THE DISTILLERS' CHARITY

Registered charity 1038763 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DISTILLERS COMPANY'S CHARITY FUND, MACDONALD-BUCHANAN BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIP TRUST

To provide one or more bursaries or scholarships either to enable young students, of either sex, who propose to enter or who have already entered the distilling trade to acquire knowledge of wine trade or to enable young students to acquire knowledge of the distilling trade; and to make donations to the Wine Spirits Trades Benevolent Society and other registered charities.

Objects

IN PROVIDING ONE OR MORE BURSARIES OR SCHOLARSHIPS EITHER TO ENABLE YOUNG STUDENTS OF EITHER SEX WHO PROPOSE TO ENTER OR WHO HAVE ALREADY ENTERED THE DISTILLING TRADE TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF WINE TRADE OR TO ENABLE YOUNG STUDENTS TO AQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DISTILLING TRADE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£10k
Latest spending
£11k
Registered
1994

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Policies the charity declares

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From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£10k£11k
31/10/2024£12k£12k
31/10/2023£16k£24k
31/10/2022£39k£1.3m
31/10/2021£128k£93k

Common questions

Who funds THE DISTILLERS' CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DISTILLERS' CHARITY as a grant recipient include The Ethos Foundation.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Ethos FoundationFY2025£9ksmaller donation