Eligibility Guidelines

Current Position

There has recently been a change of policy by the Trustees.  Recently The Trust has made a number of large donations and commitments. As such there are currently no free funds in The Trust and therefore

THE TRUST IS UNABLE TO ACCEPT UNSOLICITED APPLICATIONS

This position is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, but any changes to this will be posted on this website at the time. 

Please note we are unable to deal with telephone or email enquiries about an application. 

Grant-making aims

The general aims of Trustees are seek to cover a wide spectrum of activities so as to benefit as many charitable causes as possible and to make donations to organisations where its contribution really can be seen to make a difference.  The Trust does not wish to be the principal funder of a charity.  As such medium sized bodies are more likely to receive grants than either very small charities or well known large national ones.

However the resources of the Trust are limited and inevitably there are many more good causes that it can possibly fund.  Almost all the available funds are allocated pro-actively by the Trustees.  We are keen that applicants do not waste both their own and our limited resources in applications which have little chance of success, and therefore please DO NOT apply to The Trust.  Currently The Trust has no free funds. 

Funds available and size of grants

The Trust anticipates the annual investment income available for grant making for the next few years will be around £1,000,000.  However the Trust has given and intends to continue to give annual support to a number of charities for most of these funds and through its contacts pro-actively seek projects in which it is interested.  Unsolicited applications will not be considered.

Who receives our donations ?

The Trust only gives UK registered charities and other official charitable organisations which benefit society nationally or locally in Scotland or Wiltshire.

Charitable categories

 Grants are categorised under the following headings:

• Medicine and Health               

• Social Welfare

•  Education and The Arts

• The Environment and Wildlife

The allocation between these headings varies from year to year.  In the current year  (2006/07) the specific interests are:

• The Environment

• Welfare - Specifically: Crime Prevention, Victim Support and the     Re-education of Offenders.      

How to apply

PLEASE ONLY MAKE AN APPLICATION IF YOU HAVE BEEN INVITED TO DO SO.  AS STATED ABOVE UNSOLICITED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

In order to be considered for a grant applicants, which includes all the bodies specifically contacted by The Trust, must complete an application form and send it by post to the Trust’s office. The Trustees meet to consider applications regularly during the year.

Normally the Trust will only consider one project at a time from any organisation.

If your organisation has previously had an application declined, we cannot consider another request for at least twelve months from the date of our decision.

The Trust does not fund:

• Individuals directly
• Political activities
• Commercial ventures or publications
• The purchase of vehicles including mini-buses
• Overseas travel, holidays and expeditions
• Retrospective grants or loans
• Direct replacement of statutory funding or activities that are primarily the responsibility of central or local government
• Large capital, endowment or widely distributed appeals

Data Protection Act 1998

To comply with this Act we require your consent to use personal data supplied by you in the processing and review of your grant application. This includes transfer to and use by such individuals and organisations as the Trust deems appropriate. The Trust requires your further assurance that personal data about any other individual is supplied to the Trust with his/her consent. Your signature on the Application Form confirms this assent and assurance.