Oxfordshire Buildings Trust grants
Oxfordshire Buildings Trust makes small grants to non-profit organisations towards the repair and maintenance of historic buildings in Oxfordshire, and normally makes only three or four grants a year.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Oxfordshire Buildings Trust makes small grants towards the cost of repair and maintenance of historic buildings in Oxfordshire. Those eligible will normally be non-profit making organisations with heritage projects that provide a public benefit. It is a small funder: it normally makes only three or four grants each year, and only one application per organisation can be considered in any one financial year. Grants are not normally available for private or commercial premises, churches or religious buildings. There are two stages, and all applications must be on the official application form, which is provided only after a successful initial assessment, so make contact before you write anything.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records this trust's purpose as environment, conservation and heritage. Its own guidance narrows that to the repair and maintenance of historic buildings.
Who and where
The register records that it works in the South East, and in Oxfordshire in particular, for the benefit of the general public. Its objects tie its work to buildings in Oxfordshire.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Oxfordshire Buildings 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
“small grants towards the cost of repair and maintenance of historic buildings”
Source: oxfordshirebuildingstrust.co.uk — Grants and building restoration Oxfordshire →
Who they say they'll fund
“Those eligible for grants will normally be non-profit making organisations with heritage projects which provide a public benefit”
Source: oxfordshirebuildingstrust.co.uk — Grants and building restoration Oxfordshire →
What they say they won't fund
“Grants are not normally available for private or commercial premises, churches or religious buildings”
Source: oxfordshirebuildingstrust.co.uk — Grants and building restoration Oxfordshire →
How they say to apply
“Only one application per organisation can be considered in any one financial year”
Source: oxfordshirebuildingstrust.co.uk — Grants and building restoration Oxfordshire →
“All applications must be on the official application form which will be provided following a successful initial assessment”
Source: oxfordshirebuildingstrust.co.uk — Grants and building restoration Oxfordshire →
“the trust normally makes only 3 or 4 grants each year”
Source: oxfordshirebuildingstrust.co.uk — Grants and building restoration Oxfordshire →
“A grant offer will lapse after two years and application will have to be made again”
Source: oxfordshirebuildingstrust.co.uk — Grants and building restoration Oxfordshire →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To preserve for the benefit of thepeople of oxfordshire and of the nation at large, whatever of the english historical , architectural and construcional heritage may exist in oxfordshire in the form of buildings and also any garden o rplant or machinery irrespective of whether it is associatied witha bilding of…
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 Oxfordshire Buildings Trust give?
It describes its awards as small grants towards the cost of repair and maintenance of historic buildings, but it does not publish a grant range in the material recorded here. It normally makes only three or four grants each year, so competition is likely to be strong. The Charity Commission register does not record a figure for its grants to organisations, and there is no typical or median award figure available.
What does Oxfordshire Buildings Trust fund?
It funds the repair and maintenance of historic buildings in Oxfordshire. Its objects cover the English historical, architectural and constructional heritage that exists in Oxfordshire in the form of buildings. They also extend to gardens, plant or machinery, whether or not associated with a building of particular beauty or historical interest, or an ancient monument. Its Charity Commission entry records its purpose as environment, conservation and heritage.
Who can apply?
Its guidance says those eligible will normally be non-profit making organisations with heritage projects which provide a public benefit. The building needs to be in Oxfordshire. Only one application per organisation can be considered in any one financial year.
What will it not fund?
Grants are not normally available for private or commercial premises, churches or religious buildings.
How do I apply?
It operates in two stages. All applications must be on the official application form, which is provided following a successful initial assessment, so you make contact first. If you are offered a grant, note that a grant offer will lapse after two years and an application will have to be made again. Check the funder's own website (www.oxfordshirebuildingstrust.co.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 282203) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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