You are a registered charity or properly constituted organisation. The purpose for which you are applying must be legally charitable and your constitution must allow you to carry out that work.

Your proposal falls within our funding priorities.

The work for which you want funding has not already taken place.

The work will benefit an individual.

Organisations whose administrative expenses form more than 15% of their annual income.

Individuals.

Animal welfare.

Heritage.

Are pump-priming – helping to get an organisation up and running, or make a significant step forward.

1. Download and read the guidelines.

2. If you would like to submit an application complete the application form.

If your application is largely ineligible under our guidelines, we will tell you within a few weeks of your application being received. Others will be assessed by our Trustees, which may involve asking for further information, or meeting you.

Applications are considered at Trustee meetings which are held in April and October. You will hear shortly after these meetings whether your application has been successful or not.

Each year we receive many more applications than we can fund. We have to reject many applications which are eligible under our guidelines but are of a lower priority.