The Trust can make grants to –
- Properly constituted voluntary bodies. The minimum requirements are a constitution, a governing body, an annual report and a bank account. For large grants, above £25,000, there is a preference for applicants to be registered charities
- Corporate bodies, subject to meeting the test of the purpose of the grant being charitable. It is unlikely that a grant will be made to a corporate body other than on a matched funding basis.
The Trust is not permitted to fund political parties, political lobbying or non-charitable activities. The Trust does not make grants –
- To individuals
- To public bodies in respect of projects that should be funded by public funds
- Religious bodies except for ancillary activities which meet one of the priorities (e.g. older persons’ lunch club/improvements to a community facility owned by a religious body)
- For work on a project that has already been started. The Trust will consider applications by voluntary bodies for projects that will be partially financed by public bodies.
Full information on eligibility for grants is available in our grant guidelines which are reviewed at least once a year and which can be downloaded from our downloads section. |
