Dr Radcliffe's Trust grants
Dr Radcliffe's Trust funds heritage and crafts and music, with Heritage & Crafts grants generally £2,500 to £7,500 and Music grants in the region of £2,500 to £5,000.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Dr Radcliffe's Trust, which publishes as The Radcliffe Trust, supports the development and practice of the skills, knowledge and experience that underpin the UK's heritage and crafts sector. It also runs a Music scheme. Heritage & Crafts grants are generally in the region of £2,500 to £7,500, and Music grants in the region of £2,500 to £5,000. Only organisations may apply, though the trust supports individuals through specific scheme criteria. There are two rounds a year: applications open on 1st May and close on 31st July, and open again on 1st November and close on 31st January. Each round rules out projects that start before a set date, so check the timing rule for your round before you write. The decision process takes up to six months as projects receive careful trustee consideration.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records the broad areas this charity works in. For Dr Radcliffe's Trust these are arts, culture, heritage and science, education and training, and environment, conservation and heritage.
Who and where
The register also records who it works with and where. It lists children and young people, other defined groups, and other charities and voluntary bodies, throughout England and Wales, with work also recorded in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Dr Radcliffe's Trust says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
What they say they're looking for
“The Radcliffe Trust supports the development and practice of the skills, knowledge and experience that underpin the UK's heritage and crafts sector.”
Source: theradcliffetrust.org — Heritage & Crafts – The Radcliffe Trust →
Who they say they'll fund
“Only organisations may apply, though the Trust supports individuals through specific scheme criteria”
Source: theradcliffetrust.org — Application & Guidelines – The Radcliffe Trust →
Grant sizes they mention
“Heritage & Crafts grants are generally in the region of £2,500-£7,500.”
Source: theradcliffetrust.org — Application & Guidelines – The Radcliffe Trust →
“Music grants are in the region of £2,500-£5,000.”
Source: theradcliffetrust.org — Application & Guidelines – The Radcliffe Trust →
Deadlines they mention
“Applications open on 1st May and close on 31st July. Please note any projects that start prior to the 1st January in the year following the trustee meeting will not be considered”
Source: theradcliffetrust.org — Application & Guidelines – The Radcliffe Trust →
“Applications open on 1st November and close on 31st January. Please note any projects that start prior to the 1st July will not be considered”
Source: theradcliffetrust.org — Application & Guidelines – The Radcliffe Trust →
How they say to apply
“The decision process takes up to six months as projects receive careful Trustee consideration”
Source: theradcliffetrust.org — Application & Guidelines – The Radcliffe Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The support of various charitable objects including st. Bartholomews hospital and radcliffe science library oxford
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
How much does Dr Radcliffe's Trust typically give?
Heritage & Crafts grants are generally in the region of £2,500 to £7,500, and Music grants in the region of £2,500 to £5,000. It does not publish a typical (median) grant figure. In its most recent published accounts it made £432,564 in grants to organisations.
What does Dr Radcliffe's Trust fund?
It supports the development and practice of the skills, knowledge and experience that underpin the UK's heritage and crafts sector. It also runs a Music scheme. The Charity Commission register records its areas of work as arts, culture, heritage and science, education and training, and environment, conservation and heritage.
Who can apply?
Only organisations may apply, though the trust supports individuals through specific scheme criteria. The register lists children and young people, other defined groups, and other charities and voluntary bodies as its beneficiaries, throughout England and Wales, with work also recorded in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
How long does a decision take?
Up to six months, as projects receive careful trustee consideration.
How do I apply?
It runs two rounds a year. For one, applications open on 1st May and close on 31st July, and any projects that start prior to the 1st January in the year following the trustee meeting will not be considered. For the other, applications open on 1st November and close on 31st January, and any projects that start prior to the 1st July will not be considered. Check the funder's own website (www.theradcliffetrust.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 209212) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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