The Catholic Sacred Arts Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Fit is clearest for projects that design or install mosaics in English Catholic places of worship, which is the Trust's main grant purpose, with help for redevelopment of the National Catholic Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham and mosaics prayer groups as secondary purposes.
- In assessing applications the Trustees give particular regard to projects that promote understanding of traditional sacred art, offer educational opportunities especially for young people, encourage engagement with Christian symbolism and iconography, and reach communities with limited access to cultural or artistic education, so make these clear in your case.
- The annual report shows annual giving of £21,197, which points to a modest request sized to the project; the grant range is not stated, so do not assume a typical amount.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so there is no deadline to work to, and there is no information on how competitive or relationship-led the Trust is, so write a clear, specific case.
- Projects outside sacred mosaics and the purposes above are unlikely to match the Trust's stated focus.
Overview
The Catholic Sacred Arts Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1186682).
The Catholic Sacred Arts Trust exists to advance the Roman Catholic faith for the benefit of the public, including by promoting the arts in the building and decoration of Catholic places of worship and prayer in England. Its main grant purpose is to fund the design and installation of mosaics in English Catholic places of worship. Its secondary purposes are helping the National Catholic Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham with redevelopment and establishing mosaics prayer groups. Annual giving is £21,197, according to the annual report.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 March 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’s main grant purpose is to fund the design and installation of mosaics in English Catholic places of worship. Its secondary purposes are to help the National Catholic Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham with redevelopment and to establish mosaics prayer groups. In assessing applications, the Trustees give particular regard to projects promoting understanding and practice of traditional sacred art, creating educational opportunities—especially for young people—and encouraging engagement with Christian symbolism and iconography as spiritual reflection. They also favour work extending these opportunities to communities that may otherwise have limited access to cultural or artistic education. Its wider work has included supporting mosaic artists through materials and tool loans, and researching future sacred-mosaic projects.
Themes
- Sacred mosaics
- Catholic shrine redevelopment
- Mosaic prayer groups
- Sacred art education
Geographic Focus
England.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The Trustees give particular regard to projects promoting understanding and practice of traditional forms of sacred art.
- Projects providing educational opportunities, especially for young people, receive particular regard.
- Projects encouraging engagement with Christian symbolism and iconography as a means of spiritual reflection receive particular regard.
- Projects extending these opportunities to communities that may otherwise have limited access to cultural or artistic education receive particular regard.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
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Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Walsingham Shrine£21,197year 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 | £2,394,268 | £9,878,730 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £2,682,940 | £1,894,471 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £1,922,097 | £2,041,770 | £24,060 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £2,384,489 | £303,794 | £43,572 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £3,025,563 | £3,002,140 | £21,197 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 3 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
- Annual report (year to 31 March 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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