Karin Brass Memorial Fund
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The annual report gives no geographic focus, though most of its grants have gone to Cambridgeshire and Brecon, so say where your work happens and whether it overlaps with those places.
- Its grants have reached arts and cultural bodies, health and care charities, a mountain rescue service, and organisations for young people and family support, so a charity working in one of these areas has a clear reason to look.
- About 8 in 10 of its 32 grants to organisations fall between £3,000 and £50,000, with a median of £9,000, so a request in that band is typical, though its largest grant was £100,000 and the band is not a ceiling.
- No application process is published, so the sensible first step is a short enquiry using the contact in the annual report or register entry, not a full application.
- Neither source states any exclusions or eligibility conditions, so nothing in them rules out any type of organisation.
Overview
Karin Brass Memorial Fund is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1194756).
Karin Brass Memorial Fund is a registered charity whose objects are set out in a Will and are for general charitable purposes, with the trustees deciding which purposes its funds go to. It plans to distribute 2.5% to 3% of its annual capital value each year. In its latest annual report it awarded £320,000, and its grants have reached arts and cultural bodies, health and care charities, a mountain rescue service, and organisations focused on young people and family support.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 5 April 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 24 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The fund's objects are for general charitable purposes, with the trustees determining the charitable purposes to which funds are applied. Its grants have reached arts and cultural bodies, health and care charities, a mountain rescue service, and organisations focused on young people and family support. The trustees' distribution approach is to allocate a proportion of annual capital value, taking account of income, administrative costs and any balance required from capital. They keep this policy under review in light of financial markets and the economic position.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the annual report shows grants mainly in Cambridgeshire and Brecon.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report or its register entry. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Where its grants have gone
- Brecon
- Cambridgeshire
Similar funders
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 32 grants in year to 5 April 2025 by size
Median £9,500 (year to 5 April 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation£100,000year to 5 April 2025
- Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation£100,000year to 5 April 2025
- Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust£50,000year to 5 April 2025
- Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust£50,000year to 5 April 2025
- The Brecon Mountain Rescue Team£30,000year to 5 April 2025
- The Brecon Mountain Rescue Team£30,000year to 5 April 2025
- National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain£25,000year to 5 April 2025
- National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain£25,000year to 5 April 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
4 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 5 April 2022 | £21,825 | £115,562 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2022 |
| year to 5 April 2023 | £195,551 | £189,577 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2023 |
| year to 5 April 2024 | £406,254 | £361,357 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2024 |
| year to 5 April 2025 | £243,904 | £404,396 | £320,000 | Accounts for year to 5 April 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 5 April 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
- Annual report (year to 5 April 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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