THE COMPANY OF ARTS SCHOLARS CHARITABLE TRUST — grant history

Registered charity 1121954 · filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income

£253k

Grants listed (FY2025)

Listed grants total

£217k

Accounts grants total

£213k

listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2025 accounts

Application guidance — from the funder’s own website

How to apply: Requests for financial support should be sent to the Hon. Secretary at the following email address: [email protected] or care of the Company Clerk: [email protected]

Summarised from www.artsscholars.org · www.artsscholars.org/awards-grants-scholarships · www.artsscholars.org/copy-of-awards-grants-scholarships on 15/08/2026. Always check the funder’s site before applying.

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

Education/training (28 grantees)
Arts/culture/heritage/science (19 grantees)
Environment/conservation/heritage (12 grantees)
General Charitable Purposes (9 grantees)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (6 grantees)
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (5 grantees)
Disability (3 grantees)
Economic/community Development/employment (3 grantees)
Religious Activities (3 grantees)
Accommodation/housing (2 grantees)

Where grantees operate

Throughout England And Wales (14 grantees)
Scotland (12 grantees)
Northern Ireland (10 grantees)
Throughout England (6 grantees)
Throughout London (5 grantees)
Ireland (3 grantees)
United States (3 grantees)
Netherlands (2 grantees)
Kenya (2 grantees)
Isle Of Man (2 grantees)

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
St. Paul’s Cathedral	FY2025	£48k
West Dean College	FY2025	£26k
Royal Collection Trust	FY2025	£20k
Group for Education in Museums	FY2025	£14k
Museum of London	FY2025	£13k
Guildhall Art Gallery	FY2025	£10k
V & A Wedgwood Collection	FY2025	£10k
University of York	FY2025	£8k
University of Sussex	FY2025	£6k
Art History Link Up	FY2025	£5k
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST)	FY2025	£5k
Society of Antiquaries	FY2025	£5k
College of Arms	FY2025	£5k
Magic Lantern	FY2025	£4k
Cockpit Arts	FY2025	£3k
National Maritime Museum	FY2025	£3k
Curwen Print Centre	FY2025	£3k
Association of Art History	FY2025	£2k
University of Warwick	FY2025	£2k
University of St Andrews	FY2025	£2k
University of Exeter	FY2025	£2k
The Lord Mayor’s Appeal	FY2025	£2k
The Stained Glass Museum	FY2025	£2k
English Heritage Trust	FY2025	£2k
All Saints Church, Kingston	FY2025	£2k
The Contemporary Art Society	FY2025	£2k
Bishopsland Educational Trust	FY2025	£2k
The Garden Museum	FY2025	£2k
University of Reading	FY2025	£1k
St. Bartholomew the Great	FY2025	£1k
Treloar Trust	FY2025	£1k
Thames Valley Air Training Corps	FY2025	£1k
Pollinating London Together	FY2025	£500
City Harvest	FY2025	£500
University of London Officer Training Corps	FY2025	£500
Army Benevolent Fund	FY2025	£500
UGS	FY2025	£500
Garden of Remembrance	FY2025	£250
British Museum (Portable Antiquities Scheme)	FY2025	£250
Charleston Trust	FY2025	£200
Royal Pavilion	FY2025	£200
De Morgan Foundation	FY2025	£200
Heritage Crafts	FY2025	£200
Association of Independent Museums	FY2025	£200
British Museum (Conservation)	FY2025	£200
British Museum (Portable Antiquities Scheme)	FY2024	£46k	Portable Antiquities Scheme
Association of Independent Museums	FY2024	£30k	Brighter Day Grants
British Museum (Conservation)	FY2024	£20k	Conservation internship / Senior Objects Conservator
Museum of London	FY2024	£13k	Finds Liaison Officer
V & A Wedgwood Collection	FY2024	£10k	Archives Assistant
Guildhall Art Gallery	FY2024	£9k	Conservation internship
University of York	FY2024	£8k	Bursaries
University of Sussex	FY2024	£6k	Bursaries
Sir John Soane’s Museum	FY2024	£6k	Education
St Paul’s Cathedral Foundation	FY2024	£6k	Education
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST)	FY2024	£5k	Scholarships
Art History Link-Up	FY2024	£5k	Education
Charleston Trust	FY2024	£5k	Education
College of Heralds	FY2024	£5k	Education
Royal Pavilion	FY2024	£5k	Education
Turner’s House	FY2024	£4k	Education
Heritage Crafts	FY2024	£4k	Education
De Morgan Foundation	FY2024	£4k	Education
Magic Lantern	FY2024	£4k	Education
Royal National Theatre	FY2024	£4k	Education
West Dean College	FY2024	£4k	Accommodation Bursary
Koestler Trust	FY2024	£4k	Education
Fry Art Gallery	FY2024	£3k	Education
Veterans Outdoors	FY2024	£3k	Education
Thames Valley Air Training Corps	FY2024	£3k	Education
Royal Society for Blind Children	FY2024	£3k	Education
Barbican Centre	FY2024	£3k	Education
Curwen Print Centre	FY2024	£3k	Education
The Wallace Collection	FY2024	£3k	Education
ICAN Charity	FY2024	£2k	Education
University of St Andrews	FY2024	£2k	Bursaries
University of Warwick	FY2024	£2k	Bursaries
University of Exeter	FY2024	£2k	Bursaries
Association of Art History	FY2024	£2k	Education
2121 (Abingdon) Squadron Air Training Corps	FY2024	£2k	Education
Lord Mayor’s Appeal	FY2024	£1k	Charitable causes promoted by the incumbent Lord Mayor
London Air Ambulance	FY2024	£1k	Education
University of Reading	FY2024	£1k	Bursaries
Thames Wing Air Training Corps	FY2024	£1k	Education
ABF The Soldier’s Charity	FY2024	£1k	Education
University of London Officer Training Corps	FY2024	£1k	Education
Sheriffs and Recorders Fund	FY2024	£1k	Education
Garden of Remembrance	FY2024	£500	Education
UGS	FY2024	£500	Education
Pollinating London Together	FY2024	£500	Education
City Harvest	FY2024	£500	Education
North Devon Museum	FY2024	£400	Education
Shannon Trust	FY2024	£200	Education
Royal Collection Trust	FY2024	£175	Education
HAC/Light Cavalry	FY2024	£175	Education
Association of Independent Museums	FY2023	£50k	Post Covid Support / Brighter Day Grants
British Museum	FY2023	£30k	Post Covid Support / Senior Objects Conservator position
Royal Collection Trust	FY2023	£20k	Assistant Metalwork Conservator
Museum of London	FY2023	£15k	Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Liaison Officer
V & A Wedgwood Collection	FY2023	£13k	Not specified in list, likely education/research
West Dean College	FY2023	£10k	Accommodation Bursary
Guildhall Art Gallery	FY2023	£9k	Conservation internship
University of York	FY2023	£9k	Bursaries
Sir John Soane's Museum	FY2023	£8k	Not specified in list
St Paul's Cathedral Foundation	FY2023	£6k	Not specified in list
University of Sussex	FY2023	£6k	Bursaries
College of Heralds	FY2023	£6k	Not specified in list
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (GEST)	FY2023	£5k	Not specified in list
Turner's House	FY2023	£5k	Not specified in list
Art History Link-Up	FY2023	£4k	Not specified in list
Magic Lantern	FY2023	£4k	Not specified in list
Fry Art Gallery	FY2023	£4k	Not specified in list
Shannon Trust	FY2023	£3k	Not specified in list
Association of Art History	FY2023	£3k	Not specified in list
Lord Mayor's Appeal	FY2023	£2k	Charitable causes promoted by the incumbent Lord Mayor
University of Exeter	FY2023	£2k	Bursaries
University of St Andrews	FY2023	£2k	Bursaries
University of Warwick	FY2023	£2k	Bursaries
2121 (Abingdon) Squadron Air Training Corps	FY2023	£2k	Support adopted units in His Majesty's Armed services
Pollinating London Together	FY2023	£2k	Not specified in list
Sheriffs and Recorders Fund	FY2023	£2k	Not specified in list
University of Reading	FY2023	£2k	Bursaries
ABF The Soldier's Charity	FY2023	£2k	Not specified in list
HACiLight Cavalry	FY2023	£2k	Support adopted units in His Majesty's Armed services
University of London Officer Training Corps	FY2023	£1k	Not specified in list
Thames Valley Air Training Corps	FY2023	£1k	Support adopted units in His Majesty's Armed services
The Foundling Museum	FY2023	£1k	Not specified in list
British Red Cross	FY2023	£500	Not specified in list
The Stained Glass Museum	FY2023	£500	Not specified in list
Charleston Trust	FY2023	£500	Not specified in list
Council of British Archaeology	FY2023	£500	Not specified in list
Curwen Press	FY2023	£500	Not specified in list
Dorothy Harrison Museum	FY2023	£500	Not specified in list
Livery Kitchen Initiative	FY2023	£500	Not specified in list
National Maritime Museum	FY2023	£500	Not specified in list
The Charterhouse	FY2023	£500	Not specified in list
British Museum	FY2022	£50k	Post Covid fund support for Senior Objects Conservator position
Association of Independent Museums	FY2022	£30k	Support of smaller regional museums (Post Covid fund)
AAH Ways of Seeing	FY2022	£17k	Grant funding of activities
Museum of London	FY2022	£13k	Support for Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Liaison Officer
The Foundling Museum	FY2022	£10k	Support for curatorial staff (Post Covid fund)
The Stained Glass Museum	FY2022	£10k	Assist relaunching of outreach programme (Post Covid fund)
Guildhall Art Gallery	FY2022	£9k	Conservation internship
Art History Link-Up	FY2022	£8k	Grant funding of activities
ARTiculation	FY2022	£6k	Grant funding of activities
University of Sussex	FY2022	£6k	Bursaries
Council of British Archaeology	FY2022	£5k	Grant funding of activities
Arts & Christianity	FY2022	£5k	Grant funding of activities
Mercer’s Company	FY2022	£5k	Grant funding of activities
QEST	FY2022	£5k	Grant funding of activities
University of York	FY2022	£5k	Bursaries
British Red Cross	FY2022	£5k	Grant funding of activities
London Air Ambulance	FY2022	£5k	Grant funding of activities
Charleston Trust	FY2022	£5k	Grant funding of activities
National Maritime Museum	FY2022	£4k	Grant funding of activities
Accumulate	FY2022	£4k	Grant funding of activities
Shannon Trust	FY2022	£3k	Grant funding of activities
Magic Lantern	FY2022	£3k	Grant funding of activities
Curwen Press	FY2022	£3k	Grant funding of activities
University of Warwick	FY2022	£2k	Bursaries for History of Art and Archaeology students
West Dean College Awards	FY2022	£2k	Awards at West Dean College of Conservation
University of St Andrews	FY2022	£2k	Bursaries for History of Art and Archaeology students
University of Exeter	FY2022	£2k	Bursaries for History of Art and Archaeology students
Lord Mayor’s Appeal	FY2022	£2k	Grant funding of activities
Royal British Legion	FY2022	£2k	Grant funding of activities
V & A Wedgewood	FY2022	£2k	Grant funding of activities
Other grants and awards	FY2022	£1k	Grant funding of activities
St Bartholomew’s Church	FY2022	£1k	Grant funding of activities
St John Ambulance	FY2022	£1k	Grant funding of activities
Thames Valley ATC	FY2022	£1k	Grant funding of activities
Dorothy Harrison Museum	FY2022	£1k	Grant funding of activities
Royal School of Needlework	FY2022	£1k	Grant funding of activities
The Charterhouse	FY2022	£1k	Grant funding of activities
University of Reading	FY2022	£1k	Bursaries for History of Art and Archaeology students
ABF The Soldiers’ Charity	FY2022	£500	Grant funding of activities
ULOTC	FY2022	£500	Grant funding of activities
A/S Research Award	FY2022	£190	Grant funding of activities

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 216855 vs reference 213355 (1.6% 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.