Miss V L Clore's 1967 Charitable Trust grants
Miss V L Clore's 1967 Charitable Trust is linked to the Clore Duffield Foundation, whose website its charity register lists as its own, and gives discretionary grants to UK-registered charities, with published guidance pointing to arts, education and welfare.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Miss V L Clore's 1967 Charitable Trust applies its funds to such charity or charities as the trustees select, at their absolute discretion. The charity's Charity Commission register lists cloreduffield.org.uk as its own website, so the guidance below — published by the Clore Duffield Foundation — is likely to apply to it, though this is not separately confirmed for this specific trust. That guidance describes support for arts, education and welfare charities in the UK, with a particular focus on engagement and excellence in art, culture and heritage; the trust's own register categories also include disability, health, and support for people with disabilities and elderly people. The Foundation only funds charities registered in the UK and does not fund individuals, and does not accept unsolicited applications except within occasional grant programmes that may be announced from time to time. In the most recent year on record this trust made £85,000 in grants to organisations, from an income of £73,088.
What they fund
The trust's register categories include arts, education, welfare, disability and health; guidance published at its listed website (the Clore Duffield Foundation) focuses on arts, culture and heritage.
Who and where
It funds UK-registered charities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Miss V L Clore's 1967 Charitable 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 Foundation supports the arts, education and welfare charities in the UK with a particular focus on engagement and excellence in art, culture and heritage.”
Source: cloreduffield.org.uk — Grant Making FAQs | The Clore Duffield Foundation →
Who they say they'll fund
“The Foundation only funds charities registered in the UK. It does not fund individuals.”
Source: cloreduffield.org.uk — Grant Making FAQs | The Clore Duffield Foundation →
What they say they won't fund
“if RIBA stages apply, you should have reached at least RIBA Stage 3 before trustees will consider an application”
Source: cloreduffield.org.uk — Grant Making FAQs | The Clore Duffield Foundation →
“we do not fund feasibility studies”
Source: cloreduffield.org.uk — Grant Making FAQs | The Clore Duffield Foundation →
“We do not accept unsolicited applications except within occasional grant programmes that may be announced from time to time.”
Source: cloreduffield.org.uk — Grant Making FAQs | The Clore Duffield Foundation →
Grant sizes they mention
“grants of up to £2.5m to create Clore Learning Centres in national museums and performing arts centres, to donations of less than £50,000 to fund small Clore Studios within local museums and libraries.”
Source: cloreduffield.org.uk — Clore Duffield Foundation announces new funding to bring the arts to hard to reach schools | The Clore Duffield Foundation →
How they say to apply
“we only consider one application at a time and would not normally consider a new application whilst an applicant is currently in receipt of a grant.”
Source: cloreduffield.org.uk — Grant Making FAQs | The Clore Duffield Foundation →
“decisions are made at Trustee meetings which take place just twice a year, once in the summer and once in the winter. Applications will be required around 6 weeks before the meeting.”
Source: cloreduffield.org.uk — Grant Making FAQs | The Clore Duffield Foundation →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The benefit of such charity or charities as the trustees may from time to time in their absolute discretion select and in such shares as the trustees may from time to time in like discretion determine.
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
What does the trust fund?
The register lists this trust's website as cloreduffield.org.uk, and the guidance published there — by the Clore Duffield Foundation — describes support for arts, education and welfare charities in the UK, with a particular focus on engagement and excellence in art, culture and heritage. The trust's own register categories also include disability, health, and support for people with disabilities and elderly people.
Who can apply?
Only charities registered in the UK. It does not fund individuals.
Is it currently accepting applications?
The Foundation does not accept unsolicited applications, except within occasional grant programmes that may be announced from time to time.
How does the application process work?
Decisions are made at trustee meetings that take place twice a year, once in summer and once in winter, and applications are required around six weeks before the meeting. The Foundation also generally considers only one application at a time from an applicant, and would not normally consider a new application while an applicant is currently receiving a grant.
How do I apply?
Check the funder's own website (www.cloreduffield.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 253660) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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