The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

Origin of the Trust

The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust was established in 1972 by Dame Bridget D’Oyly Carte as a grantmaking charitable trust to support her personal interests (other than The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company). Since her death in 1985 the Trustees have continued to uphold the aims, interests, and values of Dame Bridget whilst adapting to the changing needs of the modern charitable world. Dame Bridget was the grand-daughter of Richard D'Oyly Carte who founded the Savoy Theatre in 1881 and then the Savoy Hotel in 1889 and the last member of the D’Oyly Carte family

Objects of the Trust

The objects of the charity are the advancement of the arts, health and medical welfare and environmental protection or improvement. The Trust supports a diverse range of charities seeking in some way to enhance and improve people’s lives. The Trust incorporated as a Company in 2005

Applications for Grants – How to apply

Applicants must be UK Registered Charities, operating in the UK for the benefit of UK residents, and the organisation’s annual returns to the Charity Commission, the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator or the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland must be up to date. You can check your charity’s record on www.charity-commission.gov.uk (England and Wales), www.oscr.org.uk (Scotland) or www.charitycommissionni.org.uk (Northern Ireland) by entering the registered charity number into the ‘Search for a Charity’ box.

Applications are made online through the Trust’s website www.doylycartecharitabletrust.org. Please read the guidance on completing the application form which can be found on the How to apply page. However if online application is difficult for you, and you would like to receive the application form in a more accessible format, please email info@doylycartecharitabletrust.org.

The Trust makes grants which are usually in the range £500 - £6,000 and there are three grant-making meetings held annually which normally take place in March, July, and November. The majority of the Trust’s grants are single grants over a one-year period. The Trustees will consider applications for core costs or projects.

Charities in receipt of single grants in three consecutive years may reapply to the Trust after three years have passed since the date of their last grant.