D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

Overview

The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust gives grants to UK registered charities for work in three areas: participation in the performing arts, creative health interventions, and heritage crafts and skills. It focuses on projects that increase access for communities that face barriers to opportunity. Grants are between £500 and £8,000. If your charity has an income of under £250,000, you can ask for unrestricted funding. This fund suits charities whose work fits one of those three areas and who can show how they reach people who often miss out. The work must be charitable, take place in the UK and benefit UK residents. There are two application routes, depending on the size of your charity. Small charity grants are for charities with an annual income of £5 million and under. That round opens in the week commencing 23 November 2026 and closes at 17:00 on 22 January 2027. Larger charities, with an annual income above £5 million, apply in two stages. The first-stage deadline is 8 January 2027 at 17:00. The second-stage deadline is 22 January 2027 at 17:00. The Trust will make its decisions on 9 March 2027. You will be told the outcome by the end of March 2027. One practical point: the small charity round has not opened yet, so you have time to prepare. Larger charities should note that their first-stage deadline falls two weeks earlier than the small charity deadline. Official source: https://www.actiontogether.org.uk/doyly-carte-charitable-trust. Last checked by GrantMatch on 28 October 2026.