# The Spence Cathedral Choir Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 264558 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/264558)
- Latest income: £60.4k; spending £55.4k
- What it funds: Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/spence-cathedral-choir-trust

The maintenance of the choir of Canterbury Cathedral and its music including provision of bursaries, scholarships or financial assistance for boys, lay clerks and other members of the Cathedral choir including the organist and assistant organists, through grants made to Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Spence Cathedral Choir Trust is registered under general charitable purposes for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Spence Cathedral Choir Trust reported income of £60.4k and spending of £55.4k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Spence Cathedral Choir Trust in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 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 Spence Cathedral Choir Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Spence Cathedral Choir Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does The Spence Cathedral Choir Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Spence Cathedral Choir Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is The Spence Cathedral Choir Trust?

In its latest reported year The Spence Cathedral Choir Trust reported income of £60.4k and spending of £55.4k.


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