Hospitals Trust of the Hartlepools

The Hospitals Trust of the Hartlepools, originally established in 1963 (charity 234100) and succeeded by a CIO in December 2024 (1203474), is a longstanding local charity dedicated to enhancing healthcare in the Hartlepool parliamentary borough through supplementary grants to hospitals, nursing homes, and similar institutions. Its mission focuses on improving patient care, welfare, comfort, and staff wellbeing beyond core NHS funding, rooted in values of prudent stewardship, tangible local impact, and complementing statutory provision without duplication. Distinctively hyper-local and traditional, it prioritizes institutional enhancements like equipment acquisition, facility renovations, patient amenities, and comfort projects for Hartlepool's population, primarily benefiting users and staff of the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and affiliated voluntary providers.

It funds project and capital initiatives for non-core healthcare improvements in institutional settings, excluding broader public health, research, or individual support. Beneficiaries are strictly tied to Hartlepool-serving facilities.

Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities, with a strong preference for established medium-to-large statutory NHS bodies or voluntary organizations directly delivering institutional care in Hartlepool; small grassroots groups or those without local ties are unlikely to qualify. Unsolicited applications are not accepted—funding targets pre-identified local institutions via direct trustee approaches.

Grants typically range from £2,000 to £25,000, awarded at trustee discretion during adhoc meetings with no fixed deadlines, application forms, or open rounds. Exclusions include core costs, unrestricted funding, activities outside Hartlepool, non-institutional care, or individuals, setting it apart as a niche complement to NHS infrastructure rather than a general health funder.