Welcome to The Leche Trust

Supporting the performing arts, heritage conservation and training for young professionals in both these fields

Change of Grants Director at The Leche Trust

 

The Trustees of The Leche Trust are pleased to announce that Gareth Clayton has joined the charity as Grants Director. Gareth is taking over from Rosemary Ewles, who has retired from the position after ten years of dedicated service. 

Please do feel free to get in touch with Gareth if you have any questions about the type of funding that The Leche Trust is able to provide.

Apply for funding

Most of our funding is allocated through our main grants programme which supports projects in two areas: performing arts and heritage conservation.

The online application process for the next grant round will open on Monday 9 December 2024 and will close at midnight on Friday 24 January 2025.  We will let applicants know the trustees' decisions by Monday 10 March 2025.

 

 

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A group of young theatre trainees posing for photo
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Complicité: Mudlarks Young Devisers programme in collaboration with The Barbican, London 2023. Photo: Matthew Kaltenborn

Performing arts

At the Leche Trust we believe that the arts – and artists – make the world a better place. A healthy and dynamic society is reflected in a vibrant arts ecology: we want to support work that is original, to nurture artists and their creativity.

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Armorial register of the Garter, opened to a two-page spread of arms designs
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Conservation of Armorial of the Garter, circa 1580. Lichfield Cathedral Library Photo: Lichfield Cathedral

Heritage conservation

We support the conservation of historically, artistically and culturally significant buildings and objects dating from before 1837 that are in urgent need of remedial treatment. Items must be in public or charitable ownership and accessible to the public.