THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION — grant history

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Latest income

£2.0m

Grants listed (FY2024)

Listed grants total

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Accounts grants total

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extracted from its FY2024 accounts

Application guidance — from the funder’s own website

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Charities that name this funder on their own websites (website claims, separate from the accounts-extracted grants below).

THE INTERNATIONAL ORGAN FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMITED “The Kirby Laing Foundation”
Creative Oundle “The work of Creative Oundle would not be possible without the amazing support and generosity of our sponsors, business p”

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 (65 grantees)
Arts/culture/heritage/science (39 grantees)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (27 grantees)
Religious Activities (26 grantees)
General Charitable Purposes (23 grantees)
Disability (21 grantees)
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (19 grantees)
Environment/conservation/heritage (17 grantees)
Economic/community Development/employment (14 grantees)
Overseas Aid/famine Relief (12 grantees)

Where grantees operate

Throughout England And Wales (42 grantees)
Scotland (22 grantees)
Northern Ireland (16 grantees)
Nepal (10 grantees)
India (10 grantees)
Bangladesh (8 grantees)
Throughout England (8 grantees)
Kenya (7 grantees)
Zimbabwe (6 grantees)
Cambodia (5 grantees)

What changed: FY2022 → FY2023

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	FY2022	FY2023
new	EXETER CATHEDRAL	—	£250k
new	The Auckland Project	—	£135k
new	THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION	—	£125k
new	KIRBY LAING CENTRE FOR PUBLIC THEOLOGY IN CAMBRIDGE	—	£100k
new	DAVID LAING FOUNDATION	—	£30k
new	Church of England Foundation for Educational Leadership	—	£26k
new	FELLOWSHIP AFLOAT CHARITABLE TRUST	—	£25k
new	Cathedral Isle of Man	—	£25k
up	HOSPICE UK	£2k	£590k
up	GARSINGTON OPERA LIMITED	£5k	£225k
up	SAT-7 UK TRUST LIMITED	£5k	£100k
down	LICC LIMITED	£250k	£100k
up	THE CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION	£25k	£45k
down	CHRISTIAN YOUTH ENTERPRISES SAILING CENTRE	£50k	£25k
up	WELSH NATIONAL OPERA LIMITED	£5k	£10k
up	Wallace Collection	£5k	£10k
not listed	THE COVENTRY CATHEDRAL DEVELOPMENT TRUST	£1.0m	—
not listed	Wildlife Trusts Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire	£283k	—
not listed	TALL SHIPS YOUTH TRUST	£110k	—
not listed	ROSE CASTLE FOUNDATION	£100k	—
not listed	THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, LEICESTER	£100k	—
not listed	YOUTHSCAPE	£70k	—
not listed	Northamptonshire	£60k	—
not listed	STROKE ASSOCIATION	£60k	—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
Hospice UK	FY2023	£590k	Health & Medical Welfare
The Leprosy Mission	FY2023	£257k	Overseas Development
Exeter Cathedral	FY2023	£250k	Religion
Garsington Opera	FY2023	£225k	The Arts
The Auckland Project	FY2023	£135k	Religion
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Development Foundation	FY2023	£125k	Health & Medical Welfare
SAT-7 Trust Ltd	FY2023	£100k	Religion
Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge	FY2023	£100k	Religion
London Institute for Contemporary Christianity	FY2023	£100k	Religion
Bible Reading Fellowship	FY2023	£53k	Religion
Birmingham Royal Ballet	FY2023	£50k	The Arts
Charities Aid Foundation	FY2023	£45k	Miscellaneous
David Laing Foundation	FY2023	£30k	Environment & Heritage
BRACE	FY2023	£30k	Health & Medical Welfare
Church of England Foundation for Educational Leadership	FY2023	£26k	Religion
Princes Trust	FY2023	£25k	Education & Training
Christian Youth Enterprises Sailing Centre	FY2023	£25k	Children & Young People
Fellowship Afloat Charitable Trust	FY2023	£25k	Children & Young People
Cathedral Isle of Man	FY2023	£25k	Religion
Interserve Great Britain & Ireland	FY2023	£20k	Overseas Development
Chichester Cathedral Restoration & Development Trust	FY2023	£20k	Religion
Plan International UK	FY2023	£20k	Overseas Development
Loughborough Bell Foundry Trust	FY2023	£20k	Environment & Heritage
St Paul's Cathedral Foundation	FY2023	£20k	Religion
Royal & Derngate Northamptonshire	FY2023	£19k	The Arts
British Red Cross UK/International	FY2023	£15k	Overseas Development
IMPACT Foundation	FY2023	£15k	Overseas Development
St Albans International Organ Festival	FY2023	£12k	The Arts
The King's Foundation	FY2023	£11k	Education & Training
Mines Advisory Group	FY2023	£10k	Overseas Development
World Vision UK	FY2023	£10k	Overseas Development
Opera Holland Park Friends	FY2023	£10k	The Arts
Welsh National Opera	FY2023	£10k	The Arts
Help Musicians UK	FY2023	£10k	The Arts
Creative Oundle	FY2023	£10k	The Arts
Wallace Collection	FY2023	£10k	The Arts
Awards for Young Musicians	FY2023	£10k	The Arts
Art Fund	FY2023	£10k	The Arts
Royal Northern College of Music	FY2023	£10k	The Arts
Royal College of Music	FY2023	£10k	The Arts
Redhills	FY2023	£10k	Social Welfare
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust	FY2023	£10k	Education & Training
Association of British Neurologists	FY2023	£10k	Health & Medical Welfare
British Heart Foundation	FY2023	£10k	Health & Medical Welfare
University of Aberdeen	FY2023	£10k	Health & Medical Welfare
Dhaka Ahsania Mission UK	FY2023	£10k	Overseas Development
Gurkha Welfare Trust	FY2023	£10k	Overseas Development
Southbank Sinfonia	FY2023	£9k	The Arts
Chance to Shine	FY2023	£8k	Children & Young People
Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability	FY2023	£8k	Religion
Oak Church, Stevenage	FY2023	£8k	Religion
Salisbury Cathedral Trust	FY2023	£8k	Education & Training
Frank Water	FY2023	£6k	Overseas Development
Carers Worldwide	FY2023	£6k	Overseas Development
Brain Research UK	FY2023	£6k	Health & Medical Welfare
London Philharmonic Orchestra	FY2023	£5k	The Arts
International Nepal Fellowship	FY2023	£5k	Overseas Development
LAMB Health Care Foundation	FY2023	£5k	Overseas Development
Lichfield Cathedral	FY2023	£5k	Religion
Academy of Ancient Music	FY2023	£5k	The Arts
Literature Works	FY2023	£5k	Social Welfare
John Laing Charitable Trust	FY2023	£5k	Social Welfare
The Royal School of Church Music	FY2023	£5k	Religion
United Purpose	FY2023	£5k	Overseas Development
Nevill Holt Opera	FY2023	£5k	The Arts
London Symphony Orchestra	FY2023	£5k	The Arts
Buxton Festival	FY2023	£5k	The Arts
Motor Neurone Disease Association	FY2023	£5k	Health & Medical Welfare
Bristol International Student Centre	FY2023	£5k	Religion
National Youth Jazz Orchestra	FY2023	£5k	The Arts
Dorset Opera	FY2023	£5k	The Arts
Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival	FY2023	£5k	The Arts
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain	FY2023	£5k	The Arts
Coventry Cathedral Development Trust	FY2022	£1.0m	Diamond Jubilee Endowment Fund (Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge) Core Costs (1st of 3 grants)
Wildlife Trusts Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire	FY2022	£283k	Culture and the environment
London Institute for Contemporary Christianity	FY2022	£250k	Equipping the 'Emerging Generations' (1st of 3 grants)
The Leprosy Mission	FY2022	£233k	Overseas Development (2 grants)
Tall Ships Youth Trust	FY2022	£110k	Engineering / Promoting careers in engineering
Rose Castle Foundation	FY2022	£100k	Religion
Leicester Cathedral	FY2022	£100k	Leicester Cathedral Revealed - Learning & Engagement
Youthscape	FY2022	£70k	Centre for Innovation in Youth Ministry (last of 3 grants)
Northamptonshire	FY2022	£60k	Health & Medical Welfare
The Stroke Association	FY2022	£60k	Senior Lectureship Programme (last of 5 grants)
Bible Reading Fellowship	FY2022	£55k	Church Lead for Anno Chaplaincy (1st of 3 grants)
Christian Youth Enterprises Sailing Centre	FY2022	£50k	Project Delta - New changing and staff accommodation facilities
Birmingham Royal Ballet	FY2022	£50k	Establishment
Priscilla Bacon Norfolk Hospice Care	FY2022	£50k	Construction of a new hospice
The Sick Children's Trust	FY2022	£40k	Health & Medical Welfare
BRACE	FY2022	£30k	Health & Medical Welfare (2 grants)
University of Gloucestershire	FY2022	£30k	Postgraduate Scholarships (last of 5 grants)
Charities Aid Foundation	FY2022	£25k	Miscellaneous
Peterborough Cathedral	FY2022	£25k	Sustainability Projects - Shop Refurbishment (last of 3 grants)
Westminster Abbey Trust	FY2022	£25k	Disabled Access Ramp
Princes Trust	FY2022	£25k	Get into Health Core Programme of a Junior Company (1st of 3 grants)
IMPACT Foundation	FY2022	£25k	to end Unemployment for Nepalis (Fostering Opportunities Disabilities) Project, Nepal (made up of 2 grants) (part of 5 grants)
National Children's Orchestras of Great Britain	FY2022	£20k	Culture and the environment
Dementia UK	FY2022	£20k	Health & Medical Welfare
National Railway Museum	FY2022	£20k	Culture and the environment
Bletchley Park Trust	FY2022	£20k	STEM Education
The Faraday Institute	FY2022	£20k	Religion
Hamlin Fistula UK	FY2022	£20k	Overseas Development
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain	FY2022	£19k	Culture and the environment
British Red Cross UK/International	FY2022	£15k	Overseas Development
London Philharmonic Orchestra	FY2022	£15k	Culture and the environment
Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival	FY2022	£10k	Culture and the environment
Pragya UK	FY2022	£10k	Overseas Development
Aston University	FY2022	£10k	STEM Education
78 Derngate Northampton Trust	FY2022	£10k	Culture and the environment
National Opera Studio	FY2022	£10k	Culture and the environment
National Youth Jazz Orchestra	FY2022	£10k	Culture and the environment
Royal College of Music	FY2022	£10k	Culture and the environment
Royal Northern College of Music	FY2022	£10k	Culture and the environment
The Brunel Museum	FY2022	£10k	Culture and the environment
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Development Trust	FY2022	£10k	Culture and the environment
British Heart Foundation	FY2022	£10k	Health & Medical Welfare
Gurkha Welfare Trust	FY2022	£10k	Overseas Development
Renewable World	FY2022	£10k	Overseas Development
World Vision UK	FY2022	£10k	Overseas Development
Association of English Cathedrals	FY2022	£10k	Religion
Oriel College	FY2022	£10k	Centre for the Study of the Bible in the Humanities
Southbank Sinfonia	FY2022	£9k	Culture and the environment
Stevenage Pioneer Youth Trust	FY2022	£8k	Religion
Restoration of Appearance and Function Trust	FY2022	£5k	Breast Reconstruction Project (last of 4 grants)
Carers Association	FY2022	£5k	Health & Medical Welfare
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle	FY2022	£5k	Religion
Nepal Fellowship	FY2022	£5k	Overseas Development (2 grants)
Child Rescue Nepal	FY2022	£5k	Overseas Development
Muscular Dystrophy UK	FY2022	£5k	Health & Medical Welfare
Motor Neurone Disease Association	FY2022	£5k	Health & Medical Welfare
Fight for Sight	FY2022	£5k	Health & Medical Welfare
Coress	FY2022	£5k	Health & Medical Welfare
Welsh National Opera	FY2022	£5k	Culture and the environment
Wallace Collection	FY2022	£5k	Culture and the environment
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance	FY2022	£5k	Culture and the environment
London Symphony Orchestra	FY2022	£5k	Culture and the environment
Historic England Foundation	FY2022	£5k	Culture and the environment
Glyndebourne Arts Trust	FY2022	£5k	Culture and the environment (2 grants)
Garsington Opera	FY2022	£5k	Culture and the environment
English National Opera	FY2022	£5k	Culture and the environment
Dorset Opera	FY2022	£5k	Culture and the environment
Boston Festival	FY2022	£5k	Culture and the environment
Bath Festival Orchestra	FY2022	£5k	Culture and the environment
Academy of Ancient Music	FY2022	£5k	Culture and the environment
John Laing Charitable Trust	FY2022	£5k	Social Welfare
Arts 4 Dementia	FY2022	£5k	Social Welfare
St Laurence Church, Cafford	FY2022	£5k	Religion
Music For My Mind	FY2022	£5k	Social Welfare
Scripture Union	FY2022	£5k	Religion
SAT-7 Trust Ltd	FY2022	£5k	Women's Programming (last of 5 grants)
TB Alert	FY2022	£5k	Overseas Development
Hospice UK	FY2022	£2k	Health & Medical Welfare
Cicely Saunders International	FY2021	£1.8m	Endowment of a Chair In Palliative Care
National Youth Theatre of Great Britain	FY2021	£400k	A production House for Young people —Building Redevelopment project (last instalment of 4)
The Leprosy Mission	FY2021	£237k	FOUND Project, Nepal(lst year of 3)
St Albans Cathedral Trust	FY2021	£150k	Cathedral Precinct- landscaping
Exeter Cathedral	FY2021	£105k	Chapter House Project
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award	FY2021	£100k	Inspiring Futures/Living Legacy Fund
SAT-7 Trust Ltd	FY2021	£100k	Women's Programming (4th of 5 grants)
English Heritage	FY2021	£78k	Furness Abbey Development Project
Age UK	FY2021	£75k	Disconnected Mind Clinical Research Phase 4 (last of 3 grants)
Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge	FY2021	£65k	Director's Salary
Silverstone Heritage Ltd	FY2021	£50k	Tall Ships Youth Trust
EMMS International	FY2021	£50k	Sunita Project ('Every Girl Matters' ), Nepal
Northamptonshire Association of Youth Clubs	FY2021	£50k	Prince's Foundation for Building Community
Art Fund	FY2021	£50k	Respond & Reimagine Grants Programme
Fight for Sight	FY2021	£50k
Urban Saints	FY2021	£50k	Planting of Groups in North London
Project Equinox	FY2021	£45k	Heterons and Medical Students Accommodation
The Reculver Trust	FY2021	£40k	Office Refurbishment
The Stroke Association	FY2021	£40k	Senior Lectureship Programme (4th of 5 grants)
Dictune Trust (2)	FY2021	£30k
University of Gloucestershire	FY2021	£30k	Postgraduate Scholarships (4th of 5 grants)
Langham Partnership	FY2021	£25k	Development of warehouse /office complex in Carlisle
Cranfield University	FY2021	£25k	International Students House
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award	FY2021	£25k	The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Birmingham Royal Ballet	FY2021	£25k	Refurbishment of The Nutcracker production
Oriel College	FY2021	£25k	Centre for the Study of the Bible in the Humanities
Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability	FY2021	£20k
Plymouth Marine Laboratory	FY2021	£20k
Cure Parkinson's Trust	FY2021	£20k
Centre for the Study of Christianity & Culture	FY2021	£20k
Royal College of Music	FY2021	£18k
BRACE	FY2021	£15k
IMPACT Foundation	FY2021	£15k
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust	FY2021	£10k
The Common Room	FY2021	£10k
Association of British Neurologists	FY2021	£10k
British Heart Foundation	FY2021	£10k
St Albans International Organ Festival	FY2021	£10k
Restoration of Appearance and Function Trust	FY2021	£10k	Breast Reconstruction project (3rd of 4 grants)
Dhaka Ahsania Mission UK	FY2021	£10k
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art	FY2021	£10k
Gurkha Welfare Trust	FY2021	£10k
Renewable World	FY2021	£10k
Evangelical Alliance	FY2021	£10k
National Youth Jazz Orchestra	FY2021	£10k
National Portrait Gallery	FY2021	£10k
Welsh National Opera	FY2021	£10k
Creative Oundle	FY2021	£10k
The Leeds International Pianoforte Competition	FY2021	£10k
The Church of the Good Shepherd, Tadworth	FY2021	£9k
Southbank Sinfonia	FY2021	£8k
Princes Trust	FY2021	£8k	Silverstone Heritage Ltd
Stevenage Pioneer Youth Trust	FY2021	£8k
Muscular Dystrophy UK	FY2021	£7k
Arts 4 Dementia	FY2021	£5k
Time to Talk Befriending	FY2021	£5k
Boston Festival	FY2021	£5k
SoundCafe Leicester	FY2021	£5k
The Griffin institute	FY2021	£5k
Dementia UK	FY2021	£5k
Glyndebourne Arts Trust	FY2021	£5k
St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield	FY2021	£5k
Coress	FY2021	£5k
International Nepal Fellowship	FY2021	£5k
Royal Academy	FY2021	£5k
Garsington Opera	FY2021	£5k
World Vision UK	FY2021	£5k
Bradford Cathedral	FY2021	£5k
Basingstoke and Alton Cardiac Rehabilitation Charity	FY2021	£5k
Dorset Opera	FY2021	£5k

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 (no individually listed grants). 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.