ABOUT US
Since our original inception our purpose has broadened and is as follows:
- To promote, for the public benefit, the improvement of tangible and intangible craft and technical skills employed in the gun and allied trades and in associated crafts, by the provision of scholarships for the advancement of education of persons involved in these trades and crafts;
- To relieve individuals connected to the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers and their families, who are in need by the provision of grants;
- To provide grants for any charitable purposes connected with the making, usage, conservation and curatorship of guns;
- To provide grants for charitable purposes connected with the City of London or other places in which the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers is situated.
Are you interested in the work that the charity is involved in?
NEWS
Meet the Mentor – Ian Sweetman
The role of our mentors is to ensure that bursary awards are achieving the required effect. We appoint a [...]
McMillan Rifle – April 2025 update
McMillan Rifle, shortly available for sale Announced in 2022, the unique rifle was commissioned by the Gunmakers Trust [...]
NEWS
Meet the Mentor – Ian Sweetman
The role of our mentors is to ensure that bursary awards are achieving the required effect. We appoint a [...]
McMillan Rifle – April 2025 update
McMillan Rifle, shortly available for sale Announced in 2022, the unique rifle was commissioned by the Gunmakers Trust [...]
ABOUT US
Since our original inception our purpose has broadened and is as follows:
- To promote, for the public benefit, the improvement of tangible and intangible craft and technical skills employed in the gun and allied trades and in associated crafts, by the provision of scholarships for the advancement of education of persons involved in these trades and crafts;
- To relieve individuals connected to the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers and their families, who are in need by the provision of grants;
- To provide grants for any charitable purposes connected with the making, usage, conservation and curatorship of guns;
- To provide grants for charitable purposes connected with the City of London or other places in which the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers is situated.
Are you interested in the work that the charity is involved in?
NEWS
Meet the Mentor – Ian Sweetman
The role of our mentors is to ensure that bursary awards are achieving the required effect. We appoint a [...]
McMillan Rifle – April 2025 update
McMillan Rifle, shortly available for sale Announced in 2022, the unique rifle was commissioned by the Gunmakers Trust [...]
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GUNMAKERS
The Gunmakers’ Trust is the charitable arm of the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers, which was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1637 to promote and regulate gunmaking, a role it still fulfils today.