Six Masters' Charities

Registered charity 202033 · since 1962sixmasterscharities.com·Worcester·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£43,750

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

£2,000 to £9,000

Grant range

From the annual report's grant list

£2,500

Typical grant (median)

12 published grants

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Six Masters' Charities only funds organisations that are charities, socially responsible organisations or education providers working in Worcester, so the work itself needs a clear Worcester base.
Its organisation grants are for one-off projects and situations, not long-term funding for programmes or institutions, so frame the request around a specific piece of work such as a new resource, support for vulnerable or disadvantaged people, or protecting local heritage.
Typical grants have fallen between £2,000 and £9,000, with a median of £2,000, so a modest, clearly costed request is a sensible place to start.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through the Organisation Grant Application form, so there is no deadline to wait for.
Organisations that are not charities, socially responsible organisations or education providers, or that do not work in Worcester, should not apply.

Overview

Six Masters' Charities is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 202033).

Six Masters' Charities is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales and exists to generate funds to support disadvantaged people in the Worcester area. It is dedicated to maintaining the Six Masters' Almshouses, six almshouses that offer relief to Worcester residents in need of help and further education. Alongside them, it runs two programmes, Grants for Organisations and Grants for Individuals. The annual report shows £43,750 paid out in grants.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Six Masters' Charities generates funds to support disadvantaged people in the Worcester area. Its organisation grants are for charities, socially responsible organisations and education providers working in Worcester. Organisations may seek assistance for a new resource, to support vulnerable or disadvantaged people within their organisation, or to protect local heritage. These grants are intended for one-off projects and situations rather than long-term funding for programmes or institutions. The charity also supports individual Worcester citizens to avert crisis, alleviate poverty and unlock opportunities, including help to attain a skill or qualification. Its grants aim to help people overcome challenges or achieve goals regardless of disadvantages.

Themes

Poverty relief
Skills and qualifications
Local heritage

Geographic Focus

Worcester.

What they don't fund

Grants for Organisations only: Organisations other than charities, socially responsible organisations and education providers working in Worcester; long-term funding for programmes or institutions
Grants for Individuals only: Individuals who are not citizens of Worcester

How to apply

Organisation applicants are directed to the Organisation Grant Application form.

Who can apply:

Grants for Organisations: Charities, socially responsible organisations and education providers working in Worcester may apply for financial assistance.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Organisation grants are intended for one-off projects and situations.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Worcester

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Six Masters' Charities.

Worcester Municipal CharitiesInvitation onlyGave £332k The Hopmarket CharityFixed deadlinesGave £60,000 Worcestershire Community FoundationMixed deadlinesGave £257k Worcestershire Masonic Charity OrganisationInvitation onlyGave £284k The Perry Family Charitable TrustNo public processGave £33,600 All Saints WorcesterNo public processGave £79,668 The Roger & Douglas Turner Charitable TrustFixed deadlinesGave £957k The Hawthorne Charitable TrustRollingGave £343k Anthony & Gwendoline Wylde Memorial CharityMixed deadlinesGave £27,990 The W E Dunn TrustRollingGave £151k

Grants

12 published grants analysed · median £2,500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 12 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size

£1k–£2.5k50%

£2.5k–£5k33%

£5k–£10k17%

Median £2,500 (year to 31 December 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Acorns Children's Hospice Trust
£9,000year to 31 December 2025
St Richards Hospice Foundation
£9,000year to 31 December 2025
Maggs Day Centre
£4,500year to 31 December 2025
The Myriad Centre Limited
£3,250year to 31 December 2025
St Paul's Hostel
£3,000year to 31 December 2025
The Armchair Trust CIO
£3,000year to 31 December 2025
Hereford & Worcester Army Cadet Force Charitable Trust
£2,000year to 31 December 2025
Museum of Royal Worcester (The Dyson Perrins Museum Trust)
£2,000year to 31 December 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£109,509	£91,314	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£110,320	£113,313	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£111,382	£135,471	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£131,505	£147,731	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£118,675	£131,455	£43,750	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants paid out in the year.

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.