The Emanuel Vincent Harris Trust

Registered charity 270994 · since 1976·Camden·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£516k

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

The trust acts for the general benefit of people living in the London Borough of Camden, and its stated purpose includes grants to charitable organisations providing facilities for the appreciation of art or objects of historical interest, so a Camden-based group whose work centres on art or local history is the clearest fit.
Its stated exclusions are activities that should properly be paid for by public funds and projects that do not primarily benefit Camden residents, so groups whose projects mainly serve people outside the borough should not apply.
No application process is published and the contact shown is for getting in touch, so a short enquiry to check fit is the sensible first step before writing a full request.
The grant range is not stated, so ask about likely size rather than assume one.
The annual report says interest is also channelled through the We Make Camden Project Fund to voluntary and community sector organisations, which a Camden community group could ask about.

Overview

The Emanuel Vincent Harris Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 270994).

The Emanuel Vincent Harris Trust was originally set up to manage a building at 10 Fitzroy Park in London N6, and after the building was sold, its value was kept as a Trust with the London Borough of Camden as Trustee. It acts for the general benefit of inhabitants of Camden, including by making grants to charitable organisations providing facilities for the appreciation of art or objects of historical interest. Its annual giving is £515,581 paid, and interest income has been allocated to Camden Council's We Make Camden Project Fund, a grants programme of Camden VCS Investment Programme.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The trust acts for the general benefit of the inhabitants of the London Borough of Camden. Its stated purpose includes grants to charitable organisations providing facilities for the appreciation of art or objects of historical interest, primarily for those residents. The proceeds from its former building are held as a restricted investment, with accumulated interest disbursed within the community. Its report describes accumulated interest being channelled through the We Make Camden Project Fund for distribution as grants to voluntary and community sector organisations. The trust's stated purpose therefore links charitable organisations and community grants with the benefit of Camden residents.

Themes

Art appreciation
Historical interest

Geographic Focus

Priority: London Borough of Camden.

What they don't fund

Activities that should be properly paid for by public funds (as reported in other published sources)
Projects that do not primarily benefit inhabitants of the London Borough of Camden

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Camden

Similar funders

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£8,911	£0	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£2,891	£0	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£83,480	£0	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£205,160	£0	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£214,424	£515,581	£515,581	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.