Wessex Heartbeat

Registered charity 1116510 · since 2006heartbeat.co.uk·Dorset, England, Hampshire, Isle of Wight·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£372k

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Wessex Heartbeat fits best where a project relates to cardiovascular disease, training for cardiac-unit staff, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation or research, and where it is in the South of England, with priority given to the Wessex Region of Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight.
The charity says its equipment and services are generally of a kind the NHS would not provide, such as leading-edge or innovatory provision, so a request for routine NHS-provided equipment or services is unlikely to match its focus.
The annual report shows about £371,752 awarded in total, but no grant range is given, so you cannot judge a typical request size from the funder's own figures.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and the trust works through grant submissions that make cardiac-care needs known, so a clear written account of the need is the sensible first step.
The material gives no guidance on how competitive funding is, so approach it on the strength of fit rather than expecting a particular outcome.

Overview

Wessex Heartbeat is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1116510).

Wessex Heartbeat is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1116510) that exists to relieve suffering from cardiovascular disease, primarily by supporting the Wessex Cardiac Unit. It supports individuals of all ages diagnosed with congenital and cardiovascular disease, and its Heartbeat House has 24 bedrooms providing accommodation for up to 35 people at any one time. Its grant categories are education and training, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, and the annual report shows about £371,752 awarded in total.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The trust's purpose is to relieve suffering from cardiovascular disease, primarily by supporting a specialist cardiac unit and working with communities in the Wessex region and across southern England. Its stated funding priorities are education and training, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. It selectively supports training for cardiac-unit staff, and provides medical equipment and funds research and projects on preventing heart disease. Equipment and services are generally of a kind the NHS would not provide, such as leading-edge or innovatory provision. The trust also supports cardiac-care needs made known through grant submissions, using unrestricted funds raised through donations, community fundraising and events. Its work includes patient support and accommodation for relatives of people undergoing serious cardiac interventions. Beyond the Wessex region, it supports other communities across the South of England.

Themes

Education and training
Cardiovascular prevention
Cardiovascular treatment
Cardiac rehabilitation
Cardiovascular research

Geographic Focus

South of England. Priority: Wessex Region: Hampshire, Dorset and Isle of Wight counties in United Kingdom.

How to apply

Grant submissions make cardiac-care needs and priorities known to the trust; it supports them using unrestricted funds raised through donations, community fundraising and events.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Equipment and services are generally of a type that the NHS would not provide, such as leading-edge or innovatory provision.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Wessex Heartbeat.

The Dorset Health TrustRollingGave £211k Macmillan Caring LocallyNo public process The Pierrepont TrustNo public processGave £300k Sir John and Lady Heathcoat Amory's Charitable TrustRollingGave £74,658 University Hospitals Birmingham CharityInvitation onlyGave £6.2M King's College Hospital CharityInvitation onlyGave £2.7M Children With Special Needs FoundationRollingGave £168k The Valentine Charitable TrustInvitation onlyGave £1.1M The Burden TrustFixed deadlinesGave £198k Sandra Charitable TrustNo public processGave £621k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 30 September 2021	£488,401	£513,447	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2021
year to 30 September 2022	£411,014	£429,274	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£804,867	£783,438	£109,441	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£1,130,377	£802,308	£142,227	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£1,232,943	£1,088,317	£371,752	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2023

£109k grants

YE 2024

£142k grants

YE 2025

£372k awarded

Grants paid stayed within income across the 3 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2023; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

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.