# The Low-Beer Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1106257 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1106257)
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Warwickshire, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Zimbabwe
- Trustees: 1
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/low-beer-trust

Supports music, health and history activities, in countries linked to family members including the Czech Republic. These include an annual music concert, support for music in the Czech Republic, music and poetry activities focused on health, and support for family history.

## 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 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £0 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The objects of the charity are (after the payment of expenses of administration) to apply the income (including accumulations of income) of the charity for educational purposes and in particular to establish education exchanges for the benefit of those involved in medicine music history or art between the United Kingdom (particularly birmingham university including the barber institute) and the Czech and slovak republics (particularly brno university) and furthermore (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) in the following ways that the trustees determine namely: (i) By the establishment and promotion of exchanges between students teachers and other members of medical schools of birmingham university and brno university(ii) in encouraging research into medicine at the said medical schools(ii) in the giving of lectures to medical students in the said medical schools(iv) in the establishment and promotion of cultural exchanges of music history and artists particularly members of the barber institute and similar music or artistic universities or schools in the Czech and slovak republics(v) The holding of an annual concert in particular by a Czech or slovak musician to be given in the barber institute(vi) the provisions of scholarships to those studying or teaching medicine music history or art in any university or similar educational establishment in the United Kingdom or any university or similar educational establishments in the Czech and slovak republics

## What it funds

The Low-Beer Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives and arts / culture / heritage / science for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year The Low-Beer Trust reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £0 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Warwickshire, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland and Zimbabwe.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Low-Beer 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 Low-Beer Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Low-Beer Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Warwickshire, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland and Zimbabwe.

### Does The Low-Beer Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Low-Beer Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Low-Beer Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Low-Beer Trust'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 £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £0 a year.

### How large is The Low-Beer Trust?

In its latest reported year The Low-Beer Trust reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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