Background
The objects of the charity are wide-ranging and allow [it] to operate as a generalist grant-making charity.
The charity will not exist in perpetuity and the reserves will gradually be spent over a 20 year period from the date of constitution. It is this policy which governs the annual level of donations and this year we expect to make grants of between £2 million and £3 million.
General
In 2007/08 it had assets of £23.3 million and an income of £417,000. Grants were made to 169 organisations during the year totalling over £2.6 million.
The charity's grantmaking currently focuses on three areas:
- social welfare
- environment
- arts.
In all areas, the trustees will consider funding up for to a maximum of three years.
Grants during the year included the following:
|
Value |
No of grants |
Social welfare |
£985,000 |
139 |
Environment |
£736,000 |
6 |
The arts |
£263,000 |
24 |
Guidelines
Social Welfare
Our current social welfare programme is directed towards the following:
disadvantaged children and young people - their health, education and well-being;
support for the elderly;
early intervention and community support projects which target social change through promoting enterprise and education;
special needs, counselling and therapy.
Charitable appeals should be able to demonstrate:
tangible benefits on a significant scale to disadvantaged or vulnerable people;
encouragement of and motivation towards self-help and self-sufficiency;
practical improvement in the day to day quality of life of the beneficiaries.
We are unlikely to support the following social welfare projects:
mainstream activities of local organisations which are part of a wider network of others doing similar work;
information and advice services;
enterprises where the primary focus is not the needs of those at greatest disadvantage;
childcare, nurseries, pre-school and after-school clubs;
community transport;
vocational training;
general capacity building;
prisoner resettlement;
work which is primarily the responsibility of central government or health authorities.
Environment
We are interested in applications which endeavour to enhance understanding of nature and wildlife and which inspire and attract the public interest, thereby investing in the future of the environment.
Charitable appeals should be able to demonstrate the following:
practical and sustainable benefits of a significant scale;
effective operation with, or alongside, local communities and cultures;
recruitment, training and employment of a broad base of volunteers.
We are unlikely to support the following environmental projects:
non-UK projects;
conservation of well-supported or non-native species;
enhancement of habitat for sporting purposes where there are no wider conservation benefits;
expeditions or fieldwork outside the UK;
recycling projects;
individual energy efficiency or waste reduction schemes;
local green space projects;
horticultural training or therapy;
playground or school ground improvements;
zoos, captive breeding and animal rescue centres;
work that is routine or low impact.
Arts
Our current Arts programme focuses on initiatives in any medium, which
are available to a large audience
increase learning
attempt to address issues of community and social deprivation.
We are particularly interested in charities which support the provision of opportunities to participate in the arts in educational and community settings, especially for individuals or groups whose access to the arts is limited.
We are unlikely to support the following arts projects:
Individual artists – we accept applications only from organisations
Projects whose audience is likely to be restricted
Festivals
Broadcasting
Websites and publications in any medium.
Grants in 2007/08
Beneficiaries during the year included:
Social welfare
Missing People (£250,000); YouthNet (£200,000); New Horizon Centre (£80,000); Rainbow Trust (£100,000); Bede Home Association and Cardinal Hume Centre (£30,000 each); Dandelion Trust for Children, Noah's Ark Community Café and Twelves Company (£23,000 each); Walsall Street Teams (£20,000); Accept, Exodus Project and Perthes Association (£15,000 each); Big Buzz, Community Equality Disability Action, the Foresight Project, James Hopkins Trust, Leicestershire and Rutland Crimebeat Ltd, Raven House Trust Ltd, ReachOut Youth, Refugees into Jobs, Women Acting in Today's Society, Women's Aid Leeway Norwich and Women's Centre for Blackburn & District (£10,000 each); Broomhouse Centre Representative Council (£7,500); Donacaster Housing for Young People (£5,000); Parity (£3,000); CAN, Changing Faces, Off The Fence Trust, Spadework and Willow Burn Hospice (£2,000 each); and Adelaide House, ASHA Centre, British Blind Sport, Listening Ear, Migrants Resource Centre, Project Caleb, Special Toys Educational Postal Service, Winston's Wish and YMCA England (£1,000 each).
Environment
London Wildlife Trust (£400,000); Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust (£275,000); Kent Wildlife Trust (£116,000); and John Muir (£90,000).
Arts
L'Ouverture (£60,000); Scene and Heard (£45,000); Blue Elephant Theatre (£43,000); Pembroke House Youth Centre (£33,000); Southwark Playhouse (£23,000); King's Christian Centre (£19,000); Theatre in Education (£5,000); Sarum Orchestra (£4,000); Full Body and the Voice, Ice and Fire Theatre Company and the Whitechapel Art Gallery (£2,000 each); and Ascendance Repertory Company Ltd, Children's Discovery Centre and Sudden Productions (£1,000 each).
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