Wyggestons

Registered charity 216873 · since 1963wyggestons.org.uk·Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£30,000
Annual giving, year to 31 December 2024
From filed accounts
£15,000
Typical grant (median)
2 published grants

Key takeaways

  • Wyggestons' stated geographic focus is the City of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, and its grant aid is for people in conditions of need who live in its area of benefit, so organisations or individuals outside that area should look elsewhere.
  • Its housing and care work is for people aged 60 and over, so a project serving older people locally is the closest match.
  • Annual giving is £30,000 and individual grants through Leicester Charity Link are up to £500, so a modest request fits best; the annual report does not state a grant range.
  • No application process is published, so contact the charity using the details in its annual report or on its website before writing a full application, and do not assume a set deadline.

Overview

Wyggestons is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 216873).

Wyggestons is a charity set up to provide sheltered housing and give grant aid, and it now provides affordable rented housing, support and care for people aged 60 and over. Its grant aid is paid either directly or through Leicester Charity Link and the Wyggestons School Foundation, and it is aimed at relieving need, hardship or distress among people resident in its area of benefit. Annual giving is £30,000, and individual grants through Leicester Charity Link are limited to a maximum of £500.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Wyggestons says it provides affordable rented housing accommodation, support and care services for people aged 60 and older, and describes its work as supporting older people in Leicester city and county. Alongside its housing and care services, it provides grant aid directly and through other organisations. Grants distributed through an intermediary are intended to enable people to have a better quality of life, and individual grants through that route are limited in size. It also makes grants to organisations. Its approach combines direct accommodation and care with grant assistance delivered through established channels.

Geographic Focus

City Of Leicester; Leicestershire; Rutland.

How to apply

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.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

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Grants

2 published grants analysed · median £15,000

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

  • Leicester Charity Link
    £25,000year to 31 December 2024
  • Wyggeston School Foundation
    £5,000year to 31 December 2024

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.

Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 31 December 2020£2,384,348£2,355,913£50,040Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021£2,585,294£2,658,320£3,500Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022£2,957,844£2,647,579£30,000Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023£3,306,600£3,896,236£30,000Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024£3,477,910£4,519,723£30,000Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2020
£50,040 grants
YE 2021
£3,500 grants
YE 2022
£30,000 grants
YE 2023
£30,000 grants
YE 2024
£30,000 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.

  • Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020; year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
  • Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

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

Other sources

  • Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)

This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.

Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.

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