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OLD POSSUM'S PRACTICAL TRUST — grant history

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Latest income
£189k
Grants listed (FY2025)
54
Listed grants total
£423k
Accounts grants total
£405k

listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2025 accounts

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What this funder supports

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Causes funded
Where grantees operate
  • Throughout England And Wales (20 grantees)
  • Scotland (12 grantees)
  • Throughout England (11 grantees)
  • Northern Ireland (9 grantees)
  • Throughout London (4 grantees)
  • Kensington And Chelsea (4 grantees)
  • Cardiff (2 grantees)
  • Cambridgeshire (2 grantees)
  • City Of Westminster (2 grantees)
  • Netherlands (2 grantees)

What changed: FY2024 → FY2025

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.

ChangeGranteeFY2024FY2025
newFIRST STORY LIMITED—£40k
newTHE KITTIWAKE TRUST—£15k
newSt Stephen's Church - music—£15k
newThe Anne Frank Trust—£15k
newWHITE CITY THEATRE PROJECT CIO—£10k
newTHE WORDSWORTH TRUST—£10k
newGarsington Opera Arts Hub—£7k
newLyric Theatre—£5k
downTHE BOOK TRADE CHARITY£56k£28k
upTHE NUCLEO PROJECT£3k£5k
downNATIONAL OPERA STUDIO£5k£3k
not listedANNE FRANK TRUST UK£45k—
not listedTHE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE£25k—
not listedTHE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. STEPHEN WITH ST. LUKE, PADDINGTON£15k—
not listedInternational Organ Festival£10k—
not listedGreat Ormond Street Hospital£6k—
not listedREFUGE£5k—
not listedTHE LITTLE GIDDING TRUST LIMITED£5k—
not listedTHE ENGLISH STAGE COMPANY LIMITED£5k—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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RecipientYearAmountPurpose
First Story LtdFY2025£40k
Tomorrow's Warriors TrustFY2025£40k
The Book Trade CharityFY2025£28k
British Film InstituteFY2025£20k
British LibraryFY2025£20k
The Felix ProjectFY2025£20k
The Kittiwake TrustFY2025£15k
St Stephen's Church - musicFY2025£15k
The Anne Frank TrustFY2025£15k
English National BalletFY2025£15k
The Children's BookshowFY2025£15k
White City Theatre ProjectFY2025£10k
Wordsworth TrustFY2025£10k
Farms for City ChildrenFY2025£10k
Garsington Opera Arts HubFY2025£7k
Stephen Spender Prize/TrustFY2025£6k
Lyric TheatreFY2025£5k
Coram ShakespeareFY2025£5k
Annos AfricaFY2025£5k
Ambler Primary SchoolFY2025£5k
INK from pen to performanceFY2025£5k
Hospital RoomsFY2025£5k
Autism BedfordshireFY2025£5k
Young Classical Artists TrustFY2025£5k
Wiltons Music HallFY2025£5k
Holland Park OperaFY2025£5k
Headiong TheatreFY2025£5k
V&A MuseumFY2025£5k
The Wigmore Hall TrustFY2025£5k
Theatre 503FY2025£5k
The Nucleo ProjectFY2025£5k
Friends of Little Gidding (Eliot Festival)FY2025£5k
Royal College of MusicFY2025£5k
Read for GoodFY2025£5k
Herne Hill Station Hall - Kids' literary FestivalFY2025£5k
The Little Angel TheatreFY2025£5k
Guide Dogs for the BlindFY2025£3k
Britten Pears ArtsFY2025£3k
Poetry in AldeburghFY2025£3k
Doye Mosse Productions (CNW/INK outreach project)FY2025£3k
Hugenot Heritage CentreFY2025£3k
Jeremie Queyras - St Stephens exhibitionFY2025£3k
National Opera StudioFY2025£3k
Children's Book ProjectFY2025£3k
Berkshire Chamber MusicFY2025£3k
Four Corners LtdFY2025£3k
Sandy Hill TrustFY2025£2k
Magic LanternFY2025£2k
Accidental TheatreFY2025£2k
InterAct Stroke SupportFY2025£2k
Vox UrbaneFY2025£2k
Hounslow Action for YouthFY2025£1k
Troupe Productions LtdFY2025£1k
Barnsley Civic Enterprise Ltd - writing groupsFY2025£500
The Book Trade CharityFY2024£56k
The Anne Frank Trust UKFY2024£45k
Tomorrow's Warriors TrustFY2024£30k
National TheatreFY2024£25k
British Film InstituteFY2024£20k
The Children's BookshowFY2024£20k
English National BalletFY2024£15k
British Film InstituteFY2024£15kPowell & Pressburger exhibition
St Stephen's ChurchFY2024£15kmusic
International Organ FestivalFY2024£10k
Farms for City ChildrenFY2024£10k
Great Ormond Street HospitalFY2024£6k
RefugeFY2024£5kemergency funding
Little Gidding TrustFY2024£5kFarrar House - retreat centre
Holland Park OperaFY2024£5k
Stephen Spender Prize/TrustFY2024£5k
Royal Court TheatreFY2024£5k
Royal College of MusicFY2024£5k
Propel Magazine LtdFY2024£5k
The Daisy GarlandFY2024£5k
Young Classical ArtistsFY2024£5k
Theatre 503FY2024£5k
Coram Shakespeare Schools FestivalFY2024£5k
National Opera StudioFY2024£5k
INK from pen to performanceFY2024£5k
StAnza, Scotland's Poetry FestivalFY2024£5k
Anno's AfricaFY2024£4k
Friends of Little GiddingFY2024£4kEliot Festival
Bradford Literary FestivalFY2024£4k
The Nucleo ProjectFY2024£3k
Festival of CatsFY2024£2k
Ride2GiveFY2024£2k
Vox UrbaneFY2024£2k
Hounslow Action for YouthFY2024£1k
Barnsley Civic Enteprise LtdFY2024£500writing groups
The Felix ProjectFY2024£0emergency funding
Great Brickhill CharityFY2024£0re: Ukraine
Dalgarno TrustFY2024£0foodbank
Tristan CarterFY2024£0cello tuition
The T.S. Eliot FoundationFY2024£0
Westbury Arts CentreFY2024£0
V&A MuseumFY2024£0
The Little Angel TheatreFY2024£0
Unicorn TheatreFY2024£0Caro! Jenner Productions
Sound & MusicFY2024£0
British LibraryFY2024£0
St Elizabeth's RC Primary SchoolFY2024£0
Wiltons Music HallFY2024£0
Julian QuartetFY2024£0reading four Quartets
Garsington Opera EducationFY2024£0
UnicefFY2024£0
Camphill Community Trust, Milton KeynesFY2024£0
The Big issue FoundationFY2024£0
Hospital RoomsFY2024£0Bethlem Mental Health Unit
The Laurie Todd FoundationFY2024£0
Exeter Literary FestivalFY2024£0
Arkbound FoundationFY2024£0
The T.S. Eliot FoundationFY2023£3.1mDonation for purchase and renovation of second Writer’s Retreat
Garsington OperaFY2023£50kSecond tranche of £50,000 for Arts Hub capital project
Tomorrow’s Warriors TrustFY2023£30kFirst of 3-year grant for Young Artist Development Programme
The Felix ProjectFY2023£25kThird annual award of 3-year commitment
The National TheatreFY2023£25k3-year grant for New Views programme
The Children’s BookshowFY2023£20kTour support
British Film InstituteFY2023£20kThird award of 3-year commitment for Festivals Education Programme
St Stephen’s Church South KensingtonFY2023£15kMusic support
English National BalletFY2023£15k3-year grant for Ballet Futures
The Anne Frank Trust UKFY2023£15kFirst of 3-year grant for young writers' residential
British LibraryFY2023£10kFinal grant of 3-year commitment for Write Here!
Farms for City ChildrenFY2023£10kThird of 5-year grant
The Book Trade CharityFY2023£10kAnnual grant
Wilton’s Music HallFY2023£8kOne-off grant towards 2022 Christmas Production
Royal College of MusicFY2023£5kMusic support
National Opera StudioFY2023£5kMusic support
UnicefFY2023£5kGeneral support
RefugeFY2023£5kEmergency funding
The Big Issue FoundationFY2023£5kPandemic support
Shakespeare Schools FestivalFY2023£5kFirst of 3-year grant
Propel MagazineFY2023£5kFirst of 2-year grant
ArkboundFY2023£5kThird of 3-year grant for writing project for prisoners and ex-offenders
Young Classical Artist’s TrustFY2023£5kMusic support
Sound & MusicFY2023£5kMusic support
Holland Park OperaFY2023£5kMusic support
Unicorn TheatreFY2023£5k3-year grant
Royal CourtFY2023£5k3-year grant
Stephen Spender Prize for Poetry in TranslationFY2023£5k3-year grant
Dalgarno Trust Food BankFY2023£2kFood bank support
The T.S. Eliot FoundationFY2022£1.0mSupport for disadvantaged groups
Garsington Opera - Arts HubFY2022£50kSupport for the arts
Farms for City ChildrenFY2022£30kEducational Support
MK Womens Aid (emergency funding)FY2022£25kSupport for disadvantaged groups
The Need Project (food bank)FY2022£25kSupport for disadvantaged groups
Holland Park OperaFY2022£25kSupport for the arts
British Film InstituteFY2022£20kSupport for the arts
The Anne Frank TrustFY2022£20kEducational Support
Royal Society of Literature - reading together programmeFY2022£15kEducational Support
St Stephen's Church - musicFY2022£15kSupport for the arts
English National BalletFY2022£15kSupport for the arts
Wiltons Music HallFY2022£10kSupport for the arts
The Felix Project (emergency funding)FY2022£10kSupport for disadvantaged groups
The Children's BookshowFY2022£10kEducational Support
Garsington Opera EducationFY2022£8kEducational Support
Helen & Douglas HospiceFY2022£8kSupport for disadvantaged groups
Deborah Rogers FoundationFY2022£6kSupport for the arts
Autism Bedfordshire (covid crisis appeal)FY2022£6kSupport for disadvantaged groups
Royal College of MusicFY2022£5kSupport for the arts
Unicorn Theatre (Carol Jenner Productions)FY2022£5kSupport for the arts
The Little Angel TheatreFY2022£5kSupport for the arts
The Big Issue FoundationFY2022£5kSupport for disadvantaged groups
Stephen Spender Prize/Trust FoundationFY2022£5kSupport for the arts
ArkboundFY2022£5kSupport for the arts
Four CornersFY2022£5kSupport for the arts
High TideFY2022£5kSupport for the arts
Royal Court TheatreFY2022£5kSupport for the arts
National Opera StudioFY2022£5kSupport for the arts
British LibraryFY2022£5kSupport for the arts
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)FY2022£5kSupport for the arts
National TheatreFY2022£5kSupport for the arts
Refuge (emergency funding)FY2022£5kSupport for disadvantaged groups
The Daisy GarlandFY2022£5kSupport for disadvantaged groups
Latymer Community ChurchFY2022£5kSupport for disadvantaged groups
StAnza, Scotland's Poetry FestivalFY2022£5kSupport for the arts
Annos AfricaFY2022£4kAchievement for All
The Dalgarno Neighbourhood Trust (food bank)FY2022£3kSupport for disadvantaged groups
Kiran SocietyFY2022£3kEducational Support
Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentFY2022£3kSupport for the arts
English Touring OperaFY2022£3kSupport for the arts
The Book Trade CharityFY2022£3kSupport for disadvantaged groups
Young Classical ArtistsFY2022£3kSupport for the arts
Soldiers Arts AcademyFY2022£3kSupport for the arts
Sound & MusicFY2022£3kSupport for the arts
Hospital Rooms (Bethlem Mental Health Unit)FY2022£3kSupport for disadvantaged groups
Imperial War MuseumFY2022£3kSupport for the arts
Tristan Carter (cello tuition)FY2022£2kEducational Support
Wild Plum ArtsFY2022£2kSupport for the arts

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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 423375 vs reference 405375 (4.4% 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.