THE CECIL KING MEMORIAL FOUNDATION — grant history

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Latest income

£103k

Grants listed (FY2025)

Listed grants total

£182k

Accounts grants total

£208k

listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded

Arts/culture/heritage/science (6 grantees)
Education/training (5 grantees)
Disability (2 grantees)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (2 grantees)
Other Charitable Purposes (1 grantee)
Overseas Aid/famine Relief (1 grantee)
Religious Activities (1 grantee)
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (1 grantee)
Economic/community Development/employment (1 grantee)
Environment/conservation/heritage (1 grantee)

Where grantees operate

Throughout England And Wales (7 grantees)
Scotland (3 grantees)
Northern Ireland (2 grantees)
Isle Of Man (1 grantee)
Birmingham City (1 grantee)
Jersey (1 grantee)
Guernsey (1 grantee)
Ireland (1 grantee)

What changed: FY2024 → FY2025

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings we have read. A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

Change	Grantee	FY2024	FY2025
new	Young Mathematician of the Year Award	—	£13k
new	ELMHURST BALLET SCHOOL	—	£10k
new	Young Journalist of the Year Award	—	£5k
up	NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ORCHESTRAS OF GREAT BRITAIN	£9k	£25k
up	National Youth Orchestra	£2k	£25k
up	St Vincent’s Nurse Award	£1k	£11k
down	Music for Awhile	£15k	£8k
down	AWARDS FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS	£17k	£5k
down	Gabrieli Consort	£25k	£5k
not listed	Young Mathematician of the Year	£13k	—
not listed	Support costs (Note 7)	£10k	—
not listed	Elmhurst School of Dance	£10k	—
not listed	OXFORD LIEDER	£5k	—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
National Churches Trust	FY2025	£45k	Conservation and Preservation
National Children’s Orchestra	FY2025	£25k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
National Youth Orchestra	FY2025	£25k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
Young Mathematician of the Year Award	FY2025	£13k	Education and Vocational Training
International Christian Youthworks Africa	FY2025	£13k	Education and Vocational Training
St Vincent’s Nurse Award	FY2025	£11k	Medical and Research
Elmhurst Ballet School	FY2025	£10k	Education and Vocational Training
The Salvation Army	FY2025	£9k	Other
Music for Awhile	FY2025	£8k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
Wildlife Protection Society of India	FY2025	£7k	Conservation and Preservation
Young Sounds UK	FY2025	£5k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
Gabrieli Consort	FY2025	£5k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
Young Journalist of the Year Award	FY2025	£5k	Education and Vocational Training
Psoriasis Association	FY2025	£2k	Medical and Research
National Churches Trust	FY2024	£45k	Conservation and Preservation
Gabrieli Consort	FY2024	£25k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
Young Sounds UK	FY2024	£17k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
The Salvation Army	FY2024	£15k	Other
Music for Awhile	FY2024	£15k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
Young Mathematician of the Year	FY2024	£13k	Education and Vocational Training
Support costs (Note 7)	FY2024	£10k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
Elmhurst School of Dance	FY2024	£10k	Education and Vocational Training
International Christian Youthworks Africa	FY2024	£10k	Education and Vocational Training
National Children’s Orchestra	FY2024	£9k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
Support costs (Note 7)	FY2024	£7k	Conservation and Preservation
Wildlife Protection Society of India	FY2024	£6k	Conservation and Preservation
Oxford Lieder	FY2024	£5k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
Support costs (Note 7)	FY2024	£5k	Education and Vocational Training
Support costs (Note 7)	FY2024	£2k	Other
National Youth Orchestra	FY2024	£2k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
Psoriasis Association	FY2024	£2k	Medical and Research
St Vincent’s Nurse Award	FY2024	£1k	Medical and Research
Support costs (Note 7)	FY2024	£438	Medical and Research
National Churches Trust	FY2023	£45k	Conservation and Preservation
National Youth Orchestra	FY2023	£30k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
National Children’s Orchestra	FY2023	£25k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
Birmingham Royal Ballet	FY2023	£25k	Education and Vocational Training
International Christian Youthworks Africa	FY2023	£15k	Education and Vocational Training
St Vincent’s Nurse Award	FY2023	£11k	Medical and Research
Elmhurst School of Dance	FY2023	£11k	Education and Vocational Training
Music for Awhile	FY2023	£10k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
Young Journalist of the Year	FY2023	£10k	Education and Vocational Training
Support costs (Note 7)	FY2023	£10k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
Support costs (Note 7)	FY2023	£6k	Conservation and Preservation
Support costs (Note 7)	FY2023	£6k	Education and Vocational Training
Support costs (Note 7)	FY2023	£6k	Other
The Salvation Army	FY2023	£5k	Other
Oxford Lieder	FY2023	£5k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
Award for Young Musicians	FY2023	£5k	Promotion and Performance of the Arts
Young Mathematician of the Year	FY2023	£2k	Education and Vocational Training
Psoriasis Association	FY2023	£2k	Medical and Research
Support costs (Note 7)	FY2023	£2k	Medical and Research

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 182232 vs reference 208322 (12.5% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.