Bestway Foundation

Bestway Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 297178).

Bestway Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales that exists to advance education and relieve sickness, for public benefit in the UK and overseas. It supports local schools, gives scholarships to university students and endows universities, and it also makes grants and endowments to existing hospitals, clinics and medical research establishments or sets up new health facilities. Its two major recipients are UK and foreign charities, both registered and non-registered, and academic institutions. Over 1,000 students were provided with scholarships across the UK and Pakistan, and the foundation gave £232,645 in its latest reported year.

Priority Areas

The Bestway Foundation focuses predominantly on education and healthcare, which it sees as important to social mobility and advancement. It says it operates in the UK and Pakistan and seeks to empower disadvantaged sections of local communities by promoting economic regeneration and full employment. Its education work includes support for universities, local schools and students through grants, scholarships and bursaries; it has also established village schools. In health, it has supported hospitals and established basic health units and medical dispensaries. It works independently and in partnership with specialist organisations. Its main organisational recipients are UK and foreign charities, both registered and non-registered, and academic institutions.

Themes

• Education
• Healthcare

Geographic Focus

Priority: The UK; Pakistan.

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

What the charity says:

• It focuses predominantly on education and healthcare, which it sees as key to social mobility and advancement.