# The Berners Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 800585 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/800585)
- Latest income: £1,280; spending £60
- What it funds: Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 7
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/berners-trust

Our major sponsorship in the last and present financial years relates to the first staging in the UK of Berner's Opera Le Carrosse Du Saint-Sacrement (in English) by Dorset opera in July 2012.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2025 | £1,280 | £60 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2024 | £1,693 | £10.2k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2023 | £1,115 | £937 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2022 | £1,315 | £150 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2021 | £96.7k | £1,650 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> &romotion in England and any other part of the world of the public understanding and appreciation of the musical literary and artistic works of gerald hugh 14th baron Berners who died on 19th april 1950. The advancement of education with a preference for education in the arts of music, literature, drama and paintind and drawing and with a further preference within the same for education of British students of such arts or one or more of them.

## What it funds

The Berners Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes arts / culture / heritage / science for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Berners Trust reported income of £1,280 and spending of £60. Over its last 5 reported years, to 5 Apr 2025, it spent £13k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Berners 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.

## Questions

### Is The Berners Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Berners Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Berners Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

### Does The Berners Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Berners Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Berners Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Berners Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 5 Apr 2025 was £60. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £2,608 a year.

### How large is The Berners Trust?

In its latest reported year The Berners Trust reported income of £1,280 and spending of £60.


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