritage and recreation for older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Widemarsh Ventures reported income of £10k and spending of £12.4k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £62.6k in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Herefordshire. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Widemarsh Ventures 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 Widemarsh Ventures open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Widemarsh Ventures is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does Widemarsh Ventures fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Herefordshire. ### Does Widemarsh Ventures give grants to individuals? Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Widemarsh Ventures makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies. ### How much does Widemarsh Ventures give each year? The register does not break out Widemarsh Ventures's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £12.4k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £12.5k a year. ### How large is Widemarsh Ventures? 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