Bestobell-Meggitt Welfare Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work relieves hardship, financial need or sickness, it matches the trust's stated purpose, but its main beneficiaries are individuals, mostly qualifying employees, pensioners, widows and dependants linked to Bestobell PLC and Meggitt PLC, so a charity's request would be a discretionary matter for the trustee.
- No grant range is stated, and total giving was £92,746 paid according to the annual report, so a modest, clearly costed request is the safer approach.
- No application process is published, so it is sensible to contact the trust directly and check its annual report and register entry first.
- Nothing is said about timing or how competitive the trust is.
- Organisations with no connection to its beneficiary groups or to its stated purpose should expect little prospect of support.
Overview
Bestobell-Meggitt Welfare Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 284376).
The Bestobell-Meggitt Welfare Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales whose principal purpose is relieving hardship, financial need or sickness. Its primary beneficiaries are individuals, including qualifying employees, pensioners, widows and other dependants, and people who work or have worked for overseas subsidiaries of Bestobell PLC and Meggitt PLC. It can also support charities with similar purposes at the trustee's discretion. According to the annual report, it paid £92,746 in its latest reported year.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Trust's principal purpose is to relieve hardship, financial need or sickness among qualifying employees, pensioners, widows and other dependants. Its primary beneficiaries are individuals, and grants may address hardship or financial need however it occurs, as well as medical and convalescence expenses when treatment is not readily available through normal channels. The fund operates in the United Kingdom and is also available to people who work or have worked for overseas subsidiaries of Bestobell PLC and Meggitt PLC. At the Trustee's discretion, charities concerned with relieving hardship, financial need or sickness can also receive support. The Trust therefore combines individual welfare assistance with discretionary charitable grants.
Themes
- Hardship and financial need
- Medical and convalescence expenses
Geographic Focus
United Kingdom.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Secondary charitable beneficiaries are considered at the Trustee's discretion.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Bestobell-Meggitt Welfare Trust.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £123,643 | £2,925,140 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £75,537 | £161,854 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £79,256 | £103,604 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £92,746 | £28,860 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £47,697 | £2,111,289 | £92,746 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants paid out in the year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission