Our Objectives
In recent times an increasing number of our clients have been asking about the proceeds of the sale of their guns going towards charitable causes. HOLTS, the country’s leading auctioneers of ‘Fine Modern and Antique Guns’, have been long-standing supporters of various charities that are close to our hearts. HOLTS have for many years handled the collection and sale of guns, accessories and related items in a discreet and sensitive way. We have now put a programme in place to facilitate our clients supporting the charities below. We will not charge any seller’s premium on donated items.
If you would like one of these charities to benefit from any items that are now surplus to requirements, please use the contact form below.
For more information, to discuss a legacy or donating an item to different charity please do get in touch with David Thurgood on
01297 306 123 or email [email protected]
The Beneficiaries
“Being there for gamekeepers, stalkers and ghillies". The Gamekeepers Welfare Trust exists to support gamekeepers, their families,
past present and future through grant aid and assistance alongside Jamie’s Helpline: 0300 1233088 which is confidential and open 24/7 to listen,
provide information and support at any time and for as long as required.
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust has been undertaking the research that shapes our countryside for almost 90 years. Working closely with land managers, conservationists, farmers and the fieldsports community, its team of over 60 scientists provide answers to the difficult questions and use those to inform wider policy and practice.
The CLA Charitable Trust seeks to support the most disadvantaged, and especially disadvantaged young people, to access the benefits of the countryside. We do this through making grants to non-profit organisations - supporting activities related to food, farming and the countryside.
We support a wide range of organisations engaging young people and communities in these areas. For example, farms providing day or residential experiences for disabled or disadvantaged young people, growing projects including horticultural therapy and community projects supporting people through outdoor activities and gardening, environmental conservation projects so giving people the chance to learn about the natural environment and how to care for it.
The Gunmakers Trust was founded in 2003 with the purpose:
- Promoting the 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.
- Providing grants for any charitable purposes connected with the making, usage, conservation and curatorship of guns.
We have provide bursaries to apprentices across the gun trade, with each bursary lasting for a 4-year period. At the end of the period a piece of the apprentice’s work is submitted to the Certification Panel and if successful the apprentice will be formally awarded the certificate of gunmaker. The Trust relies entirely on donations, bequests and charitable events to fund these bursaries.
Unless by prior agreement where a gun is unsaleable without repairs being carried out, the cost will be taken from the hammer price.