Application

Essential Guidelines

Please read our guidelines carefully prior to submitting an application!

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE MADE ONLINE.

NO HARD-COPY APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

Please also note that due to its small size and the overwhelming number of applications received, the Trust is unable to enter into discussions or explanations regarding applications for funding, or the reasons why previous applications have been refused.

Regrettably, the Trust is unable to accept application forms from:

• individuals
• professionals representing individuals
• any organisation without registered charitable status in the United Kingdom (namely a charity registration number) which can be verified with any one or all of the following bodies: –
  • The Charity Commission in England & Wales;
  • The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator; or
  • The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland.

The Trust does not support:

• non-humanitarian charities;
• individuals – including gap year funding, travel overseas for charity work and medical treatment;
• Professionals representing individuals, unless they are applying from a registered charity;
• Charities with a turnover of more than £500,000 unless there is an exceptional reason. For example, the inclusion of tangible goods with a monetary value such as medicines or medical equipment;
• charities with disproportionately large reserves, unless there is an exceptional reason, in which case, a cogent explanation will be required;
• animal welfare;
• projects promoting religious proselytisation or partisan political activities
• charities mainly involved in research, whether medical or otherwise;
• heritage;
• museums;
• United Kingdom hospices (as the trustees already sponsor a hospice of their choice within the Southwest region of the United Kingdom)

As a small charity we try to keep our correspondence to a minimum.

You will not normally receive a reply unless you have been successful in obtaining a grant, in which case you will be informed within six weeks of the relevant meeting.

The Trustees hold biannual meetings in May and November. Successful applicants will be informed within 6 weeks of the relevant meeting. This would normally be our May meeting for those applications received before the end of February and our November meeting for applications received before the end of August.

Unfortunately, if you have not received notification within this period, you may assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Please note that we are unable to enter into any discussions regarding funding, successful or otherwise, as the Trust has no funds designated for this purpose.

You will need the following information to hand to fill out the application form:

• A full set of your most recent audited accounts
• Concise details of your project (200 words)

As a reference about all questions asked in the application, you can download the entire application form here