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Charity of Robert Phillips

Charity of Robert Phillips grants for arts, drama and music

Grants to develop appreciation and knowledge of music, drama and the fine arts for residents, organisations and schools in the Ancient Parish of Walton-on-Thames (Walton, Hersham and part of Oatlands, Surrey). Individuals can get help in any area of arts, drama and music, including buying an instrument once they have reached Grade VI; organisations can apply towards arts, drama or music activities; and schools receive an annual Music and Arts Education grant. Trustees meet four times a year.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£600 – £2,000
Deadline
26 days left
13 November
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Residents, organisations and schools in the Ancient Parish of Walton-on-Thames, which in modern terms is all of Walton, Hersham and part of Oatlands in Elmbridge, Surrey; the charity publishes a map to check the boundary
  • Individuals must live in the area and be seeking funding in arts, drama or music; for an instrument they must have Grade VI or above in it
  • Organisations must hold their events in the Ancient Parish
  • Infant, junior, primary and secondary schools in the area can apply for the annual schools grant

What it funds

  • Individuals: financial assistance in any area of arts, drama and music, including help to buy an instrument (Grade VI or above in that instrument required)
  • Organisations: activities in any area of arts, drama or music, with events held in the Ancient Parish of Walton-on-Thames
  • Schools: an annual Music and Arts Education grant towards tuition (infant £600, junior £1,000, primary £600 for Key Stage 1 and £1,000 for Key Stage 2, secondary £3,000 on the application form)

What it will not fund

  • Applicants or events outside the Ancient Parish of Walton-on-Thames
  • Retrospective applications (not normally approved; a late application held to a later meeting is refused if the purpose has become retrospective)
  • Continuous funding (not normally approved)
  • Instrument purchase without evidence of Grade VI or above in that instrument

How to apply

  1. Check you are within the Ancient Parish using the map on the Make an Application page
  2. Download the form for your route (individual, organisation, or School Music & Arts Education Scheme) in PDF or Word
  3. Complete every part, including the purpose and amount sought, other funding sought and its result, and any previous grant from the charity
  4. Email the completed form to the Clerk to the Trustees at admin@charityofrobertphillips.org.uk (or post it to the Clerk, c/o Surrey County Council, 11 Cockshot Hill, Woodhatch, Reigate RH2 8EF) at least three weeks before a trustees' meeting; the next deadline is Friday 13 November 2026
  5. Each application is acknowledged; decisions are notified about six weeks after the deadline

applications arriving after a deadline are held for the next meeting, so apply well before your event. Successful applicants must credit the charity, with its full name and where possible its logo, in publicity

Have ready

  • Completed application form for your route, signed
  • Supporting documents or evidence, for example the grade certificate when asking for help with an instrument

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