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Trust / foundation · Charity no. 246512
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The Winchester Rural District Welfare Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales under number 246512. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Hampshire. The register describes its activities as: “To provide assistance, within the member villages,for those in need when help is not available from public funds.Types of help available:Grants to relieve distress, sickness or infirmity.Gifts in kind to help those in needTransport costs for those entering hospital and for visiting relatives.Help for students and…” Its charitable objects are: “The trustees shall apply the income of the charity as they think fit in relieving persons in need of assistance who are resident in the area of benefit. Area of benefit means the following parishes in the Winchester Rural District - bighton, bramdean, compton, headbourne worthy and abbot's barton, hursley, itchen…” In the year to 31 Mar 2026 it reported income of £5,319 and spending of £5,817.
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From the charity register and the funder's published information.
Latest income
£5,319
Latest spending
£5,817
- What it funds
- Health / saving of livesDisabilityPrevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps
- Children / young peopleOlder peoplePeople with disabilitiesOther defined groups
- How it gives
- Makes grants to individualsMakes grants to organisations
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | £5,319 | £5,817 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £5,319 | £5,817 |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £5,771 | £6,492 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £8,752 | £5,699 |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £5,124 | £6,985 |
Charitable objects
The trustees shall apply the income of the charity as they think fit in relieving persons in need of assistance who are resident in the area of benefit. Area of benefit means the following parishes in the Winchester Rural District - bighton, bramdean, compton, headbourne worthy and abbot's barton, hursley, itchen valley, king's worthy, micheldever, old alresford, owslebury, sparsholt, twyford, wonston, beauworth, bishop's sutton, cheriton, chilcomb, crawley, itchen stoke and ovington, kilmeston, littleton, new alresford, northington, oliver's battery and tichborne,
Where it operates
Hampshire
- Also known as
- Winchester Villages Trust
- Trustees
- 12
What The Winchester Rural District Welfare Trust funds
The Winchester Rural District Welfare Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2026, it spent £30.8k in total.
How to apply to The Winchester Rural District Welfare Trust
OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Winchester Rural District Welfare Trust in its sources (last checked 5 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 about The Winchester Rural District Welfare Trust
Is The Winchester Rural District Welfare Trust open for applications now?
Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Winchester Rural District Welfare Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.
Where does The Winchester Rural District Welfare Trust fund?
The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Hampshire.
Does The Winchester Rural District Welfare Trust give grants to individuals?
Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Winchester Rural District Welfare Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.
How much does The Winchester Rural District Welfare Trust give each year?
The register does not break out The Winchester Rural District Welfare 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 2026 was £5,817. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £6,162 a year.
How large is The Winchester Rural District Welfare Trust?
In its latest reported year The Winchester Rural District Welfare Trust reported income of £5,319 and spending of £5,817.
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