The Vinehill Trust

The Vinehill Trust, a UK-based Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity no. 1185978) established in January 2024 after renaming from the Hamish Ogston Foundation, advances public benefit through project grants in health, heritage, and music. Its mission emphasises building capacity, preserving cultural assets, and tackling underfunded needs to foster expertise, participation, and wellbeing. With a lean, stewardship-focused ethos, it prioritises organisations that are well-governed, financially robust, and demonstrably expert, channelling maximum resources into high-impact charitable work UK-wide and internationally.

It funds distinctive priorities: in music, choral and organ traditions via schools, cathedrals, youth programmes, community initiatives, and instrument restoration; in heritage, restoration of historic buildings (including 20th-century architecture) with training in traditional crafts like carving, thatching, and tile work to sustain conservation skills; in health (temporarily paused pending guidelines), innovative early-intervention and prevention for marginalised groups addressing overlooked issues through research and community delivery. Grants support specific projects, from flagship national programmes like the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Commonwealth Heritage Skills Training to local health equity efforts.

Eligible applicants include UK-registered charities, CICs, academic institutions, social enterprises, and ecclesiastical bodies with strong governance; health applicants must have under £1m annual income, while music/heritage grants scale to turnover without strict limits. Applications are unsolicited via email (info@vinehilltrust.uk) with an outline form and audited accounts; rolling basis with ~3-month decisions, trialling fixed periods from November 2025. Typical one-off grants: £10,000–£100,000; exceptional multi-year up to £100,000pa for three years.

Exclusions cover unrestricted/core costs, endowments, new-build capital, lobbying, and routine emergencies; it uniquely blends preservationism in heritage/music with equity-driven health innovation, positioning it as a strategic partner for mission-aligned, delivery-strong charities seeking substantial, proportional project support.