We will not fund work that does not focus specifically on one of our priority groups
WHAT WE DON'T FUND
- Charities with a total annual expenditure of more than £40,000
- Charities that are not registered with the Charity Commission in England & Wales. You must have your own charity number or be
excepted from registration. Industrial Provident Societies and
Community Interest Companies are not eligible to apply - Work that is not based in England or Wales
- Charities with unrestricted reserves that equate to more than
12 months expenditure - Branches of national charities without their own charity number
- New organisations – you must have been operating as a fully constituted organisation for at least 3 years, even though you may have registered as a charity more recently
- Services or activities that have not been ongoing for at least a year
- Uniformed groups unless they serve a local area of high deprivation and/or can demonstrate that members are experiencing significant disadvantage
- Capital expenditure – including equipment, buildings, renovations, furnishings, minibuses
- Holidays and holiday centres
- One-off events
- Core funding of charities that benefit the wider community such as
general advice services and community centres unless a significant
element of their work focuses on one or more of our priority groups - Community safety initiatives
- Charities with outstanding loans/mortgages
- Charities raising money to give to another organisation, such as schools, hospitals or other voluntary groups
- Individuals – including charities raising funds to purchase equipment for or make grants to individuals
- Promotion of religion
- Animal welfare charities
