The Bernhard Heuberger Charitable Trust

Registered charity 294378 · since 1986·England, Wales·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£408k
Annual giving, year to 5 April 2025
From filed accounts

Key takeaways

  • The trust gives at the trustees' discretion, and its grants go to suitable organisations that are themselves charitable in nature, so only organisations of that kind should apply.
  • No geographic focus is stated.
  • The Charity Commission registers its area of operation as throughout England and Wales, but that is a registration detail, not a rule about who may apply.
  • No grant range is stated, so a modest request should be sized to your own budget and needs, and the £408,347 awarded per the annual report is a total, not a typical grant size.
  • There is no publicly published application process, and trustees consider applications individually and make donations when funds are available, so a short, clearly argued request is the practical starting point.

Overview

The Bernhard Heuberger Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 294378).

The Bernhard Heuberger Charitable Trust exists to apply its capital and income for such charitable purposes as its trustees, in their absolute discretion, think fit. It makes grants to suitable organisations that are themselves charitable in nature, and the trustees decide when and in what manner funds are applied. Its annual report records £408,347 awarded in its most recent accounts, though the Charity Commission does not confirm that scale.

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 30 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The trust uses its capital and income for charitable purposes as the trustees think fit. It may support charitable purposes, charitable institutions or charitable foundations, with the trustees deciding when and in what manner and proportions the funds are applied or transferred. Its grants are made to suitable organisations that are themselves charitable in nature. Trustees consider applications individually and make donations to approved applications when funds are available. This is discretionary, organisation-focused giving: the trustees determine the purposes and terms of charitable support.

How to apply

The trustees consider grant applications individually and make donations to approved applications when funds are available.

Who can apply:

  • Suitable organisations themselves charitable in nature.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

  • Applicants should be suitable organisations that are themselves charitable in nature.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

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Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 5 April 2021£92,638£475,690—Accounts for year to 5 April 2021
year to 5 April 2022£77,704£234,667—Accounts for year to 5 April 2022
year to 5 April 2023£97,810£212,029—Accounts for year to 5 April 2023
year to 5 April 2024£98,330£149,090—Accounts for year to 5 April 2024
year to 5 April 2025£90,290£427,037£408,347Accounts 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

  • 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 30 October 2026.

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