# The Ouseley Church Music Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1219558 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1219558)
- Website: https://www.ouseleytrust.org.uk
- What it funds: Education / training, Religious activities, Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Jersey, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Gibraltar
- Trustees: 12
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/ouseley-church-music-trust

We advance choral excellence in the Church of England, Church in Wales, & Church of Ireland, via grants towards the costs of musicians, scholarships, bursaries, & choral outreach/development schemes, assistance towards school fees of individual choristers at cathedrals & choral foundations, purchase of liturgical music, grants towards chorister support costs: theory, instrumental, vocal tuition.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The objects of the CIO are promoting and maintaining to a high standard the choral services of the church of England, the church in Wales or the church in Ireland (whether simple or elaborate) in such ways as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit including (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) promoting the religious, musical and secular education of pupils attending any school in which the instruction in the doctrines of any of the said churches is given and the performance of their choral liturgy is observed.

## What it funds

The Ouseley Church Music Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, religious activities and arts / culture / heritage / science for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Jersey, Isle of Man, Guernsey and Northern Ireland and 2 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Ouseley Church Music Trust in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (ouseleytrust.org.uk) 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.

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