The Bryan Robertson Trust
What it does
Nominators are invited by Trustees and Advisors each year to nominate artists, or an artist working with a choreographer, usually mid generation, who might significantly benefit in their artistic practice from a grant. Meetings take place once a year to discuss and decide on the recipients (usually two artists) each year.
Its charitable purposes
(I) TO SUPPORT SUCH CHARITY OR CHARITIES OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT;(II) TO PROMOTE BALLET AND DANCE AND THE VISUAL ARTS, SCULPTURE AND PAINTING AND THE PRODUCTION OF OBJECTS OF ARTISTIC MERIT AND TO FURTHER EDUCATION AND RELIEVE POVERTY IN THESE AREAS PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS;(III) TO FURTHER STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO THE VISUAL ARTS, SCULPTURE PAINTING AND DRAWING BY THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND BURSARIES THEREFOR TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR TO FORMER STUDENTS OF EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OR OTHER BODIES WHICH ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE CHARITIES ACT 1960;(IV) TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ASSIST STUDENTS AND FORMER STUDENTS OF EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OR OTHER BODIES WHICH ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE CHARITIES ACT 1960 TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION AND TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Scotland
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined.
Income and spending
In the year ending 5 April 2025, it had income of £38,128 and spent £40,402.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £38,128 | £40,402 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2024 | £34,100 | £38,121 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | £34,039 | £36,760 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2022 | £3 | £29,663 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2021 | £34,005 | £24,645 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 12%, from £34,005 in the year to 5 April 2021 to £38,128 in the year to 5 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 106% of its income in the year to 5 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 5 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- Professor Alison Wilding OBE RA
- Stephen Lyon Chambers
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | 5 February 2026 | Received 27 January 2026, 9 days early | Received 27 January 2026 |
| 5 April 2024 | 5 February 2025 | Received 20 January 2025, 16 days early | Received 20 January 2025 |
| 5 April 2023 | 5 February 2024 | Received 25 January 2024, 11 days early | Received 25 January 2024 |
| 5 April 2022 | 5 February 2023 | Received 2 February 2023, 3 days early | Not required |
| 5 April 2021 | 5 February 2022 | Received 22 March 2022, 45 days late | Received 22 March 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1107276
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 15 December 2004
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 19 NOVEMBER 2004.
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.