We welcome applications from:

• Registered charities, charitable voluntary organisations and self-help groups, particularly those supporting the vulnerable within our communities (e.g. children, young people, those with special needs, the elderly).
• National Charities, providing that they apply any donation we make to our operating area.
• Those providing services to be used by the community, e.g. community centres, village halls, youth clubs. The Trustees prefer to provide funding for the purchase of specific items, such as equipment.
• Requests for help for individuals via a registered charity, e.g. provision of mobility equipment where the charity remains the owner and is responsible for the maintenance of that equipment.
• Preservation of local heritage, providing this is linked to community use.

Donations will normally be in the region of £250 to £750, however, in exceptional circumstances a donation of £1,000 may be awarded.

We will not consider applications from charities which have applied or received a donation within the previous 12 months.

Where we have made a grant for 3 consecutive years, we are unlikely to consider a further application until after a period of 3 years has elapsed.

Examples of those areas we do not support are:

• Requests for administration equipment, such as computers, for a charity’s own use or general expenses such as salaries
• Overseas travel, expeditions
• Events mainly for the general public such as village fetes/carnivals/concerts
• Organisations supporting other charities
• Fabric appeals for places of worship unless principally for the benefit of the community as a whole
• Activities which are mainly/normally the responsibility of central or local government or some other responsible body
• Hospitals, medical centres and medical research
• Animal Welfare