# Cantores

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1055674 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1055674)
- Website: https://cantores.net
- Latest income: £17.3k; spending £16.2k
- What it funds: Education / training, Religious activities, Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: Other defined groups, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire
- Other names: Cantores Novi (previous)
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/cantores

We are a chamber choir, funded mostly by members' subscriptions with some small income from concerts and donations. We give up to 6 concerts a year, mostly in churches in the Cotswold area. We like to work in partnership with other organisations to support local concerns and are currently aiming to increase our audiences to make this more financially rewarding for our partners.

## 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 Aug 2025 | £17.3k | £16.2k | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2024 | £23.2k | £23.6k | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2023 | £14.3k | £10.5k | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2022 | £15.6k | £20.1k | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2021 | £7,330 | £4,771 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and for the general purposes of such charitable bodies or for such other purposes as shall be exclusively charitable as the trustees from time to time decide.

## What it funds

Cantores is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, religious activities and 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 Cantores reported income of £17.3k and spending of £16.2k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Aug 2025, it spent £75.2k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Cantores in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (cantores.net) 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 Cantores open for applications now?

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

### Where does Cantores fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire.

### Does Cantores give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Cantores give each year?

The register does not break out Cantores's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Aug 2025 was £16.2k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £15k a year.

### How large is Cantores?

In its latest reported year Cantores reported income of £17.3k and spending of £16.2k.


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