# The Royal Exchange Theatre Appeal Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 501909 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/501909)
- Latest income: £7,888; spending £218
- What it funds: Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance
- Area of operation: Manchester City, Cheshire East, Lancashire, Cheshire West & Chester
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/royal-exchange-theatre-appeal-fund

Raising funds to support the advancement of eduication through the operation of a theatre

## 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 Mar 2025 | £7,888 | £218 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £8,724 | £277 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £7,646 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £9,417 | £336 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £5,881 | £152 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For the purposes of advancing public education by promoting and improving the arts of drama ballet opera music and the cinema or any of them and of stimulating public appreciation of such arts or any of them and generally in the cultivation and improvement of public taste in the said arts or any of them by means inter alia of the erection and endowment of a Theatre or theatres in the Manchester area.

## What it funds

The Royal Exchange Theatre Appeal Fund 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 other finance. In its latest reported year The Royal Exchange Theatre Appeal Fund reported income of £7,888 and spending of £218. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £983 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Manchester City, Cheshire East, Lancashire and Cheshire West & Chester.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Royal Exchange Theatre Appeal Fund in its sources (last checked 5 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 Royal Exchange Theatre Appeal Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Royal Exchange Theatre Appeal Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Royal Exchange Theatre Appeal Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Manchester City, Cheshire East, Lancashire and Cheshire West & Chester.

### Does The Royal Exchange Theatre Appeal Fund give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Royal Exchange Theatre Appeal Fund makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Royal Exchange Theatre Appeal Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Royal Exchange Theatre Appeal Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £218. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £197 a year.

### How large is The Royal Exchange Theatre Appeal Fund?

In its latest reported year The Royal Exchange Theatre Appeal Fund reported income of £7,888 and spending of £218.


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