THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST — grant history
Latest income
£1.4m
Grants listed (FY2024)
61
Listed grants total
£2.0m
Accounts grants total
£2.0m
listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2024 accounts
Application guidance — from the funder’s own website
- How to apply: For grants of up to £10,000 , you are required to complete an application form. To access the form, please first complete the eligibility quiz, after which you will receive a link to the application. For grants exceeding £10,000 , a two-stage application process applies. Initially, you will need to submit an online ‘Expression of Interest’ form. If your project is deemed suitable, we will contact you to request further information. In both cases, completing the eligibility quiz below is the first step in the process.
- Deadlines: Application deadline Meeting date Friday 7th August 2026 Friday 18th September 2026 Thursday 22nd October 2026 Thursday 3rd December 2026 Thursday 21st January 2027 Thursday 4th March 2027
- What they don’t fund: We do not normally fund the following: projects or initiatives that are not related to or relevant for the UK hospitality industry private limited/for-profit companies overseas projects projects where the Trust is the sole funder organisations of any kind that cannot provide at least one year’s worth of annual accounts core costs (with limited exceptions – see previous question) requests for retrospective funding individuals (except through an eligible organisation) or private companies – see next FAQ for further information endowment appeals generic or mass mailing fundraising appeals feasibility studies
What this funder supports
Causes funded
- Education/training
- Economic/community Development/employment
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Disability
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Religious Activities
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Other Charitable Purposes
Where grantees operate
- Throughout England And Wales
- East Sussex
- Scotland
- Throughout London
- Brighton And Hove
- Kent
- Manchester City
- Norfolk
- Northern Ireland
- Southampton City
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Springboard Charity | FY2024 | £500k | First payment of a three-year term grant to support core activities: Employability Training Programmes; Careers and Education work; and CareerScope work. |
| TEC Partnership – Grimsby Institute | FY2024 | £139k | Update and refurbish the training kitchen at their Grimsby campus. |
| Hotel School | FY2024 | £127k | Support delivery of 3 x 12 week training programmes. |
| Lancaster & Morecambe College | FY2024 | £125k | Develop a state-of-the-art low carbon training kitchen and purchase eco-grade commercial kitchen equipment. |
| The Springboard Charity FutureChef Programme | FY2024 | £100k | Second payment of a three-year term grant to expand the reach of FutureChef. |
| Royal Academy of Culinary Arts - 'Adopt a School' Trust | FY2024 | £83k | Third and final payment of a term grant for a chef teacher to cover parts of London. |
| Bishop Perowne C of E College | FY2024 | £75k | Upgrade two outdated food technology rooms and storage areas. |
| Ss John Fisher Thomas More RC High School | FY2024 | £45k | Develop a new, modern food technology room. |
| St James CofE High School | FY2024 | £45k | Create an inspirational workspace to enhance the learning environment and increase demand for food technology at GCSE level. |
| South Devon College | FY2024 | £44k | Championing aspiring chefs (Junior Chef Academy), Learner Support Fund, and Work experience and enrichment activities. |
| The Geoffrey Harrison Foundation | FY2024 | £41k | Second payment of a term grant to expand their Junior Chefs Academy programme. |
| Innholders Charitable Foundation | FY2024 | £40k | Provide up to 12 scholarships in 2023-24. |
| Manchester Hoteliers Association (Hospitality Connect) | FY2024 | £40k | First payment of a two-year term grant to expand the Hospitality Connect programme nationally. |
| The Cooper School | FY2024 | £40k | Refurbish its second food technology room. |
| Communication Specialist College | FY2024 | £35k | Create a new public café using refurbished shipping containers and purchase industry-standard kitchen and café equipment. |
| Newent Community School | FY2024 | £30k | Refurbish a second food technology room. |
| Institute of Hospitality | FY2024 | £30k | Passion 4 Hospitality Conference - cover travel event costs for 225 students. |
| Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland | FY2024 | £30k | Scholarship programme for industry professionals and students. |
| Wiltshire College & University Centre | FY2024 | £30k | Modernise restaurant and training kitchens with new equipment. |
| Camphill School Aberdeen | FY2024 | £30k | Transform a disused building into Murtle Market, a hospitality training centre. |
| Farnborough College of Technology | FY2024 | £29k | Modernise training kitchen and upgrade a mobile horsebox used by students at external catering events. |
| George Hastwell School | FY2024 | £27k | Create a food technology room accessible to all 92 enrolled students. |
| Change Please Foundation | FY2024 | £20k | Paid Employment Training Programme for London (Peckham Training Academy). |
| Manchester Youth Zone | FY2024 | £20k | Launch 'Melting Pot' cooking skills development programme. |
| Nestle UK Ltd – Toque d’Or | FY2024 | £19k | Fund The Savoy Educational Trust Equipment Prize Fund. |
| Eastleigh College | FY2024 | £14k | Replace hazardous and lifting flooring in the kitchens and back-of-house area. |
| Hospitality Professionals Association (HOSPA) | FY2024 | £13k | Set-up of a new Professional Development Grant for self-funded learners. |
| The Craft Guild of Chefs | FY2024 | £12k | Two grants of £6,000 each for the Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards 2023. |
| Institute of Hospitality | FY2024 | £10k | IoH Roundtable events - first payment for a series of roundtables. |
| North West Kent Alternative Provision Service | FY2024 | £10k | Enhance cooking room by installing extractor fans, professional dishwasher, knife storage, vegetable preparation machines and other equipment. |
| Ulster University | FY2024 | £10k | First payment of a two-year term grant for co-curricular learning experiences, field trips, and culinary salons. |
| Youth Options | FY2024 | £10k | Delivery of a bespoke employability programme focusing on 10 NEET 16–25-year-olds. |
| Be Inclusive Hospitality CIC | FY2024 | £10k | Production of a report entitled, 'Bridging the Gap: understanding the ethnicity pay gap and career trajectories.' |
| Long Stratton High School | FY2024 | £10k | Purchase a fridge, heavy duty food mixer, food processor and saucepans. |
| Down Syndrome Development Trust | FY2024 | £10k | Coffee and Bagel Van for hospitality education and skills development. |
| Heart of Bucks Community Foundation | FY2024 | £10k | Create a bursary scheme for young people in the hospitality industry. |
| Gold Service Foundation | FY2024 | £10k | First payment of a three-year term grant for the Gold Service Scholarship. |
| Food Teachers Centre | FY2024 | £10k | Launch a social media campaign ('TeachFood') to promote food teaching careers. |
| Saira Hospitality | FY2024 | £9k | First quarterly payment of a grant to deliver pop-up hospitality training schools. |
| Riverside College | FY2024 | £9k | Provide uniforms and essential books for 35 students. |
| Dene Magna School | FY2024 | £8k | Refurbishment of food technology rooms, purchase of blast chiller plus light catering equipment. |
| University Hospitality Seminars | FY2024 | £8k | Support the 11th Annual UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year Competition. |
| University of Bedfordshire | FY2024 | £7k | Set up and license the OPERA Property Management system. |
| Royal Academy of Culinary Arts – Annual Awards of Excellence | FY2024 | £7k | Three travel bursaries for winning students to travel abroad. |
| The Parish Trust | FY2024 | £6k | Fund a young person to train/work in their mobile cafe (Caffi Caredig). |
| Beresford Street Kitchen | FY2024 | £5k | First payment of a three-year term grant to secure 333 additional workplace training sessions per year. |
| British Culinary Federation | FY2024 | £5k | Contribute towards costs of travel/accommodation for chefs to represent England at the Culinary Olympics. |
| Square Food Foundation | FY2024 | £5k | Support their 'How to Be a Chef' (HTBAC) Programme. |
| Well Grounded Jobs CIC | FY2024 | £5k | Support a 6-month Speciality Barista Course for 10 trainees. |
| Team Domenica | FY2024 | £5k | Part-fund the salary of a Café Training Assistant. |
| Spitalfields Crypt Trust | FY2024 | £5k | Contribute to the cost of training five trainees at their community coffee shop, Paper & Cup. |
| Runshaw College | FY2024 | £5k | Support students to undertake field trips, engage in Masterclasses, and support travel costs for work placements. |
| Cardiff and Vale College – Culinary Olympiad | FY2024 | £4k | Ingredients for practising dishes, competition chefs whites and travel costs to India. |
| Westminster Kingsway College – Culinary Olympiad | FY2024 | £4k | Practice ingredients and travel costs to India for the Young Chef Olympiad. |
| Association Culinaire Francaise (North West) | FY2024 | £3k | Help with costs for several competitions (ACF Commis of the Year, ACF Commis Pastry Chef of the Year, Restaurant 4 Skills). |
| Friends of Barnham Broom School | FY2024 | £3k | Purchase kitchen equipment. |
| South Eastern Regional College – Culinary Olympiad | FY2024 | £3k | Travel costs for a student chef and their mentor to attend the Young Chef Olympiad. |
| Oxford Brookes University | FY2024 | £3k | First payment of a 3-year term grant for 'Field-to-fork' fieldtrips. |
| Dupree International | FY2024 | £2k | Aspiring Student Chefs category of the Inspiring Culinary Generations cookery competition. |
| Worsley College | FY2024 | £2k | Provide prizes for first, second and third place winners in the Greater Manchester College Group's annual competitions. |
| International Wine and Food Society | FY2024 | £1k | 2023/24 competition. |
| Hounks 0ayAcedemy | FY2023 | £501k | Refurbishment and renovation of food technology space |
| Rfdrmansworth Scfroo! | FY2023 | £402k | Renovation of food technology practical classroom |
| Royal Academy of Culinary Ares ('RACA) | FY2023 | £242k | 'Adopt a School' Trust |
| The Springboard Charity FutureChef Programme | FY2023 | £200k | FutureChef programme (3-year term) |
| Instftvte of Houfdtallty | FY2023 | £130k | Professional Recognition Awards |
| Stolre-on-Trent Sllege | FY2023 | £120k | Create specialised pastry kitchen |
| leticesfw Cct//egre | FY2023 | £100k | Refurbish two training kitchens |
| Instftvte of Houfdtallty | FY2023 | £95k | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Lead |
| Hospitality Industry Trusf Simtland | FY2023 | £90k | Scholarships for hospitality students and workers |
| /farefordshira .& Lud/ow Cbl/age | FY2023 | £85k | Refurbish training restaurant and bar area |
| Gbtheg Qvnmvnity Cb//ege | FY2023 | £60k | Refurbishment of food technology room |
| Hospitality Charftable Fevndat/on | FY2023 | £47k | Innholder Scholarship Programme |
| Royal Academy of Culinary Ares ('RACA) | FY2023 | £42k | RACA Membership Secretary |
| Bgvon Cblleye | FY2023 | £41k | Championing the Aspiring Chefs of Tomorrow programme |
| 77ref3eol5e)r /Arrrlson fvraandaflon | FY2023 | £41k | Junior Chef Academy programme |
| Oeevelifeadow | FY2023 | £40k | Creation of food technology area |
| Tollbar Af vltl Acadam y Trust —Tollbar Academy | FY2023 | £35k | Development of second food room |
| Cardinal Newman School | FY2023 | £35k | Refurbishment of food technology room |
| Shkeflerd Cbfloge | FY2023 | £30k | Gastronomy trip to Barcelona and new equipment |
| Leeds C/L/I Co//age | FY2023 | £26k | Establish vegan cafe (Vegan Evolution) |
| Hospf'telity Action Sza, S00 | FY2023 | £25k | Development of Hospitality Action's Advice Hub |
| Hellman ligh gdiocV | FY2023 | £24k | Upgrade facilities for catering and hospitality |
| The Boumemouth lk Pofi Cgfiege | FY2023 | £24k | Purchase new dining tables |
| Home AVtchen Diner Community Interest Group | FY2023 | £23k | Pilot restaurant for homeless community |
| Duizree Inlerrrerre/ 'Ins/2/ring Culinary Generations | FY2023 | £22k | Prizes for Aspiring Student chefs category |
| f2tyf:of loge Plpraovth | FY2023 | £21k | Junior Chef and Junior Barista Academy programmes |
| Instftvte of Houfdtallty | FY2023 | £20k | Upgrade of Institute Website |
| 77re Cffnk | FY2023 | £20k | Employment of Assistant Pâtissier Trainer Assessor |
| The lxrfory Coyf 5chaul | FY2023 | £20k | Purchase of ovens, white goods, and air conditioning |
| Easfleigh Cof/ega | FY2023 | £17k | Update production kitchen |
| Landmarks Speda/isf Qs//ega | FY2023 | £16k | Update hospitality and catering provision |
| Merlnn COllege (fOrmerly SOuih Thameg COlfege) | FY2023 | £15k | Purchase equipment for Cherry Tree Cafe |
| Tesbaood 5chool | FY2023 | £15k | Regeneration of kitchen facilities |
| Cambridge Regional f2si/oge | FY2023 | £12k | Update and modernise training restaurant |
| f12,OOO the Burnt Chef CFC | FY2023 | £12k | Burnt Chef training sessions |
| /yvestle LKLfd-/yestle Tbr/ee dA'N | FY2023 | £11k | Prizes for Nestle Toque d'Or competition |
| Artlcfrcma | FY2023 | £10k | Training programme for Durham Lumiere 2023 |
| the Brltfge Pleat | FY2023 | £10k | Equipment costs for accessible kitchen |
| /flertoff College | FY2023 | £10k | Purchase new equipment and maintenance |
| Peferhorffogh allege | FY2023 | £9k | Purchase specific kitchen equipment |
| $8$+$0 Cuing Cambr/a | FY2023 | £8k | Refurbish space into new kitchen training workshop |
| Assoaef /err Cu/lnaire &ancaise I'iyartli | FY2023 | £8k | Competition costs for ACF commis of the Year and Restaurant 4 Skills |
| ffospitali2y Seminars | FY2023 | £7k | UK Young Restaurant Team of the Year competition and study tour |
| Ee 400 The Crnh" Guild af GAefs | FY2023 | £6k | Graduate Awards |
| SSe,aZI (UC83 UK's one of of | FY2023 | £6k | Junior Chef Academy, Junior Baker Academy, and Scholarships |
| Instftvte of Houfdtallty | FY2023 | £5k | 'Passion 4 Hospitegty ifeeplng the With Webilnars |
| /fr/fish Cvllnery /ederehfurf | FY2023 | £5k | Recruiting, coaching and training of junior National Team |
| Aorth Hefffordshife .Cbgege | FY2023 | £5k | Adapt, refurbish and renovate training facilities |
| Inspired G'ommunfty Graup CIC | FY2023 | £5k | Motivator Programme |
| Rlversfde College | FY2023 | £4k | Purchase uniforms and equipment for students |
| Rfversfde | FY2023 | £4k | Equipment, ingredients, and travel costs for hospitality |
| Luminary l,/ | FY2023 | £4k | Ingredients and food hygiene certificates |
| /yrxfh IYe/sham phoenix &oigf | FY2023 | £4k | Professional barista coffee machine |
| Jigsaw Plus | FY2023 | £3k | Purchase furniture for Café on the Park |
| Qdbrd Broolres Unlvemlty | FY2023 | £2k | Field-to-fork field trip |
| The Priory Community School Academy | FY2023 | £894 | Purchase of blast chiller and chrome books/trolley |
| College 1ooghhofofigh | FY2023 | £750 | Accommodation and transport for student placement |
| teflr DWtenlce | FY2023 | £500 | Pay for Café Training Assistant |
| Selre FlasPFtagty | FY2023 | £500 | Travel costs for trainees |
| FMail Grrrrrrrrrrrd Well Grounded | FY2023 | £400 | Speciality Barista Course |
| 7Ae Wren Bakery | FY2023 | £400 | Cost of purchasing fixtures and fittings for the cafe |
| 7he House ofSf 8arnabas | FY2023 | £400 | Support one participant through Employment Preparation Programme |
| Ee 400 The Crnh" Guild af GAefs | FY2023 | £400 | British Culinary Championships |