# Yorkshire Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 516535 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/516535)
- Latest income: £16.9k; spending £47.7k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/yorkshire-miners-welfare-trust-fund-scheme

The Trust seeks to promote schemes of lasting benefit to people in mining and former mining communities in the Yorkshire area within the objects of the CISWO charity and which may be determined from time to time by the CISWO charity.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Yorkshire Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance. In its latest reported year Yorkshire Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme reported income of £16.9k and spending of £47.7k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Yorkshire Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme 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 Yorkshire Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme open for applications now?

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

### Does Yorkshire Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Yorkshire Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is Yorkshire Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme?

In its latest reported year Yorkshire Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme reported income of £16.9k and spending of £47.7k.


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