# The Barrels Festival Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1214184 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1214184)
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Herefordshire
- Trustees: 11
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/barrels-festival-trust

The Barrels Festival Trust gives grants to UK charities operating within the county of Herefordshire for the benefit of the communities these charities serve. Income and capital are distributed to charitable causes at the Trustees discretion.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> To advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) in the county of Herefordshire, as the trustees see fit from time to time (primarily, but not exclusively, through the provision of grants to, or otherwise supporting, existing charities).

## What it funds

The Barrels Festival Trust is registered under general charitable purposes for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Herefordshire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Barrels Festival Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

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