# Fashion Museum Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1205727 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1205727)
- Company number: 14547548
- Latest income: £0; spending £802
- What it funds: Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides buildings / facilities / open space
- Area of operation: Bath and North East Somerset
- Trustees: 9
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/fashion-museum-foundation

To establish and maintain a Fashion Museum (FM) and Fashion Collection Archive in Bath; to facilitate the development, management, conservation and care, documentation, presentation and interpretation of the collections held at the Fashion Museum, for the benefit of the public; to encourage, promote and educate the public in fashion through its support of the the Fashion Museum and the collection.

## 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 | £802 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £10.2k | £726 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 3.1 the charity?s objects ("objects") are specifically restricted to the following:3.1.1 to establish and maintain a Fashion Museum and Fashion collection archive in Bath and/or3.1.2 to facilitate the development, management, conservation and care, documentation, presentation and interpretation of the collections held at the Fashion Museum and Fashion collection archive, for the benefit of the public and/or3.1.3 to encourage, promote and educate the public in Fashion through its support of the Fashion Museum and Fashion collection archive.

## What it funds

Fashion Museum Foundation 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 and provides buildings / facilities / open space. In its latest reported year Fashion Museum Foundation reported income of £0 and spending of £802. Over its last 2 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £1,528 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Bath and North East Somerset.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Fashion Museum Foundation 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 Fashion Museum Foundation open for applications now?

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

### Where does Fashion Museum Foundation fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Bath and North East Somerset.

### Does Fashion Museum Foundation give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Fashion Museum Foundation makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Fashion Museum Foundation give each year?

The register does not break out Fashion Museum 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 £802. Over its last 2 reported years its spending averaged £764 a year.

### How large is Fashion Museum Foundation?

In its latest reported year Fashion Museum Foundation reported income of £0 and spending of £802.


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