PRS Members' Fund

Registered charity 1181735 · since 2019prsmembersfund.com·International, United Kingdom·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£22,000

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

A small fraction of the prior year (£438k in year to 31 December 2022).

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. Don't spend time on an approach; the similar funders below support the same kind of work.

Key takeaways

The Fund's work fits best where the need is welfare: health, wellbeing, housing or financial hardship for current or former PRS members and their families and dependants.
Applicants who are not PRS for Music members, or who have earned less than £500 in PRS royalties, do not qualify, and career development costs, music projects, and education and training costs are not funded, so those applicants should not apply.
No grant range is stated, and the annual report shows £22,000 awarded in its latest reported period, so a modest, need-based request is the realistic size.
The Fund's listing says it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, yet its website describes an online application link for eligible members, so check that link before preparing an application.
Winter Relief Scheme applications open in October and close in March, are open to UK residents only, and exclude applicants with £16,000 or more in savings and more than one applicant per household.

Overview

PRS Members' Fund is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1181735).

The PRS Members' Fund exists to support the welfare needs of PRS for Music members. It provides hardship funding to qualifying members and wellbeing support through partner-led initiatives, organised under the pillars of Health, Wellbeing, Housing and Finance. It has awarded £7.3M over the last 10 years.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Fund provides hardship funding directly to qualifying PRS members and wellbeing support through partner-led initiatives. It supports current and former PRS members and their families and dependants. Its stated pillars are health, wellbeing, housing and finance; the support includes health and wellbeing pathways, housing assistance, and financial help for members through difficult times. The Fund assesses financial need and makes financial assistance at its discretion. Its purpose is to help music creators navigate life’s challenges and continue their creative work. Some support is delivered with specialist partners.

Themes

Health
Wellbeing
Housing
Finance

Geographic Focus

Worldwide; UK.

What they don't fund

Career development costs
Music projects
Activity intended to further a member’s career
Education and training costs (not usually supported)
Applicants who are not PRS for Music members
Applicants who have earned less than £500 in PRS royalties
Winter Relief Scheme only:
- applicants who are not UK residents
- applicants with £16,000 or more in savings
- more than one applicant per household
- applicants who have already received Winter Relief support in 2026, until 2027

How to apply

Eligible PRS members can apply online using the application link on the website.

Application windows:

Winter Relief Scheme: Applications open in October and close in March.

Who can apply:

To meet our eligibility criteria an applicant must be a PRS member with royalty earnings of at least £500.
Winter Relief Scheme
- Open to UK residents only.
- You must have earned at least £500 in PRS royalties.
- You have less than £16,000 in savings.

What to send:

2 x months bank statements
A medical report no older than 3 months
Details about your circumstances, your financial situation and the support you are asking for
Winter Relief Scheme
- 2 months bank statements for all accounts
- Relevant medical documents (if your application involves health concerns).

Applying again: You may be able to apply again if your circumstances change or if you need further support. Each application is reviewed individually and in line with the Fund’s criteria.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The Fund assesses income and savings against Universal Credit thresholds, and financial assistance is discretionary.
Previous support from the Fund in the past twelve months is taken into account when an application is assessed.
Applications are considered case by case because each person’s circumstances differ.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom
International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to PRS Members' Fund.

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£832,000	£1,066,000	£693,000	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£1,584,728	£856,440	£437,755	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£1,121,220	£1,114,776	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£1,403,491	£1,520,671	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£1,420,972	£1,653,836	£22,000	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£693k grants

YE 2022

£438k grants

YE 2025

£22,000 awarded

Grants paid stayed within income across the 3 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

— No grants figure for those years.

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.