BENNY WALKER CHARITABLE TRUST — grant history

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Latest income

£225k

Grants listed (FY2026)

Listed grants total

£2.8m

Accounts grants total

£2.8m

listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2026 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

Education/training (2 grantees)
Amateur Sport (2 grantees)
Economic/community Development/employment (1 grantee)
Environment/conservation/heritage (1 grantee)
General Charitable Purposes (1 grantee)
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity (1 grantee)
Recreation (1 grantee)
Religious Activities (1 grantee)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (1 grantee)
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (1 grantee)

Where grantees operate

Cumbria (2 grantees)
Norfolk (1 grantee)
Throughout England (1 grantee)

What changed: FY2025 → FY2026

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings that have counted grants (unverified reads are left out, so a filing whose grants are all unverified is skipped). A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

Change	Grantee	FY2025	FY2026
new	CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF CARLISLE	—	£1.6m
new	Fairfield School Cockermouth	—	£1.0m
new	Tullie House	—	£50k
new	St. Michael's Arlecdon	—	£47k
new	St. Cuthbert's Embleton	—	£25k
new	St. Bridget's Brigham	—	£5k
new	St. Paul's Frizington	—	£5k
down	Royal Northern College of Music	£571k	£23k
down	NORTHERN VIADUCT TRUST LIMITED	£1.2m	£2k
not listed	CUMBRIA YOUTH ALLIANCE	£1.5m	—
not listed	Energy Coast UTC	£593k	—
not listed	Grants to Churches	£539k	—
not listed	GAYTON JUBILEE VILLAGE HALL	£70k	—
not listed	Kirkgate Arts Centre	£37k	—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
Carlisle Cathedral	FY2026	£1.6m	Restoration of the Father Willis organ
Fairfield School Cockermouth	FY2026	£1.0m	Construction and outfitting of a new building
Tullie House	FY2026	£50k	General grant
St. Michael's Arlecdon	FY2026	£47k	Restoration works and running costs
St. Cuthbert's Embleton	FY2026	£25k	Essential repair works
Royal Northern College of Music	FY2026	£23k	Student bursaries
St. Bridget's Brigham	FY2026	£5k	Restoration works and running costs
St. Paul's Frizington	FY2026	£5k	Restoration works and running costs
Northern Viaduct Trust	FY2026	£2k	Final balance on retention
Cumbria Youth Alliance	FY2025	£1.5m	Purchase and restoration of a property in Workington Town Centre.
Northern Viaduct Trust	FY2025	£1.2m	Completion of works at Smardale Gill Viaduct.
Energy Coast UTC	FY2025	£593k	Digital Engineering Laboratory.
Royal Northern College of Music	FY2025	£571k	Organ restoration and student bursaries.
Grants to Churches	FY2025	£539k	Restoration works and running costs for St Michaels Arlecdon, St Paul’s Frizington, St Bridget’s Brigham, St Mary’s Harrington, St James Church Uldale, and Our Lady and St Michael’s Church Workington.
Jubilee Hall Trust	FY2025	£70k	Renovation of the Jubilee Rooms.
Kirkgate Arts Centre	FY2025	£37k	Improvements at this location (Heat Exchange Ventilation System).
Cumbria Youth Alliance - Outreach	FY2024	£1.4m	Outreach delivery programme, activities, training, learning and skills; purchase of 2 minibuses and training
Cumbria Youth Alliance - Civil Engineering	FY2024	£1.1m	Civil Engineering Project to introduce young people to Civil Engineering and career opportunities
Northern Viaduct Trust	FY2024	£120k	Deck resurfacing, waterproofing and drainage system of Smardale Gill Viaduct
Royal Northern College of Music	FY2024	£20k	Bursaries to Cumbrian students
St. Michael, Isel	FY2024	£8k	External repairs to mortar on main church building and churchyard boundary wall repairs
St. Paul's, Frizington	FY2024	£5k	Grant funding for restoration works and running costs
St. Michael's, Arlecdon	FY2024	£5k	Grant funding for restoration works and running costs
St. Bridget's, Brigham	FY2024	£5k	Grant funding for restoration works and running costs
Royal Northern College of Music	FY2023	£1.3m	Programme of activity to provide opportunities for young people in Allerdale and Copeland to take part in and enjoy playing music
St. Bridget's, Brigham	FY2023	£292k	Restoration works including roof valley gutter replacement, west tower roof repairs, repositioning window restoration, and chancel ceiling plastering and lighting
St Paul's, Irton	FY2023	£60k	Shortfall in funds for restoration of Nicholson organ
St. Paul's, Frizington	FY2023	£28k	Upfront payment for replacement of windows
St. Michael's, Arlecdon	FY2023	£5k	Completion of works undertaken last year and ongoing maintenance
St. Michael's, Arlecdon	FY2022	£368k	Restoration works on the roof and interior, and restoration of the bell tower.

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 2756080 vs reference 2756080 (0.0% 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 or a recipient and want a correction, email [email protected].