THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST — grant history

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Latest income

£199k

Grants listed (FY2025)

Listed grants total

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Accounts grants total

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extracted from its FY2025 accounts

Application guidance — from the funder’s own website

How to apply: Please note that all applications, including those made on behalf of an individual, must be submitted by a church, college, school, or other institution.
Deadlines: The Procedures & Guidelines have been compiled to help assist you in what we fund, how we ask for the application to be completed and submitted, our closing dates, and other useful information.
What they don’t fund: We do not fund: Organs or any other musical instruments Endowments or capital appeals Building Projects Choir Robes Recordings Furniture Tours or Visits Retrospective projects i.e. which have already taken place or will be substantially completed by the closing date.

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

THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ORGANISTS “Ouseley Trust ( RCO Academy )”

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

Religious Activities (30 grantees)
Education/training (14 grantees)
Arts/culture/heritage/science (7 grantees)
Accommodation/housing (2 grantees)
Amateur Sport (2 grantees)
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (1 grantee)
Environment/conservation/heritage (1 grantee)
General Charitable Purposes (1 grantee)
Other Charitable Purposes (1 grantee)

Where grantees operate

Throughout England And Wales (3 grantees)
Oxfordshire (2 grantees)
Hampshire (2 grantees)
Leicestershire (2 grantees)
Nottinghamshire (2 grantees)
Shropshire (2 grantees)
Gloucestershire (2 grantees)
Cumbria (2 grantees)
Herefordshire (2 grantees)
City Of Westminster (1 grantee)

What changed: FY2023 → FY2024

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	FY2023	FY2024
new	King’s Worcester	—	£7k
new	St Mary Handsworth	—	£6k
new	CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, ST PETER AND ST CEDD, CHELMSFORD	—	£5k
new	THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AND SAINT ETHELBERT IN HEREFORD	—	£5k
new	CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, DERBY	—	£5k
new	St Mary’s Nottingham	—	£5k
new	THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL COVENTRY	—	£4k
new	St Leonard Streatham	—	£4k
up	SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS' ENDOWMENT FUND	£2k	£14k
not listed	CHAPTER OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, GUILDFORD	£5k	—
not listed	St Botolph's Boston	£5k	—
not listed	CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF CARLISLE	£5k	—
not listed	The Rodolfus Choral Foundation Limited	£4k	—
not listed	Manchester Cathedral (2 grants)	£4k	—
not listed	St Mary Magdalene Enfield Chase	£3k	—
not listed	St Polycarp's Belfast	£3k	—
not listed	EXETER CATHEDRAL SCHOOL	£3k	—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
Salisbury Cathedral School	FY2024	£14k	to provide bursary support towards school fees of 5 choristers.
King’s Worcester	FY2024	£7k	to provide bursary support towards school fees of 2 choristers.
St Mary Handsworth	FY2024	£6k	to assist with funding choral scholarships.
Chelmsford Cathedral	FY2024	£5k	to assist with funding choral scholars.
Hereford Cathedral	FY2024	£5k	to assist with funding vocal tuition for the trebles.
Derby Cathedral	FY2024	£5k	to assist with funding the Music in Schools Programme.
St Mary’s Nottingham	FY2024	£5k	to support their 3 Children’s Choirs.
Coventry Cathedral	FY2024	£4k	to assist with funding vocal tuition for the trebles.
St Leonard Streatham	FY2024	£4k	to assist with funding choral scholars.
Wakefield Cathedral	FY2024	£4k	to assist with funding the core costs of the trebles.
Lichfield Cathedral	FY2024	£4k	to assist with funding a Music Scholar.
Pimlico Music Foundation	FY2024	£4k	to assist with funding the Foundation Scholars programme.
Hexham Abbey	FY2024	£4k	to assist with funding the Assistant Director of Music.
Belfast Cathedral	FY2024	£4k	to assist with liturgical music purchases and funding the choral scholars.
St Stephen South Dulwich	FY2024	£4k	to assist with funding the choral scholars.
St Mary Redcliffe Bristol	FY2024	£4k	to assist with funding choral scholars.
All Saints’ Kingston	FY2024	£4k	to assist with funding the choral scholars.
St Mary Warwick	FY2024	£4k	to assist with funding the organ scholar.
Gloucester Cathedral	FY2024	£3k	to provide bursary support towards school fees of I chorister.
St George Jesmond	FY2024	£3k	to assist with funding choral scholars.
St Mary the Virgin Primrose Hill	FY2024	£3k	to fund J choral scholarship.
St Peter De Beauvoir	FY2024	£3k	to assist with funding liturgical music purchases and music salaries.
Holy Sepulchre London	FY2024	£3k	to support the funding of the weekly Choral Evensong services.
St Mary Henley	FY2024	£3k	to assist with funding an organ scholarship.
St Michael Sittingbourne	FY2024	£2k	to assist with funding choral scholars.
Manchester Cathedral	FY2024	£2k	to provide bursary support towards school fees of I chorister.
Hereford Cathedral School	FY2024	£2k	to provide bursary support towards school fees of 1 chorister.
St Mary Magdalene Richmond	FY2024	£2k	to assist with funding the Choral Leadership programme.
Holy Trinity Coventry	FY2024	£2k	to assist with funding choral scholars.
Moorland Choristers Camp	FY2024	£2k	to provide bursary support for young people to attend the annual weeklong summer school.
St Mary the Virgin Wheatley	FY2024	£2k	to assist with funding the establishment of a Children’s Choir.
Holy Cross Crediton	FY2024	£1k	to assist with liturgical music purchases.
Guildford Cathedral	FY2023	£5k	Grants for Musicians
St Botolph's Boston	FY2023	£5k	Grants for Musicians
Carlisle Cathedral	FY2023	£5k	Grants for Musicians
Rodolfus Foundation	FY2023	£4k	Courses
Manchester Cathedral (2 grants)	FY2023	£4k	Fees
St Mary Magdalene Enfield Chase	FY2023	£3k	Grants for Musicians
St Polycarp's Belfast	FY2023	£3k	Grants for Musicians
Exeter Cathedral School	FY2023	£3k	Fees
Newcastle Cathedral	FY2023	£3k	Grants for Musicians
St Peter's Wolverhampton	FY2023	£3k	Grants for Musicians
Dean Close School	FY2023	£3k	Fees
Great Yarmouth Minster	FY2023	£3k	Grants for Musicians
Leominster Priory	FY2023	£3k	Grants for Musicians
Beaulieu Abbey Parish Church	FY2023	£3k	Grants for Musicians
St Edmundsbury Cathedral	FY2023	£2k	Grants for Musicians
Royal School of Church Music	FY2023	£2k	Courses
St Michael & All Angels Tenbury Wells	FY2023	£2k	Grants for Musicians
St Saviour's Pimlico	FY2023	£2k	Grants for Musicians
St Anne's Derby	FY2023	£2k	Grants for Musicians
St Asaph Cathedral	FY2023	£2k	Grants for Musicians
Dr Martin Clarke Young Organ Scholars Trust	FY2023	£2k	Grants for Musicians
Holy Trinity Sloane Square	FY2023	£2k	Grants for Musicians
St Martin in the Fields	FY2023	£2k	Grants for Musicians
The Choral Foundation, The Chapel Royal	FY2023	£2k	Grants for Musicians
St Edward's Romford	FY2023	£2k	Grants for Musicians
Southwell Minster	FY2023	£2k	Grants for Musicians
All Saints' Leamington Spa	FY2023	£2k	Grants for Musicians
Grimsby Minster	FY2023	£2k	Grants for Musicians
Leicester Cathedral	FY2023	£2k	Grants for Musicians
King's School Gloucester (2 grants)	FY2023	£2k	Fees
Norwich Cathedral	FY2023	£2k	Fees
Salisbury Cathedral School (2 grants)	FY2023	£2k	Fees
Portsmouth Cathedral	FY2023	£2k	Fees
Wells Cathedral School	FY2023	£2k	Fees
St Mark Clerkenwell	FY2023	£2k	Grants for Musicians
Salisbury Cathedral School	FY2023	£2k	Fees
St Michael & All Angels Mount Dinham Exeter	FY2023	£1k	Grants for Musicians
St James Piccadilly	FY2023	£1k	Grants for Musicians
Magdalen College School Oxford	FY2023	£1k	Fees
St Michael & All Angels Barnes	FY2023	£1k	Grants for Musicians
St Mary's Ewell	FY2023	£1k	Grants for Musicians
Wells Cathedral School	FY2022	£21k	Grants for musicians
Salisbury Cathedral School	FY2022	£6k	Fees (8 grants)
Creative Oundle (Oundle for Organists)	FY2022	£5k	Courses
Bradford Cathedral	FY2022	£5k	Grants for musicians
Steel City Choristers	FY2022	£3k	Grants for musicians
St Lawrence York	FY2022	£3k	Fees
Manchester Cathedral	FY2022	£3k	Grants for musicians
Salisbury Cathedral School	FY2022	£3k	Grants for musicians (4 grants)
Wellingborough	FY2022	£3k	Music
St George's Jesmond	FY2022	£2k	Grants for musicians
St Mary's Handsworth	FY2022	£2k	Grants for musicians
St Matthew's Westminster	FY2022	£2k	Grants for musicians
St Mary Without-the-walls, Chester	FY2022	£2k	Grants for musicians
Morland Choristers' Camp	FY2022	£2k	Grants for musicians
Wakefield Cathedral	FY2022	£2k	Grants for musicians
Liverpool Cathedral	FY2022	£2k	Grants for musicians
St Paul's Cathedral	FY2022	£2k	Grants for musicians
Handsbridge, St Faith Great Crosby	FY2022	£2k	Grants for musicians
St Leonard's Streatham	FY2022	£2k	Grants for musicians
Christ Church Oxford	FY2022	£2k	Grants for musicians
All Saints' Burham and Wouldham	FY2022	£2k	Fees
The Philip Lank Trust	FY2022	£2k	Fees
St Peter London Docks	FY2022	£2k	Fees
King's School Gloucester	FY2022	£2k	Grants for musicians
Blue Coat School Liverpool	FY2022	£1k	Grants for musicians
Parish Church All Hallows	FY2022	£800	Fees

About this data

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