# Medieval Settlement Research Group

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 801634 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/801634)
- Website: http://medieval-settlement.com/
- Latest income: £10.4k; spending £14k
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/medieval-settlement-research-group

The MSRG aims to increase public awareness of settlement history across AD400-1500 in the British Isles through publication, seminars and conferences. It aspires to influence national policies on recording, preserving and excavating medieval rural sites. The group is open to amateurs and professionals with interests in these aims. It offers small grants for fieldwork and conference attendance.

## 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 Jan 2025 | £10.4k | £14k | not filed |
| 31 Jan 2024 | £14.1k | £12.9k | not filed |
| 31 Jan 2023 | £9,991 | £14.2k | not filed |
| 31 Jan 2022 | £8,047 | £14.8k | not filed |
| 31 Jan 2021 | £10.2k | £11.8k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The advancement of public education by promoting inderdisciplinary involvement in the collection, analysis and dissemination of data relating to the history, geography and archaeology of Medieval rural settlement.

## What it funds

Medieval Settlement Research Group is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, arts / culture / heritage / science and environment / conservation / heritage 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, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Medieval Settlement Research Group reported income of £10.4k and spending of £14k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Jan 2025, it spent £67.8k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Medieval Settlement Research Group in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (medieval-settlement.com) 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 Medieval Settlement Research Group open for applications now?

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

### Where does Medieval Settlement Research Group fund?

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

### Does Medieval Settlement Research Group give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Medieval Settlement Research Group makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Medieval Settlement Research Group give each year?

The register does not break out Medieval Settlement Research Group's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Jan 2025 was £14k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £13.6k a year.

### How large is Medieval Settlement Research Group?

In its latest reported year Medieval Settlement Research Group reported income of £10.4k and spending of £14k.


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