THE TAIT MEMORIAL TRUST — grant history
Latest income
£120k
Grants listed (FY2025)
31
Listed grants total
£83k
Accounts grants total
£80k
reconciliation not assessedextracted from its FY2025 accounts
Application guidance — from the funder’s own website
- How to apply: Our online form is specific to individuals. If you wish to apply for an ensemble or a project etc please write to us at [email protected] with a detailed proposal.
- Deadlines: Applications for Music closed Friday 6th March 2026. Applications for Dance (Leanne Benjamin Awards) closed Friday 1st May 2025.
- What they don’t fund: We will not accept video from competitions, performances, or similar events. Excerpts of live performances will not be accepted.
What this funder supports
Where grantees operate
- Throughout England And Wales
- Kensington And Chelsea
What changed: FY2021 → FY2025
| Change | Grantee | FY2021 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new | Tait & Est. Lady Mackerras | — | £8k |
| new | Tait John Frost Bursary | — | £5k |
| new | Julian Baring Family | — | £5k |
| new | Isla Baring OAM | — | £5k |
| new | Eugénie White | — | £4k |
| new | THE TAIT MEMORIAL TRUST | — | £4k |
| new | Eugénie White Award | — | £3k |
| new | THE THORNTON FOUNDATION | — | £2k |
| not listed | Sinfonia Smith Square | £5k | — |
| not listed | THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC | £5k | — |
| not listed | Corinne Cowling | £3k | — |
| not listed | Duncan Rock | £3k | — |
| not listed | Jonathan Byers | £2k | — |
| not listed | Rebecca Allen | £2k | — |
| not listed | ROSL Arts | £2k | — |
| not listed | Liam Keneally | £2k | — |
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tait & Est. Lady Mackerras | FY2025 | £8k | Sir Charles Mackerras Chair Award |
| Tait John Frost Bursary | FY2025 | £5k | Tait John Frost Bursary |
| Julian Baring Family | FY2025 | £5k | Tait Scholar |
| Isla Baring OAM | FY2025 | £5k | Isla Baring OAM Award £5,000 |
| Eugénie White | FY2025 | £4k | Rest Fund - Awds2019-2020 - Eugénie White Award |
| Tait Memorial Trust | FY2025 | £4k | Leanne Benjamin Award x £3,500 each |
| Tait Memorial Trust | FY2025 | £4k | Leanne Benjamin Award x £3,500 each |
| Tait Memorial Trust | FY2025 | £4k | Leanne Benjamin Award x £3500 each |
| Tait Memorial Trust | FY2025 | £4k | Leanne Benjamin Award x £3,500 each |
| Eugénie White | FY2025 | £3k | Eugénie White Award |
| Eugénie White Award | FY2025 | £3k | Eugénie White Award |
| Eugénie White Award | FY2025 | £3k | Eugénie White Award |
| Tait Memorial Trust | FY2025 | £3k | Leanne Benjamin Award |
| Eugénie White | FY2025 | £3k | Eugénie White Award £3,000 |
| Tait Memorial Trust | FY2025 | £3k | Alastair Jackson Award £3,000 |
| Eugénie White | FY2025 | £3k | Eugénie White Award £2,500 |
| Thornton Foundation | FY2025 | £2k | Thornton Foundation Award |
| Est. of June Mendoza | FY2025 | £2k | June Mendoza Award |
| Tait Memorial Trust | FY2025 | £2k | Tait Award £2,000 |
| Est. of John Crisp | FY2025 | £2k | John Crisp Award |
| Isla Baring OAM | FY2025 | £2k | Isla Baring OAM Award |
| Tait Memorial Trust | FY2025 | £2k | Tait Award 2022 - Paypal payment |
| Royal Ballet School | FY2025 | £2k | Leanne Benjamin Award - RBS Summer School - SumSch 2024 |
| Royal Ballet School | FY2025 | £2k | Leanne Benjamin Award - RBS Summer School - SumSch 2024 |
| Tait Memorial Trust | FY2025 | £2k | Leanne Benjamin Award 2023 to pay ENBS inv 17858 |
| Tait Memorial Trust | FY2025 | £1k | Tait Award 2022 - final payment |
| Tait Memorial Trust | FY2025 | £1k | Tait Award |
| Eugénie White Award | FY2025 | £1k | Eugénie White Award |
| Tait Memorial Trust | FY2025 | £414 | Leanne Benjamin Award 2023 - ballet clothing |
| English National Ballet School | FY2025 | £379 | Leanne Benjamin Award 2023 - Refund ballet clothing - paid via John Frost AM |
| Tait Memorial Trust | FY2025 | £100 | Leanne Benjamin Award 2023 to pay ENBS inv 17981 |
| Compton House | FY2022 | Unverified read£3k | Address for Examiner |
| Flat 4, Elm Park Gardens | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Trustee Address |
| 20(a) Selsdon Road | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Accountant Address |
| South Croydon | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Accountant Address |
| Surrey CR2 6PA | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Accountant Address |
| 31 January 2023 | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Date |
| Chartered Accountants | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Accountant Title |
| Compton House | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Accountant Address |
| 20(a) Selsdon Road | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Accountant Address |
| South Croydon | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Accountant Address |
| Surrey CR2 6PA | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Accountant Address |
| 31 January 2023 | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Date |
| Trustee - Susan Thornton | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Signatory |
| Matthew Keith Phillips | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Signatory |
| Flat 4, Elm Park Gardens | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Trustee Address |
| London SW 10 9DP | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Trustee Address |
| 31 January 2023 | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Date |
| Isla Baring | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Trustee |
| Justin Baring | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Trustee |
| Anne Longdon | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Trustee |
| Susan Thornton | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Trustee |
| Matthew Keith Phillips | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Trustee |
| Chairperson | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Role |
| Hamptans Limited | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Examiner's Report |
| 31 January 2023 | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | Date |
| Southbank Sinfonia | FY2021 | £5k | James Fisher Bassoon 2020 Sir Charles Mackerras Chair |
| Royal College of Music | FY2021 | £5k | Oliver Lee Sexophone Tait Scholar 2019/2020 |
| Royal College of Music | FY2021 | £5k | Amy Huang Violin Tait Award |
| Corinne Cowling | FY2021 | £3k | Corinne Cowling Soprano Tait Emergency Relief Funding TERF2020 |
| Duncan Rock | FY2021 | £3k | Duncan Rock Baritone Tait Emergency Relief Funding TERF2020 |
| The Royal Ballet School | FY2021 | £3k | Leanne Benjamin Awds Ballet The Royal Ballet School Tait grp fnd Partly UF to RBS - Group RBS Award |
| Jonathan Byers | FY2021 | £2k | Jonathan Byers Baritone Tait Emergency Relief Funding TERF2020 |
| Rebecca Allen | FY2021 | £2k | Rebecca Allen Bassoon Tait Emergency Relief Funding TERF2020 |
| ROSL Arts | FY2021 | £2k | Alexandra Flood Soprano ROSL - Tait Award |
| ROSL Arts | FY2021 | £2k | Benson Wilson Baritone ROSL - Tait Award |
| The Royal Ballet School | FY2021 | £2k | Leanne Benjamin Awds Ballet The Royal Ballet School Tait erp fnd Partly RF to RBS - Group RBS Award |
| Liam Keneally | FY2021 | £2k | Liam Keneally Violin Tait Emergency Relief Funding TERF2020 |
| Samuel Sakker | FY2021 | £2k | Samuel Sakker Tenor ‘Tait Emergency Relief Funding TERF2020 |
| Awards final payment | FY2021 | £1k | Bronte Zemlic Mezzo-Soprano Bryant Award 2019 |
| AIOA | FY2021 | £1k | Jeremy Kleeman Bass-Baritone Royal College of Music - Tait/AIOA AIOA award |
| Tara Minton, harp/vocal - Tecording | FY2021 | £1k | Tara Minton Jazz Harp/Vocal part Eugenie White award 2019/20 |
| Samantha Clarke | FY2021 | £446 | Samantha Clarke Soprano Award part 2019/20 |
| Mr J Hancock | FY2021 | £210 | Paull Keightley Bass-Baritone Mr J Hancock Awards 2019/20 singing lessons |
| Howarth | FY2021 | £100 | Kiandra Howarth Soprano part Bugenie White award 2019/20 |
| White Award - private studies | FY2021 | £75 | Kiandra Howarth Soprano part Eugenie White award 2019/20 |
Write-backs & cancellations
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Ballet School | FY2025 | −£3k | Refund from RBS for Summer School re Ava Eie |