The James and Deirdre Dyson Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The trust says it is not accepting external requests for donations or funding at this time, so a small charity should not apply until it says otherwise.
- Its stated fields are arts, healthcare, education and sport, and its annual report records grants to other charities, so a project in one of those fields is the fit that its annual report and website describe.
- Its annual report gives annual giving of £275,004, but no grant range is stated, so there is no published guide to what a realistic request would be.
- No application process is published, so any first step should be a short enquiry through the contact it shows, not a full application.
- Neither the annual report nor its website says how competitive or relationship-led its giving is.
Overview
The James and Deirdre Dyson Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1160919).
The James and Deirdre Dyson Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales that supports charitable projects relating to the arts, healthcare, education and sport. Its objects let the trustees advance such charitable purposes as they see fit, particularly education, health, arts, culture, heritage or science, and amateur sport. Its annual report gives annual giving of £275,004.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The trust supports charitable projects relating to the arts, healthcare, education and sport. Its objects give trustees discretion to advance charitable purposes they see fit, with particular but not exclusive reference to education, including engineering and education generally; health; arts, culture, heritage or science; and amateur sport. Its report records grant-making to other charities, while the website describes support at the level of charitable projects. Together, these statements describe broad fields of charitable giving rather than particular project types or kinds of recipient.
Themes
- Arts
- Healthcare
- Education
- Sport
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
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6 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £22,987,862 | £487,317 | £450,875 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £58,286 | £92,600 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £120,676 | £338,640 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £215,661 | £217,969 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £247,204 | £336,645 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | — | — | £275,004 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
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
Other sources
- jamesanddeirdredysontrust.com · read on 24 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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- +44 (0)1666 828 001source
- The James and Deirdre Dyson Trust, Tetbury Hill, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 0RPsource
- jamesanddeirdredysontrust.com
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Contact
- +44 (0)1666 828 001source
- The James and Deirdre Dyson Trust, Tetbury Hill, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 0RPsource
- jamesanddeirdredysontrust.com