D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

If your charity works in the performing arts, creative health or heritage crafts and has an income under £250,000, D’Oyly Carte will award you an unrestricted grant of £500 to £8,000. Unrestricted means you decide where it goes, including your website.

• What they fund: Unrestricted funding for charities with an income under £250,000. Larger charities get project funding tied to the Trust’s three areas instead, so the unrestricted route is the one that covers digital work.
• Typical grants: £500 to £8,000.
• Who can apply: UK-registered charities working in performing arts participation, creative health or heritage crafts, with a focus on communities facing barriers. The unrestricted grant is only available if your income is under £250,000.
• The angle: The Trust is backing the organisation, not a line item, so the application is about the work you do and the barriers the people you serve face. You don’t need to justify the website: once the grant lands unrestricted, that’s your call.
• Worth knowing: The 2 October deadline is the small charity round, for charities with an income of £5m and under, and it closes at 5pm rather than midnight. Above £250,000 income the grant stops being unrestricted and is tied to a project in the Trust’s themes, so check which route you’re on before you write anything.