# Williams and Bestwick Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1202233 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1202233)
- Company number: 14371540
- Latest income: £15k; spending £17.4k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/williams-and-bestwick-foundation

The Williams and Bestwick Foundation provides grants which promote charitable purposes within the following categories:(a) the prevention or relief of poverty;(b) the advancement of education;(c) the advancement of environmental protection;(d) the relief of those in need because of youth, age, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage;(e) the advancement of amateur sport.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Williams and Bestwick Foundation is registered under general charitable purposes for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Williams and Bestwick Foundation reported income of £15k and spending of £17.4k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Williams and Bestwick Foundation in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 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 Williams and Bestwick Foundation open for applications now?

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

### Does Williams and Bestwick Foundation give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Williams and Bestwick Foundation makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Williams and Bestwick Foundation?

In its latest reported year Williams and Bestwick Foundation reported income of £15k and spending of £17.4k.


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