The Abbey Lawn Trust

Registered charity 201845 · since 1962johnmooremuseum.org·Tewkesbury·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£3,820

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

£1,910

Typical grant (median)

2 published grants

Key takeaways

The Trust's stated purposes centre on preserving historic buildings, especially those adjoining Tewkesbury Abbey, and its priority area is Tewkesbury, so a heritage project there is the clearest fit; work well away from historic buildings, gardens or museums is unlikely to match its purposes.
It paid £3,820 in its most recent year and awards grants only occasionally, so a modest, specific request is more realistic than a large one, and no typical grant size is given.
No way to apply was found in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so a short written enquiry to the Trust is the sensible first step before preparing a full application.
Grants depend on appropriate circumstances arising, so timing is unpredictable and no deadlines are published.

Overview

The Abbey Lawn Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 201845).

The Abbey Lawn Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under number 201845. It exists to preserve, for public benefit, historical, architectural and constructional heritage in buildings of particular beauty or interest in its primary area of benefit. It holds historic buildings and gardens, runs the John Moore Museum and maintains the Secret Garden. It paid £3,820 in its most recent year and occasionally awards grants when appropriate circumstances arise.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Trust's purposes centre on preserving, protecting and improving historic or public-interest features, with particular attention to historic, architectural and constructional heritage in buildings adjoining Tewkesbury Abbey. It also aims to educate the public in the locality's history, architecture, natural history and geography through museums, and to provide a community and pleasure garden for residents and visitors. The Trust holds historic buildings and gardens, runs the John Moore Museum and maintains the Secret Garden. It occasionally awards grants when appropriate circumstances arise. Its objects also include contributing to the care and preservation of the fabric of Tewkesbury Abbey Church and its goods and ornaments.

Themes

Historic building preservation

Geographic Focus

Priority: Tewkesbury.

How to apply

No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Tewkesbury

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to The Abbey Lawn Trust.

The Pople Charitable TrustNo public processGave £229k The Wiltshire Historic Buildings Trust LtdNo public process The John Gurney Charitable TrustRollingGave £134k The Sargent Charitable TrustNo public processGave £181k Mobbs Memorial Trust LimitedRollingGave £85,000 Batsford FoundationNo public processGave £3,730 Oxfordshire Historic Churches TrustFixed deadlinesGave £350k Gloucestershire Historic Churches TrustFixed deadlinesGave £150k Gloucester Culture TrustNo public process Watercress Line Heritage Railway TrustNo public process

Grants

2 published grants analysed · median £1,910

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

The Royal Society
£3,500year to 31 March 2025
Bristol City Council
£320year to 31 March 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 March 2021	£223,685	£224,318	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£207,944	£255,752	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£225,240	£292,602	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£254,805	£262,754	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£253,039	£344,265	£3,820	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 March 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.