# Buckland Professorship (Buckland Foundation)

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 277968 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/277968)
- Website: https://www.scotfishmuseum.org/the-buckland-foundation
- Latest income: £0; spending £3,065
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Other defined groups, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Scotland
- Other names: The Buckland Foundation (working)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/buckland-professorship

The foundation supports and sponsors a Buckland Professor each year who gives a lecture at three relevant venues in the UK and Ireland on a matter of current importance in the commercial fisheries. It also sponsors a Buckland-Smith summer student each year.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £0 | £3,065 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £6,000 | £7,737 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £6,000 | £5,044 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £2,543 | £4,424 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £57 | £4,904 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> Establishing and maintaining a professor of economic fish culture.

## What it funds

Buckland Professorship (Buckland Foundation) is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Buckland Professorship (Buckland Foundation) reported income of £0 and spending of £3,065. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £25.2k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Belgium, Germany, Ireland and Scotland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Buckland Professorship (Buckland Foundation) in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (scotfishmuseum.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Buckland Professorship (Buckland Foundation) open for applications now?

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

### Where does Buckland Professorship (Buckland Foundation) fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Belgium, Germany, Ireland and Scotland.

### Does Buckland Professorship (Buckland Foundation) give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Buckland Professorship (Buckland Foundation) makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Buckland Professorship (Buckland Foundation) give each year?

The register does not break out Buckland Professorship (Buckland Foundation)'s grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £3,065. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £5,035 a year.

### How large is Buckland Professorship (Buckland Foundation)?

In its latest reported year Buckland Professorship (Buckland Foundation) reported income of £0 and spending of £3,065.


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