# Sir Thomas Beecham Trust Limited

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 295415 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/295415)
- Company number: 00419598
- Latest income: £11.6k; spending £18.6k
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/sir-thomas-beecham-trust

The charity was established to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, particularly musical education, and to encourage the arts including music and drama and to establish schemes therefor.

## 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 | £11.6k | £18.6k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £91.5k | £17.6k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £12.4k | £10.2k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £12k | £9,956 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £12.9k | £2,890 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To promote, maintain, improve and advance education, particularyly musical education, and to encourage the arts, including the arts of music, drama, mime, dance and singing and to fromulate, prepare and establish schemes therfor, provided that the objects shall be of a charitable nature only.

## What it funds

Sir Thomas Beecham Trust Limited is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Sir Thomas Beecham Trust Limited reported income of £11.6k and spending of £18.6k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £59.3k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Sir Thomas Beecham Trust Limited 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 Sir Thomas Beecham Trust Limited open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Sir Thomas Beecham Trust Limited is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Sir Thomas Beecham Trust Limited fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

### Does Sir Thomas Beecham Trust Limited give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Sir Thomas Beecham Trust Limited makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Sir Thomas Beecham Trust Limited give each year?

The register does not break out Sir Thomas Beecham Trust Limited'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 £18.6k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £11.9k a year.

### How large is Sir Thomas Beecham Trust Limited?

In its latest reported year Sir Thomas Beecham Trust Limited reported income of £11.6k and spending of £18.6k.


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