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What we need: learning disabilities
The Trust awards grants to UK registered or exempt charities whose work
fulfils the criterion:
Long term care of people with learning disabilities
either: in a residential care or supported living environment in a way that
provides a family environment and a wide choice of activities and lifestyle;
or by providing very long term day/employment activities.
In a typical year the Trust is able to respond positively to around 1 in
3 eligible applications with around 17 charities awarded grants varying from
£3,000 to £30,000. In this field, charities must satisfy us that they
support individuals over an extremely long period of time. Charities which
provide residential care or supported living schemes clearly meet this
condition. The Trustees do sometimes consider charities which provide day or
employment services, but only when those services are very long term for the
individual beneficiaries (eg providing work until retirement). This
requirement means that, for instance, we do not normally support schools or colleges.
We are not necessarily looking for glossy professional bids and understand that
your application will vary according to the size of organisation and the
project. The following lists the areas that must be covered – if you fail to
do so we will not consider your application:
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Organisation overview
1.1 Name and contact details including:
- Name, address,
charity number (state if exempt from requirement to register);
- name of main contact, telephone and email.
1.2 Background and overview to include:
- a very short history of the charity, when it was founded and why
for instance;
- overarching aims and objectives;
- if part of a
larger national, regional or international organisation, please
provide details;
- numbers and relevant information about
clients/beneficiaries (this might include geographic location, age
group etc); and
- numbers of staff; and volunteers (and an
indication of the areas in which they help).
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Additionally for project grants
2.1 Project description
Explain what you
want a grant for/towards including:
- why it is necessary;
- who will benefit and how;
- how you will deliver it.
2.2 Give the total cost and:
- include a breakdown of the main items of expenditure,
including the VAT position (explain if reclaimable or not);
- tell us how you intend to raise the funding and how much
raised so far; and
- if you have other applications outstanding, tell us how many
and for how much.
2.3 Contingency plan. Explain what you intend to do
if you fail to raise all the funds.
2.4 Timetable. Tell us your timescale for raising funds and when you aim
to start and complete the project.
2.5 Annual accounts. You must include your latest audited accounts
and annual review (if you have one). If your financial reserves are
not clear in the accounts, please provide further details. If your
reserves are greatly under or over policy we would like to know why.
2.6 Other information. Please include any other
information which you feel will assist us in judging your
application. This could include for example a copy of your
newsletter, or short promotional/ advertising leaflets.
Additionally for unrestricted grant applications
3.1 Your need. Tell us why you need
unrestricted funding. Has income reduced? Has expenditure increased?
Please give us details and explain the reasons.
3.2 How you will use the
fund. While any grant will be unrestricted we know that such funding may
enable you to undertake a small project otherwise unaffordable and if
this is the case include brief details of the project and its cost.
3.3 Future funding. Our policy on awarding
unrestricted grants will be kept under review as we do not want to
encourage reliance on us for core funding, so please do tell us how
you plan to raise such funding in future years. We do however
recognise the current economic pressures on charities and will
continue to award unrestricted funding to charities who can justify
requests.
3.4 Accounts. We need a clear
understanding of the charity’s financial situation so please ensure
you include:
- latest audited accounts and annual review;
- draft accounts for last complete financial year (if
applicable and available);
- budget summary for the current year; and
- clear details
of free and designated (non-fixed asset) reserves and an explanation of
your reserves policy. The more adequate your reserves may appear, the
fuller the explanation should be as you will need a convincing case to
persuade us of your need.
3.5
Other information. Please include any other
information which you feel will assist us in judging your application.
This could include for example a copy of your newsletter, or short
promotional/ advertising leaflets.
If you wish to talk through a potential application then please
contact us in the Grants Office either by
email or by telephone on 020 8941 0450. It is only manned part time
so email is sometimes quicker. - Applications may be submitted as soon as you have all relevant information: see How to Apply
Examples of previous grants
A grant of £15,000 was given towards the £44,000 cost of refurbishing
the kitchen at this charity’s residential care home.
£20,000 was awarded to a local charity with 2 residential homes
towards the £260,000 cost of reconfiguring and extending its day centre for
residents and local people with a learning disability.
£20,000 was awarded towards the £300,000 cost of re-roofing a
charity’s two residential homes.
£30,000 was donated to a national charity’s £1.5M capital appeal to
re-house people from a large communal home into smaller independent living
units in the local community.
A small local charity which runs day activity centres which many have
attended for most of their working life, was awarded £12,000 to upgrade
outdated lavatory facilities.
A charity which runs 2 residential care homes was awarded £8,000 to
convert 2 standard lavatories at its social enterprise to accommodate the
increasing needs of ageing workers.
£4,000 was awarded to a charity which runs supported living schemes,
to fund a pilot volunteer buddy scheme for its beneficiaries..
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