# The Sovereign Art Foundation Limited

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1125685 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1125685)
- Company number: 06606833
- Website: https://www.sovereignartfoundation.com
- Latest income: £16.9k; spending £11.1k
- What it funds: Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout London
- Other names: The Sovereign Arts Foundation Limited (previous)
- Trustees: 1
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/sovereign-art-foundation

The Sovereign Art Foundation's aim is the encouragement of the education, advancement of vulnerable groups, especially underprivileged children, through the arts. It supports projects that use the arts, in particular visual arts, as rehabilitation, education and therapy.Funds are raised through the auction of the annual Sovereign European Art Prize and through support from its patrons programme.

## 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 May 2025 | £16.9k | £11.1k | not filed |
| 31 May 2024 | £2,572 | £6,537 | not filed |
| 31 May 2023 | £1,110 | £3,762 | not filed |
| 31 May 2022 | £0 | £30 | not filed |
| 31 May 2021 | £0 | £15 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To promote, maintain, improve and advance education in the arts amongst children and young people up to the age of 25 years of age, the elderly, persons in ill-health and the disabled, persons in financial hardship or otherwise disadvantaged.

## What it funds

The Sovereign Art Foundation Limited is registered under the Charity Commission purposes arts / culture / heritage / science for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Sovereign Art Foundation Limited reported income of £16.9k and spending of £11.1k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 May 2025, it spent £21.4k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as London.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Sovereign Art Foundation Limited in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (sovereignartfoundation.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 The Sovereign Art Foundation Limited open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Sovereign Art Foundation Limited fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as London.

### Does The Sovereign Art Foundation Limited give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Sovereign Art Foundation Limited makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Sovereign Art Foundation Limited give each year?

The register does not break out The Sovereign Art Foundation 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 May 2025 was £11.1k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £4,290 a year.

### How large is The Sovereign Art Foundation Limited?

In its latest reported year The Sovereign Art Foundation Limited reported income of £16.9k and spending of £11.1k.


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