If you are a UK registered charity and have an annual income of between £350,000 and £4,000,000 you may submit an application under our main grant programme. Please note we are unlikely to make a grant to large charities which have endowments, make grants themselves, hold large reserves and/or have substantial contractual arrangements with the government.
Please submit a proposal (no more than four A4 pages in length) by email and include the following information:
Charity name and location
The official name of your organisation and its location.
Contact details
Give your name and position within the organisation, contact telephone number, email and postal address.
Description of the charity
Provide a description of your present work and the priorities you are addressing. Quantify the scale of your operation – how many people do you help and how?
Description of the proposed project
Describe the project you are undertaking, detailing the number of people and groups who will benefit and how.
Project outcomes
Please describe the project’s expected outputs and outcomes and how you will undertake monitoring and evaluation.
Project cost
Please provide a budget giving a breakdown of the project costs.
Funds raised and pledged
Give a breakdown of the funds raised to date towards the project budget. Include the amount of any of your own funds or reserves going towards the project, and any money you intend to borrow.
Outstanding shortfall
Specify the amount of money you still need to raise.
Timetable
State the timetable for the project; when it will start and be finished.
Accounts
Include one set of your latest accounts, annual report if available, and a list of your trustees if these are not referenced in the accounts. If your accounts show a significant surplus or deficit, high or low reserves, please explain this briefly. If your accounts are more than 12 months old, please provide draft/management accounts for the most recent financial year.