TRUSTHOUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Trustees` Annual

TRUSTHOUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Trustees’ Annual Report & Accounts
for the year ended
30 June 2013
Registered charity in England & Wales number: 1063945
CONTENTS
Page
REPORT
1.
Chairman’s Introduction
3
2.
Legal and Administrative
4
3.
Trustees’ Report
4.
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Organisation
5
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Review of the Past Year
8
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Financial Review
13
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Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities
14
Independent Auditors’ Report
15
ACCOUNTS
5.
Statement of Financial Activities
16
6.
Balance Sheet
17
7.
Notes to the Accounts
18
8.
Grants Awarded 2012/13
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Front cover photos, left to right:
Summer activities at Skipton Extending Learning for All, who received a grant of £6,500 from Trusthouse
towards their programme for children and young people with disabilities. Skipton Extended Learning for All
(SELFA) delivers activities to vulnerable, disadvantaged and disabled children in the Skipton and Craven area of
North Yorkshire. Photo by Malcolm Storey
Joining in Bake Off Fun at Greenlight Gateway in Ballycastle. The charity provides young people and adults
with learning disabilities meaningful work, training and social opportunities and an alternative to traditional care
services. Ballycastle is a small town on the Causeway Coast Route: a beautiful but remote and isolated district
with no local industry or tertiary education facilities. Greenlight Gateway provides a recycling service, horticulture
project and charity shop which in total offer 30 work placements. The charity approached Trusthouse for help in
setting up and opening 'Country Kitchen': a sustainable coffee shop and training enterprise, offering an additional
20 work places. Trusthouse awarded a grant of £9,300 towards catering equipment.
A still from Krazy Kat Theatre Company’s new production of the traditional Japanese folk story, The Waving
Cat . Krazy Kat creates theatre incorporating Sign Language Arts which is accessible for Deaf children/young people and their hearing peers. Performers are Deaf or deaf-aware and the company itself is hearing led but Deaf
directed. Besides providing high quality Arts to Deaf children who have very little access to theatre experiences
appropriate to them, Krazy Kat aims to be an advocate for the Deaf community and to offer career chances for
Deaf creative artists. Trusthouse has given a grant of £6,000 towards The Waving Cat which combines puppetry
and live actors and shows Deaf characters to be the providers of solution to conflict, encouraging Deaf children to
see their potential as catalysts for change and to make their views heard in a positive way. Performances are followed by related practical Sign Language drama workshops.
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CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION
During the course of the year to 30th June 2013 the Trusthouse Charitable Foundation made grants of £2.26m to
organisations which are working to further the Foundation’s charitable objectives. This total was made up of 327
grants selected from 1,328 applications.
Our endowment at the start of the year stood at £61.9m and finished the year at £67.9m after the grant -making
described above and all other fees and expenses. This performance, which was broadly in line with a rising market, enabled us to confirm the continued use of a 4% distribution rate calculated on a 3-year rolling average value
of the endowment.
A particular highlight of the year was the one day dissemination conference, Hope Inside, which concluded our
three-year themed grant of £600,000 addressing mental health issues in the criminal justice system. We are very
grateful to Revolving Doors who produced the evaluation report carried out by peer reviewers which highlighted
the extent of the need and how five of the organisations we supported help this very vulnerable client group. If
there was one theme emerging it was the value attached by the clients to the individual support workers from
these independent voluntary organisations willing to give them the time and space to listen sympathetically and
provide non-judgmental support and guidance.
We awarded ‘super-grants’ in the year to two hospices. We gave £125,000 to Claire House Children’s Hospice on
the Wirral and £100,000 to Norfolk Hospice Tapping House. The first will provide a teenage ‘den room’ to enable
life-limited teenagers to enjoy some of the activities which so many are able to take for granted. The Norfolk hospice is a new build which will help to serve the needs of one of the last areas in the country without a dedicated in
-patient hospice.
In the course of the year we undertook a review to bring our governance procedures up to date and in line with
current best practice. We also took the decision not to accept unsolicited applications for overseas grants due to
the real difficulty in ascertaining their impact and ensuring they reach their correct destination. We will continue to
support HART whose detailed knowledge of specific projects in developing countries makes them an efficient and
effective means of ensuring our funds are used to the best effect in some of the most needy areas of the world.
During the year we said goodbye to Jeremy Beecham who served twelve years as a trustee and made a huge contribution to the charity, in particular with his powerful advocacy for and knowledge of the North East of England.
Richard Hopgood also retired as the Director after giving ten years of much-valued service to the Foundation and
support to the Trustees. Our sincere thanks to both who have made such distinctive and significant contributions
to the foundation. In their place we were pleased to welcome George Hepburn as a new trustee, also with great
knowledge of and affinity for the North East and Nick Acland who took over as our Director from Richard. We also
said goodbye to Assistant Grants Officer Jo Waller, whose hard work especially on the Fast Track and Trustees
Personal Nomination Grants has been very much appreciated.
We expect, in the coming year, to be faced with a need that is as great as ever, a charitable sector under pressure
from public expenditure cuts and thus an ever increasing need to focus our grant-making on those areas of rural
isolation and urban deprivation where we can make the most impact.
The Hon Mrs Olga Polizzi CBE
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LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
The Trustees present their report along with the financial statements of the Trusthouse Charitable Foundation for
the year ended 30 June 2013. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting
policies set out in Note 1 and comply with the charity's trust deed and applicable law.
Constitution and Objects
The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation was formed in 1997 under a High Court Order when the Council of Trust
Houses Forte plc sought its direction for the creation of a Charity to manage the proceeds of the sales of its share
in its mother company to Granada, made on the 26 June 1996. The Foundation had sold its investments to Granada Group for £50,252,883.80 Unsecured Floating Rate Loan Notes and 33,384 ordinary shares in Granada. The
loan notes were redeemed at par during the period to 30 June 1997 and the proceeds were divided between three
investment managers. Since then however, there have been several asset re-allocations and the Foundation now
has a mix of current investment managers. The Trustees also employ an Investment Consultant, Cambridge Associates, to advise them on their investment policy and on the monitoring of investment managers.
The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation was registered with the Charity Commission on 13 August 1997, registration
number 1063945. The governing document is a Scheme made in the High Court on 12 June 1997. Prior to this
date, the Foundation operated under charitable purposes following the court order 20 June 1996.
In the course of the financial year 2012-13, the Trustees took legal advice on amending the Scheme and agreed a
number of changes on 5th June 2013 regarding: general governance; the remit of the Grants and Finance Committees; the appointment and removal of Trustees. These amendments have been approved and registered with the
Charity Commission.
The objects of the Foundation are such general charitable purposes as the Trustees in their discretion from time to
time determine. The Trustees have power to apply income and capital to fulfil their objects.
TRUSTEES
The Hon Mrs Olga Polizzi CBE (Chairman)
The Lady Balfour of Burleigh CBE
The Lord Beecham (retired 28th November 2012)
Lady Anthony Hamilton
Ms Philippa Hamilton
Mr Howell Harris-Hughes CBE
Mr George Hepburn OBE (appointed 21st February 2013)
The Baroness Hogg
The Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin
The Duke of Marlborough DL
Sir John Nutting QC
Mr Anthony Peel MBE
Sir Hugh Rossi
REGISTERED OFFICE
Sixth Floor, 65 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 2AD
PRINCIPAL OFFICER
Nicholas Acland
BANKERS
The Royal Bank of Scotland (Child & Co), 1 Fleet Street,
London EC4Y 1BD
SOLICITORS
MacFarlanes, 10 Norwich Street, London EC4A 1BD
Radcliffes LeBrasseur, 5 Great College Street, Westminster, London
AUDITORS
BDO LLP, 55 Baker Street, London W1U 7EU
INVESTMENT ADVISERS
Cambridge Associates, 80 Victoria Street, Cardinal Place,
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INVESTMENT MANAGERS
Blackrock
12 Throgmorton Avenue
London EC2N 2DL
Colchester Global Investors
20 Saville Row
London W1S 3PR
Nyes Ledge Capital Mgmt LLC
155 Federal St. Suite 502
Boston, MA 02110
USA
Royal London Cash Management
55 Gracechurch Street
London EC3V 0UF
Sarasin & Partners
Juxon House
100 St Paul's Churchyard
Schroder & Co Limited
100 Wood Street
London EC2V 7ER
PIMCO Global Advisors (Ireland) Ltd
C/o BBH Fund Admin Services Ltd
Styne House
Upper Hatch Street
Dublin 2
Standard Life Investments
(Mutual Funds) Ltd
1 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2LL
Veritas Funds
1 Grand Canal Square
Grand Canal Harbour
Dublin 2
Republic of Ireland
The Trustees have appointed investment managers who have discretion to invest the funds within guidelines established by the Trustees.
ORGANISATION
The Trustees who served during the period are set out on page 4. The Trustees were first appointed from the
board of the Council of Forte plc and the Trustees have the power to appoint additional Trustees. The minimum
number of Trustees is four and the maximum is twelve. In considering the appointment of new Trustees, the
Trustees consider how best to strengthen the range of expertise, experience and interests needed for the Foundation's work and future development.
The Trustees meet as a general body twice a year usually in June and November. They operate through two committees each of which is concerned with a different sphere of activity, as follows:
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Grants Committee
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Finance Committee.
The Grants Committee meets four times a year and has delegated authority to award grants up to a value of
£30,000. (Grants above £30,000 are subject to the final approval of the Trustees in General Meeting.) The Committee is responsible for framing the grants policy and the consideration of all eligible appeals. Eight Trustees sit
on the Committee, which is chaired by Lady Balfour of Burleigh.
The Finance Committee has previously met twice yearly and is responsible for investment policy, the monitoring of
investment performance, the selection and discharge of fund managers, general matters of financial policy and
budgets of income and expenditure, including the determination of the income available for distribution and overseeing the annual audit process. Five Trustees sit on the Committee, which is chaired by Baroness Hogg. A subcommittee previously met between Finance Committee meetings to review the Investment Portfolio in conjunction
with our Investment Advisers, Cambridge Associates. In the course of the governance review this year, it was
agreed that the Finance Committee would meet four times a year. Sub-committee meetings may be convened as
and when required outside these times or to discuss a particular issue.
Induction and Training
New Trustees have induction meetings with the Chairman and the administrators upon appointment and third party
training courses are offered to Trustees from time to time. Speakers are occasionally invited to the General Meetings.
Administration
From inception as a charity, the Trustees decided to appoint a third party to administer the charity and keep its
financial books and records. The Henry Smith Charity succeeded SG Hambros Trust Company Limited as administrator on 16 July 2003. The day to day management is overseen by the Director of the Henry Smith Charity
(Nicholas Acland). The finances are managed by the Finance Manager (Rob Foord) and the grants procedure is
managed and administered by the Grants Manager (Judith Leigh). The Foundation benefits from the volunteer visitor network of the Henry Smith Charity. The Trustees are also grateful to the various community foundations who
have provided informative assessment reports and helpful local knowledge throughout the year.
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Grant Making Policy
The grants policy agreed in 2008 focusses the Foundation’s main grants programme on projects throughout the UK
which address Rural Issues or established projects of especial merit in areas of extreme Urban Deprivation. Within
these two foci, the Trustees continue to consider applications under three broad priorities (Community Support,
Education & the Arts, Healthcare & Disability). The Small Grants scheme (for appeals up to £10,000) and Large
Grants scheme (for appeals up to £30,000) is augmented by the Super Grants programme, where the Trustees
proactively select one or two projects annually for a substantial capital grant. The budget for the Super Grants
programme in 2012-13 was set at £125,000, later increased to £200,000 as there were unallocated monies from
the rest of the grants budget at the end of the financial year (see page 9).
During 2012-13, the Trustees continued to offer grants for eligible projects in developing countries (where the
funds raised are from charities based in the UK). Following the decision made in June 2010, half the annual budget for overseas grants (equating to 10% of the budget for Small and Large Grants) was made in a single grant to
the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART), for HART to support a number of local projects in particularly challenging locations in the developing world with whom HART has established partnerships. This arrangement is reviewed
on a yearly basis.
The grant making policy of the Foundation is reflected in its published Guidelines for Applicants, which are on the
Foundation's website and available on request from the office.
The charity has an application form that it requests all applicants to complete prior to consideration of their appeal.
Members of the Grants Committee are sent summaries of all eligible appeals received with advice from the office
and from these select those appeals they wish to consider at their meetings. An accelerated process for grants of
£5,000 and under enables decisions to be taken by the Grants Committee between meetings in order to reduce the
time which applicants have to wait for a decision.
Aims and Objectives
The Foundation is primarily a reactive funder and seeks to attract a wide range of applications and to fund a relatively diverse range of projects which reflect the breadth of the Trustees' interests (as embodied in the Guidelines);
are undertaken by sound organisations doing effective work; and where the kind of grants offered by the Foundation make a real difference.
Most of the Foundation's grants are for sums of less than £10,000 and many are to smaller organisations and for
smaller projects where a grant from the Foundation supplements local fundraising (where it is unrealistic to expect
the whole of the cost to be raised locally) and enables equipment to be bought and/or activities to happen which
might otherwise not come to fruition. The Trustees' bias towards smaller organisations and projects reflects the
Trustees' preference to offer a large number of relatively modest grants which are nevertheless significant in relation to the scale of the applicant's financial needs and can be seen to make a discernible local impact.
All grantees report back on how grants have been used and what they have achieved within six months of receipt.
A pro forma report form for grants applicants is successful in providing careful monitoring and enabling greater
understanding of potential achievements and issues grantees may encounter. The form is sent to all applicants as
a hard copy when payment of a grant is made, and can also be sent by email in electronic format, on request from
the grant recipient. Larger grants are only released when a project is certain to proceed and a grantee provides
proof of purchase or of building works carried out.
Public Benefit
The Trustees have had regard to the guidance of the Charity Commission on public benefit and its reporting. The
Foundation’s broad main aim is to fund charitable or not-for-profit organisations in the UK and the developing
world, which enhance the life chances, living environment and well being of the general public, especially within
the priorities of the grants policy. The Review of the Past Year, on page 8, and the list of grants (pages 22 to 42)
demonstrates that this aim continues to be achieved.
Investment Policy and Performance
There are no restrictions on the charity's power to invest and the Trustees have the power to delegate discretionary powers of investment. The charity's investments are managed by a mix of investment managers with different
approaches to constructing portfolios. The Trustees have given the investment managers listed on page 5 discretionary management over the funds they hold in their nominee name within agreed guidelines established to control risk (including ranges for different asset classes). The guidelines are reviewed annually. Their performance is
measured against set benchmarks on a quarterly basis and discussed at the meetings of the Finance Committee.
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At the General Meeting in June 2006, the Trustees agreed that the distribution policy should be brought into line
with the investment policy and operated on a total return basis, funded from capital as well as income where necessary. Upon the advice of Cambridge Associates, the Trustees agreed to adopt an initial rate of distribution of 4% of
the average value of the assets over the preceding twelve quarters, which is intended to optimise distributions whilst
maintaining the real purchasing power of the Foundation’s assets over the medium to long term. The rate of distribution is subject to regular review.
Auchencairn Initiative
Auchencairn Initiative (AI) undertakes regeneration projects in the small rural community of Auchencairn, on the
south coast of Dumfries & Galloway. The village has a total population of 450 and is 'a place of two halves' - the
original village being occupied by retired people and the newer portion by younger families on low incomes. It is an
attractive village which visitors enjoy and there is a significant tourist market, but it is isolated and remote with a
very limited bus service and therefore reliant on itself. AI took heed of the lesson of another village which has virtually died out with the loss of its amenities and taken steps to ensure that there are sufficient facilities within
Auchencairn to give access to education, fresh food, community events and social interaction and thus continue to
attract long term residents and visitors. As a consequence Auchencairn has kept its school, shop and post office
(run by the community), garage, pub and church.
AI applied to Trusthouse for help in addressing the problem that the new and old parts of the village (the latter contains all the facilities mentioned above) are divided by a burn and field with the only access between the two being
via an extended route along the main A711 trunk road. AI has bought the intervening field to construct an allweather footpath and footbridge across the field and burn to create a shorter, safer route. Children will be able to
walk to the primary school, and the path and bridge have been designed to be accessible by wheelchair and for
those pushing prams. This project will only use part of the field and it is intended to create a park, conservation
planting area and allotments (with surplus produce being sold in the shop).
Trusthouse provided a grant of £20,000. The photo shows the new footbridge being lifted into place.
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REVIEW OF THE PAST YEAR
Grants Awarded during the Year
The Trustees received 1,328 applications during the year. This was a small increase on the previous year (1,311
applications) but remains a lower number than applications received in 2010-11 and 2011-12 (1,543 applications
received). This reduction in applications remains in line with the experience of peer grantmakers, as the current
funding climate continues to cause a significant number of smaller organisations to close altogether or reduce costs
(and thus the number of applications made) through re-structuring staff and operations. However, we believe we
have started to address this decline in application levels by the decision made at the beginning of the financial year
to raise the annual income top level threshold for Small and Fast Track grants from £300,000 to £500,000. This
addresses the difficulty that medium sized organisations are finding in raising funds for running/salary/project costs.
A total of 327 grants were made, an increase of 63 grants on 2011-12 (284 grants made). One reason for this increase was due to the change in the income threshold: 37 Small and Fast Track grants were made to organisations
which would have been ineligible under the previous income criterium. The second reason was the introduction in
August 2012 of a form-based application system. This new system addressed the problem of the poor quality of
applications, enabling smaller organisations without dedicated fundraising staff to better present their project and
its relevance to Trusthouse funding criteria. This has, in turn, enabled the office to assess more fairly across the
board and identify not only immediately appropriate applications but also promising projects about which applicants
are requested to provide additional information on their work, clarification of their fit to and/or need for Trusthouse
funding. It is estimated that some 25% of applicants are asked to provide additional information and of these, approximately half will proceed to receiving a grant. During 2013-14, the office will produce an additional guide for
applicants providing help in understanding the thrust of Trusthouse grants and in writing applications. The guide
will be trialled in locations which we know have high levels of deprivation, but from which we receive a lower than
expected number of applications or applications of consistently poor quality. This will be combined with work with
local community foundations and voluntary services to raise awareness of Trusthouse grants. The office continues
to provide comprehensive feedback to failed applicants: this is rare in the grant making sector and applicants are
grateful.
The total amount awarded in grants was £2.258m, an increase of £200,000 on the previous year (£2.05m). The
majority of grants continue to be for under £10,000, with an average value of £6,507 (£7,247 in 2011-12).
The current grants policy means that, where possible, applications under the Large Grants scheme are awarded the
full amount recommended by the Visitor, with Small Grants being allotted funds from the remaining budget for each
meeting of the Grants Committee. The Large Grants scheme again saw a fall in the number of grants awarded:
24, compared with 29 in 2011-12. Application numbers were particularly low in this grant programme with only 171
applications received compared with 224 in 2011-12. We again believe that this is due to the decision by many organisations not to embark on capital projects in the challenging funding environment. The average Large Grant in
2012-13 was £17,472 (£26,405 in 2011-12).
Two grants of £30,000 were awarded under the Large Grants scheme as compared to seven in 2011-12. Once
again, the Large Grants awarded covered a varied and interesting range of projects and included:
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Helmsdale & District Community Association: £30,000 towards the cost of building four units of social
housing in the Helmsdale area of North Scotland
Annalong Community Association: £23,700 towards the purchase cost of a minibus to be shared between three community groups in a rural community in N Ireland
Ufton Court Educational Trust: £20,000 towards the cost of building cabins for an outdoor activities charity, providing residential experiences and targeted personal and life skills training for young people from deprived areas of Reading.
145 Small Grants of between £5,000 and £10,000 were awarded compared to 105 Small Grants in 2011-12. The
average grant value was £7,488 (£7,195 in 2011-12). The lower number of Large Grant applicants and grants
meant we were able to give higher grants to a larger number of Small Grants. Small Grants are available for available for both capital and running costs – including salaries and overheads – and applicants have expressed their
thanks for this, as such costs are proving difficult to fund, especially with the reductions in statutory funding.
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Grants for running costs enable organisations to continue on-going work which has a demonstrable track record of
success. However, Trusthouse also funds new work which is a development of existing work, and funds finite projects. In June 2012, the Trustees decided to open up the Small Grants programme to hospices (for capital works
only) which had previously been restricted to the Large Grants programme. Two grants were made to hospices (St
Margaret’s Hospice in Taunton and Weston Hospicecare in Weston-super-Mare) under this change of eligibility criteria.
The Trustees’ interest in supporting hospices was also reflected in this year’s Super Grants programme, with two
grants made: £125,000 to Claire House Children’s Hospice on the Wirral and £100,000 to Norfolk Hospice Tapping
House. The Trustees were highly impressed by the work of both hospices. Claire House offers respite and end of
life care for any child or young adult from ages 0 to 23 years. A ‘home from home’ ethos with top of the range care
and support for all the family gives Claire House an outstanding atmosphere. Trusthouse’s grant is for the building
of a new teenage den to give an age-appropriate space to young adults to chill out and do many of the activities
their able-bodied peers enjoy – whether it be ordering in a pizza or having an all-night Eurovision Song Contest party. Norfolk Hospice Tapping House is building a new hospice with an in-patient facility to serve the needs of the
community of West Norfolk who currently have only hospice beds in the local hospital, which is acknowledged not
to be the best solution. The new hospice will be situated in a small village, able to supply the rural location the majority of its patients are accustomed to. The grant from Trusthouse will go towards a transition unit for young
adults who are progressing from respite care at a children’s hospice, but are not yet quite ready to make the full
move to an adult hospice environment. The transition unit will enable family members to stay with the young adult
until they have built sufficient confidence to stay independently in the unit or move to the adult wing. The Trustees
felt that both Claire House’s and Norfolk Hospice’s projects will significantly improve the quality of life to young people who face many challenges. In the year, the Super Grant of £50,000 to Truro Cathedral, which had been agreed
in principle by the Trustees at the end of 2011-12, was confirmed. The grant will contribute towards the restoration of the old Cathedral school and its redevelopment as a community and visitor centre.
There was a large drop in applications for the ‘Fast Track’ Accelerated Grants scheme, for grant applications of
£5,000 and under, with 397 applications received compared to 524 in 2011-12. However, an increased number of
grants were awarded: 68 compared to the 57 made in 2011-12. The average grant was £2,941 (£3,455 in 201112). The new application system has seen a general improvement in the standard of applications, but presenting
the impact of a project and its relation to the problems of an area does still remain difficult for the smallest organisations.
There was a noticeable number of ineligible applications (97) and applications from very small community groups
asking for amounts of a few hundred pounds, which would not usually be practicable. These small groups are vulnerable as the statutory funding sources on which they have relied dry up and their organisers have particularly
poor fundraising abilities. The new guide to writing applications should help to address this problem. The office
has also recommended a number of projects to Trustees for funding under the Trustees Personal Nomination
grants, which have a broader remit.
Once again, there was an underspend on the grants budget at the end of the financial year of £158,738 as compared to £108,836 for 2011-12. This was caused by a) the lower number of applications and thus the lower number of grants awarded than anticipated b) a number of grants being returned during the year due to the inability of
the beneficiaries to complete the intended work either because they were unable to raise the rest of the funds or
because circumstances beyond their control meant that a project was unable to proceed c) prudent allocation of
grants during the year by the Grants Committee in light of the ongoing difficult financial market situation. The
Trustees decided to allocate £100,000 of this underspend to the Super Grant scheme to enable two grants to be
made. Grants were also made to ECF Links in Co Armagh (£9,999) and Warwickshire Association for the Blind
(£7,500) which had been of interest to the Trustees during the year but which it was felt sensible to defer a decision on until such time as the Trustees could be certain money was available to give support. The Trustees decided
that the remainder (£41,239) should form part of the budget for 2013-14. These are not additional funds for an
increased budget, but enable the budget to remain at the amount calculated on a 4% total return on investments,
given the continued uncertainty for investment returns in 2013-14.
The second year of funding by Trusthouse for the apprentice at The Reader Organisation (TRO) completed successfully with the apprentice showing continued progress in working with primary and secondary school children in
Merseyside who need reading support. The apprentice’s empathy with the problems faced by the children and her
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caring attitude is very encouraging, and the Trustees were also pleased to see that she is taking part in other TRO
work, such as travelling to the Netherlands to explain TRO’s work to interested Dutch groups. This represented a
major advance in the apprentice’s confidence and commitment.
The Themed Grant programme for Mental Health Projects in the Criminal Justice system ended with a dissemination day in February at which presentations and workshops were made and run by a number of grantees: the Educational Shakespeare Company, WISH, New Pathways, HOPE Scotland, Plymouth & District MIND and The Reader
Organisation. The event provided powerful personal testimonies and evidence of the extraordinary impact timely
and appropriate intervention can have in breaking the cycle of offending and prison. The event was organised by
Revolving Doors, whose peer forum carried out an evaluation of a selection of the projects funded under this programme and produced the report Hope Inside. The report provides a clear case of the critical need for mental
health projects providing a range of support and activities, argued from the first hand statements of beneficiaries
and workers in the projects. The report was sent to stakeholders and interested parties throughout the criminal
justice system and is available for download from the Trusthouse and Revolving Doors’ websites. We are pleased
that we were able to give small exit grants to all the projects who took part in the evaluation and dissemination day
and to Prison Fellowship Northern Ireland who had received a three year grant under the programme.
The Trustees discussed over the year the potential topic of the next Themed Grant and during 2013-14 will look into
the possibility of working with projects which support young families, and which provide low cost, local solutions
that could be replicated by other communities. The aims and criteria will be finalised during 2013-14 with the programme probably opening to applications in mid-2014.
Most of the grants awarded by the Foundation are for relatively modest amounts and therefore it is not practical to
attempt a detailed analysis of impact either for individual grants or across sectors. The tables on pages 11-12 show
the amount of grants paid by category and the proportion of funding within each region and overseas. The largest
categories by value were Youth (20%), Community Support Services (14%), Hospices (10%) Disabilities (7%) and
Arts (5%). The high position of Hospices was due to the two Super Grants awarded to this category. It is noticeable this year that, below the top three categories, there was a broader spread of categories (Arts, Heritage, Community Centres, Homeless, Family Support, Overseas and Rehabilitation of Offenders) receiving fairly equal shares of
the total funding amount. Previous years have seen a sharper difference between the top five categories and the
rest. It is pleasing to note that Arts projects engaging disaffected young people or people with disabilities, have
been strong this year. However, it is of some concern that grants to Refugees and Asylum Seekers have dropped
back to just £2,500 from £31,000 in 2011-12. Applications from such projects have been of lower quality and have
often failed to provide a sufficiently strong link to Trusthouse’s overarching themes of Rural Issues and Urban Deprivation.
The geographical incidence (by value of grants awarded) was highest in the North West. The Foundation does not
set budgetary limits on particular categories or regions (apart from overseas, where the maximum is 10% of the
total budget) but looks for a reasonable spread of grants with a bias towards regions containing the most deprived
areas. The Trustees have noted the relatively low numbers of applications from the Midlands, especially the West
Midlands, and will target this area as a trial for the new application writing guide.
The Trustees took the decision in June 2013 to cease accepting unsolicited applications from overseas projects.
This decision was taken in the light of: Trustees’ confidence in ensuring that grants were spent appropriately; the
level of UK need; the disproportionate amount of administration that overseas grants require. The Trustees decided
to make a further one year grant to the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust for 2013-14 for its work with some of the
most deprived and forgotten communities in the world including Burma and Nagorno Karabakh.
The Trustees may make grants to charities working overseas whose work is known to them personally under the
Trustees Personal Nominations grants programme. This programme allots individual budgets of £20,000 to
each trustee during the financial year to award to the projects of their choice (subject to the approval of a quorum
of the Grants Committee). reflecting their personal interests and local knowledge, which may fall outside the guidelines for the standard grants schemes. All grants awarded under this scheme during 2012-13 are listed at the end
of the list of Grants on page.
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Grants Awarded 2012-13 by Programme Category
Churches
£2,000
Refugees & Asylum Seekers
£2,500
Ex-Service
£4,785
Other
£6,000
Carers
£12,500
Medical
£15,000
Ethnic Minorities
£26,250
Domestic Violence
£29,000
Counselling
£34,199
Substance Misuse
£36,500
Themed Grant
£43,500
Education
£49,350
Aged
£54,550
Sport
£56,173
Rehabilitation of Offenders
£70,550
Overseas
£90,178
Family Support
£92,000
Homeless
£109,500
Community Centres
£117,250
Heritage
£120,500
Arts
£120,845
Disabilities
£166,505
Hospices
£247,500
Community Support Services
£305,612
Youth
£445,097
£0
£50,000
£100,000
£150,000
£200,000
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£250,000
£300,000
£350,000
£400,000
£450,000
£500,000
Grants Awarded 2012-13 by Region
Grants Awarded 2012-13 by Fund
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Financial Review
Investments
The Trustees are advised by Cambridge Associates on their asset allocation policy and appoint a range of investment managers to handle the different elements of the portfolio. They operate within guidelines set by the Trustees, reviewed annually, which control risk and set ranges for different asset classes. Performance is measured
against set benchmarks on a quarterly basis and discussed with managers at the meetings of the Finance Committee.
Investment Assets
The value of the investment portfolio at 30th June 2012 was £67.9m (2011-12: £61.9m). This represents an increase in value of £6m - after allowing for movements in cash and working capital - derived from a return of 16.6%
against the portfolio’s benchmark of 15%. Over the last five years, the portfolio’s performance has lagged its
benchmark by an annualised rate of 2.8% partly because of decisions taken to protect against more significant
downside risk. During the year, the Trustees took some reallocation decisions to improve performance.
Investment allocations
During the year, the Trustees made new investments in the Charities Property Fund, the PIMCO Unconstrained
Bond Fund, the Standard Life GARS Fund and Veritas Global Equities Fund.
Investment income
Investment income for 2012-13 was £1.284m (2011-12: £0.979m) and increase of £305k (31%). This was a result
of a shift in asset mix towards assets providing higher income.
Charitable Expenditure
The Trustees apply a total return approach to their annual distributions. The means that they aim to spend 4% of
the average market portfolio based on the preceding 12 calendar quarters; that amount is funded by investment
income received and topped up as necessary from capital.
Grants awarded during the year were £2.258m (an increase of £200k, 9.7% on the previous year) and was in line
with the distribution policy.
Reserves
The Trustees have reviewed the reserves of the charity; the reserves are wholly unrestricted. The charity’s net assets increased to £68.849m from £61.374m during the year (an increase of £7.474m). The Trustees consider that,
in conjunction with their distribution policy, the current level of reserves is appropriate to enable them to continue
to fund grants, investment management fees, support and governance costs without eroding the longer-term real
value of the Charity’s investment capital. The Trustees monitor liquidity to ensure this is sufficient to cover on-going
expenditure.
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STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' annual report and the financial statements in accordance
with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice).
Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year that give a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity
for the year. In preparing those financial statements the Trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;

make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
charity will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's
transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them
to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made thereunder. They
are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the financial information included on the charity's
website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of the financial statements
and other information included in annual reports may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
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Statement of Financial Activities
For the Year Ended 30th June 2013
Note
2013
£'000
2012
£'000
5
1,284
5
5
979
40
1
1,294
1,020
424
449
Incoming Resources
Investment Income
Other incoming resources
Gross bank interest
Total incoming resources
Resources Expended
Cost of Generating Funds
Investment management costs
Charitable Expenditure
Grants Payable
Cost of grant making
6
2,243
163
1,970
160
Governance costs
7
37
30
2,867
2,609
(1,573)
(1,589)
9,047
(2,337)
7,474
(3,926)
61,374
65,300
68,848
61,374
Total Resources Expended
Net outgoing resources for the year
Other recognised gains and losses
Gains and losses on investment assets
2
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Balances b/f
Balances carried forward at 30th June 2013
The results shown above have been derived wholly from continuing activities
The notes on pages 18 to 21 form part of these accounts.
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17
Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ending 30th June 2013
1 Accounting Policies
Basis of Preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of certain
fixed asset investments, and in accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Statement of Recommended
Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities, revised 2005 and the Charities Act 2011.
Incoming Resources
Incoming resources are recognised when the Charity has entitlement to the resources, it is certain that the resources will be received and the monetary value of the incoming resources can be measured with sufficient reliability. Dividends are recognised as receivable when a security is listed as ex-dividend.
Resources Expended
Liabilities are recognised as resources expended when there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the
charity to the expenditure. Grants, both single and multi-year, are recognised in the accounts as liabilities after
they have been approved by the Trustees, the recipients have been notified and there are no further terms and
conditions to be fulfilled within the control of the Charity.
Cost of Generating Funds
Costs of generating funds comprise those costs directly attributable to managing the investment portfolio and raising investment income.
Charitable Activities
Grants payable are accounted for in the year they are approved. A list of grants awarded in the year to 30 June
2013 is analysed commencing on page 22.
Governance Costs
The cost of governance consists of statutory audit and legal fees, insurance costs and Trustee expenses. A proportion of the Henry Smith Charity management and administration charge is also included, because Trusthouse Charitable Foundation does not employ any staff.
Cost of Grant making
Cost of grant making relates to a proportion of the management and administration charge and other costs directly
attributable to grant making based on time spent.
Any irrecoverable VAT is charged to the Statement of Financial Activities.
Investments
Investments are included in the accounts at market value at the balance sheet date. Realised and unrealised gains
or losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities. The valuation of the unquoted investment is based on
figures provided by the managers.
Foreign Exchange
Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into sterling and recorded at the rate of exchange
ruling at the date of the transactions. Balances and investments denominated in foreign currencies are translated
into sterling at the rate ruling at the balance sheet date. Exchange gains or losses are taken to the Statement of
Financial Activities and are included within gains and losses on revaluation.
Cash Flow Statement
Under Financial Reporting Standard No. 1 the Charity is not required to produce a cash-flow statement.
Funds
All funds are unrestricted.
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Notes to the Accounts
For the Year Ended 30th June 2013
2 FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
2013
2012
£000
£'000
Market Value at 1st July
59,907
63,990
Purchases/Additions
23,607
18,515
(24,168)
(19,598)
Fees*
(106)
(428)
Realised and unrealised gains*
8,623
(2,572)
67,863
59,907
27
2,038
Total assets under management at 30 June
67,890
61,945
Historical cost of investments at 30 June
49,527
56,605
Quoted investments - UK
16,430
16,591
Quoted investments - Foreign
40,162
30,504
Property Unit Trust
3,332
-
Alternative investments
3,675
1,219
Unquoted investments
3,627
6,421
664
7,210
67,890
61,945
Sales Proceeds/Disposals
Market value at 30 June
*Relates to fees/gains deducted from/added to investments only.
Cash held by Investment Managers
Market Value
Cash investments
Investments in individual entities held at 30 June 2013, which are over 5% of the portfolio value, are:
Nyes Ledge Capital Horizon Ltd
3,627
Sarasin Equisar - Global - Sterling Hedged
4,236
Sarasin Equisar - Global Income Fund
9,476
Sarasin Equisar - Global Thematic
Sarasin International Equity
4,416
9,903
Schroder UK Alpha Plus Fund
16,429
Standard Life - GARS Fund
Veritas Funds
3,675
6,443
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Annual Accounts 2012-13
Notes to the Accounts
For the Year Ended 30th June 2013
3 BANK ACCOUNTS
2013
2012
£'000
£'000
62
59
1,293
352
1,355
411
2013
2012
£'000
£'000
592
1,062
20
98
612
1,160
2013
2012
£'000
£'000
193
1,029
59
3
-
161
750
68
1,284
979
Balances held at 30 June 2013 were as follows:
Investment Managers' Income Accounts
Child & Co Accounts
4 CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year
Grants payable
Professional fees
5 INVESTMENT INCOME
Income from quoted investments - UK
Income from quoted investments - Overseas
Income from alternative investments
Interest from cash balances
Income from Property Unit Trusts
20
Notes to the Accounts
For the Year Ended 30th June 2013
6 GRANTS PAYABLE
Grants awarded
Less: Repayment of grants made in previous year
7 GOVERNANCE
Auditor's fees: for audit services
Other Professional Fees
Insurance
Trustees Expenses
2013
£'000
2012
£'000
2,258
(15)
2,058
(88)
2,243
1,970
2013
£'000
2012
£'000
15
14
4
4
15
9
4
2
37
30
8 TRUSTEE EXPENSES
During the year, five trustees (2011-12: three) were reimbursed expenses relating to travel
and associated costs in respect of their attendance at meetings totalling £3,551 (2011-12:
£1,752). No trustees are paid for their services.
9 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the year, donations of £35,000 (2011-12: £336,995) identified by an asterisk (*) in
the grant listing commencing on page 22 were made to a number of other charities with
which one or more Trustees of the Foundation were associated non-financially.
10 TRUSTEE INDEMNITY INSURANCE
During the year the Trustees purchased indemnity insurance. The cost to the year ended
June 2013 was £4,293 (2011-12: £4,293).
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GRANTS AWARDED IN 2012-13
SUPER GRANT PROGRAMME
Claire House Children's Hospice
£125,000
Towards the cost of building an extension to a children and young people's hospice on the Wirral to
provide a teenage den room.
Norfolk Hospice Tapping House
£100,000
Towards the building costs of a new hospice in West Norfolk.
Truro Cathedral
£50,000
Towards the second phase of the Inspire Cornwall Appeal - the restoration of the Old Cathedral School.
TOTAL VALUE OF SUPER GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF SUPER GRANTS
£275,000
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THEMED GRANT PROGRAMME
Educational Shakespeare Company Ltd
£7,000
Exit grant for Second Chance for Change following Themed Grant.
New Pathways
£6,500
Exit grant following Themed Grant for counselling for ex-offenders who have suffered abuse.
Plymouth & District MIND
£6,500
Exit grant to the Bridge the Gap project following Themed Grant.
Prison Fellowship Northern Ireland
£6,500
Exit grant following Themed Grant for the Mind Yourself programme
Revolving Doors Agency
£10,000
For the cost of arranging a conference on 26 Feb 2013 on Mental Health Projects in the Criminal Justice
System to disseminate the findings of projects funded by Trusthouse as part of the Themed Grant programme
Revolving Doors Agency
£6,500
Towards the general running costs of Revolving Doors, especially the peer forum.
TOTAL VALUE OF THEMED GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF THEMED GRANTS
£43,000
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AGED
Action Foundation
£7,000
Towards the salary and on-costs of a Volunteer Coordinator for a befriending project for elderly and
isolated people in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Annan & District Day Centre
£7,500
Towards the core costs of a Day Centre for older people from Dumfriesshire.
Cascade Theatre Company
£9,000
Towards the cost of training facilitators to run reminiscence groups for older members of the community in rural Cornwall.
Claremont First Step Community Care
£8,000
Towards the salary costs of a co-ordinator of older people's activities at a charity in Blackpool.
Rushmoor Healthy Living
£5,000
Towards the salary costs of a Fuel Advisor to support older people in debt through fuel poverty in Berkshire, Surrey and NE Hants.
Ryders Green Methodist Day Centre
£2,500
Towards running costs of a day centre for older people, increasing the number of places available, increase BME community involvement and activities for those living with dementia.
Time and Talents Association
£8,000
Towards the salary costs of the co-ordinator of a befriending scheme for older people in Bermondsey
and Rotherhithe, south London.
TOTAL VALUE OF AGED GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF AGED GRANTS
£47,000
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CARERS
Bath and North East Somerset Carers Centre
£3,000
Towards the cost of a project giving carers the opportunity to take a break from caring in
leisure, learning or fitness opportunities.
Brentwood and District Crossroads Care Attendant Scheme
£5,000
Towards the cost of providing a free after school club for children with disabilities to give carer parents and siblings respite time.
Stirling Carers Centre
£2,000
Towards the costs of monthly activities for adult and young carers to give a chance for respite, friendship, information and fun.
Torfaen Carers Centre
£2,500
Towards the running cost of the complementary therapy and counselling service at a Centre
in South East Wales that provides information and support to carers.
TOTAL VALUE OF CARERS GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF CARERS GRANTS
£12,500
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COMMUNITY CENTRES
Brandon Carrside Youth & Community Project
£3,000
Towards the running cost of a community centre based in County Durham.
Garth Village Hall
£9,000
Towards the cost of repairs and upgrading the facilities at a village hall approx 20 miles from
Llandrindod Wells.
G-Force
£8,000
Towards the cost of providing a range of activities at a community centre on Broomwood Estate nr Altrincham, Cheshire.
Highway Church
£9,000
Towards the purchase cost of a building for use as a community centre in Penryn, Cornwall.
Kilve Village Hall
£2,250
Towards the costs of starting a luncheon club for a charity based in Somerset which provides
space for groups and events in the community.
Lenton Centre
£8,000
Towards the cost of installing play and game facilities at a community centre in Nottingham.
Oasis Centre
£10,000
Towards the salary and activity costs of a community support and training project for marginalised and vulnerable people in Gorton, Gtr Manchester.
SLAM CDT
£3,000
Towards the cost of refurbishing the toilets, showers and plumbing at a community leisure
centre at Crook in County Durham.
St Breward Institute and War Memorial Hall
£10,000
Towards the cost of repairs and improvements to a rural village hall near Bodmin, Cornwall.
St John's Cleckheaton PCC
£20,000
Towards the cost of creating a new multi-purpose hall and ancillary facilities from the existing
church building.
St Paul's Community Partnership
£4,500
Towards the salary costs of the Community Development worker at a community centre in
Newcastle upon Tyne.
Strathglass and Affric Community Company Ltd
£9,000
Towards the cost of renovations to a village hall in Inverness-shire.
Wacton Village Hall
£3,000
Towards the cost of the second phase of building a new village hall in Norfolk, midway between Norwich and Diss.
West End Impact
£10,000
Towards the cost of extending and fitting out a community centre in Morecambe to provide
additional space.
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West Hill Community Services Ltd
Towards the running costs of a community centre on a social housing estate in Bridlington.
TOTAL VALUE OF COMMUNITY CENTRE GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMUNITY CENTRE GRANTS
£2,000
£110,750
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES
Annalong Community Association
£23,700
Towards the purchase cost of a minibus to be shared between three community groups in a
rural community in N Ireland.
Ashington Community Development Trust
£9,000
Towards the running costs of a charity providing activities to support the regeneration of a
deprived town in Northumberland.
Auchencairn Initiative
£20,000
Towards the cost of creating a community park linking two parts of a Scottish village, to include a play area and allotments.
Bengali Women's Group
£6,500
Towards the cost of a programme of healthy living activities for older women of any race in
Southwark.
Black Country Food Bank
£3,000
Towards the cost of purchasing equipment for a new larger warehouse for the charity which
provides emergency food parcels to people facing poverty from the Black Country.
Blyth Resource & Initiative Centre
£3,200
Towards the salary costs of an Employment Support Worker at a centre for unemployed people in Blyth.
Bournemouth Citizens Advice Bureau
£3,200
Towards the cost of a part-time Benefits Adviser dedicated to working with residents of deprived areas in Bournemouth.
Bridge Community Education Centre
£9,000
Towards the salary costs of a charity in Brighton providing a range of learning and training
activities to people on a deprived estate.
CANWe Solutions CIC
£6,500
Towards the salary costs of a trainer at a project providing people who have been long term
unemployed in Blackburn with the life skills and basic job skills to move into employment.
Chittlehamholt Village Shop Association Ltd
£9,500
Towards the cost of electrical fittings in a new build village shop in a Devon village.
Cornwall Hospital Broadcasting Network
£500
Towards the cost of creating a fully disabled accessible training and production studio to enable the network to train new volunteers.
Cyrenians FareShare North East CIC
£9,600
Towards the running costs of a food distribution scheme to community groups and people in
food poverty in Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, Stockton, Middlesbrough and East Durham.
Denny & Dunipace Citizens Advice Bureau
£5,000
Towards the salary cost of the Volunteer Development Worker who recruits, trains and develops volunteer advisers at the Bureau.
Devenish Partnership Forum
£7,000
Towards the salary and running costs of a community project providing a range of support
services and activities to four deprived housing estates in Enniskillen.
Disability Services (Blackpool Wyre & Fylde) Ltd
£1,750
Towards the cost of additional minibus services to provide weekly day trips to people with disabilities or older members of the community.
FareShare Yorkshire
£3,000
Towards the running costs of an organisation that takes surplus food from the food industry
and redistributes it to projects working with the vulnerable in some of the most deprived parts
of Yorkshire.
Lambeth Mediation Service
Towards the cost of a community mediation service for social housing tenants in South London.
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£9,400
Learning First Ltd
£15,000
Towards the cost of repairs and improvements to a building in Newcastle upon Tyne which
houses a charity providing a range of courses for people finding it difficult to access mainstream education/training.
NewServol
£12,500
Towards the cost of developing a coffee shop, cafe, internet cafe, kitchen and commercial offices for use by the community, local business and social enterprises from Birmingham.
North Ayrshire Citizens Advice Service
£7,000
Towards the volunteer expenses of the charity.
North Glasgow Community Food Initiative
£9,000
Towards the running costs of a community food hub providing low cost fresh fruit/veg together with practical advice and training in healthy eating.
North Holderness Community Transport
£2,500
Towards the cost of installing windows and doors at new offices for a community transport
service in East Yorkshire.
O Ddrws i Ddrws
£10,000
Towards the running costs of a community transport scheme on the Lleyn Peninsula in Gwynedd.
Phoenix Garden
£25,000
Towards the cost of a new building in a community garden in Covent Garden, London.
Release (Financial) Charitable Trust
£6,000
Towards the cost of a budget buddy scheme in two villages in Derbyshire.
Solihull Action through Advocacy
£4,262
Towards the cost of a part-time advocacy worker supporting older people with learning disabilities in Solihull.
South West Community Cycles
£6,000
Towards the salary costs of the project manager at a charity providing a range of bike-related
services in South West Glasgow.
Spires
£8,000
Towards the cost of a project in Lambeth supporting women involved in the sex trade or other
vulnerable situations.
St Chad's Community Project
£2,000
Towards the salary and on costs of the Family Support Worker at a charity that provides support and advice to the community from a deprived part of Gateshead.
Totnes and Dartmouth Ring & Ride
£5,000
Towards the salary and running costs of the charity.
Transition Town Forres Ltd
£10,000
Towards the cost of building and fitting out a permanent home for a charity in Forres, Inverness-shire, to deliver work to the community on growing food and healthy living.
Traveller Space
£2,000
Towards the cost of purchasing a people carrier vehicle to help alleviate isolation among the
female traveller community in Penzance, Cornwall.
Vauxhall Community Law and Information Centre
£8,000
Towards the running costs of a charity in Liverpool providing advice on benefits, debt, housing
and utility issues.
Vineyard Arches Trust
£3,000
Towards the cost of creating a Community Garden in the grounds of the support centre used
by those in need across the city of Nottingham.
Wor Hoose Community Project
£3,000
Towards the running costs of a project providing a range of services and activities to people
from a deprived estate in Newcastle.
Ykids Ltd
£25,000
Towards the cost of refurbishing a building in South Sefton to create a community cafe with
training opportunities for all ages.
TOTAL VALUE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES GRANTS
25
£293,112
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COUNSELLING
Beachy Head Chaplaincy Trust
£10,000
Towards the salary costs of a charity providing crisis intervention to people contemplating suicide at Beachy Head.
Bedford Open Door
£6,000
Towards the salary and on costs of a part-time Information Support Worker and Volunteer
Manager at a charity that provides free and confidential counselling to young people between
the ages of 13 and 25 from Bedford.
Mediation Herefordshire
£7,325
Towards the costs of a counselling project for children of divorced/separated parents exhibiting
behavioural challenges.
Think Children
£6,000
Towards the cost of providing early intervention counselling to children with behavioural/
attitude difficulties at a school in Worksop.
Transitions Counselling and Training
Towards the running costs of a charity that provides bespoke counselling and training to families, individuals and couples from the Welsh Valleys.
TOTAL VALUE OF COUNSELLING GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF COUNSELLING GRANTS
£1,500
£30,825
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Devon Rape Crisis Service
£5,000
Towards the costs of volunteers' travel expenses to deliver one-to-one support in rural areas of
Devon.
Walsall Domestic Violence Forum Ltd
£7,000
Towards the running costs of the charity.
West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support
£8,000
Towards the cost of a project for victims and perpetrators of domestic violence to provide coping techniques and anger management skills, to alter attitudes and behaviour.
Zero Centre
£8,000
Towards the salary costs of a Volunteer Coordinator at a domestic abuse support service on
the Wirral.
TOTAL VALUE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GRANTS
£28,000
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ETHNIC MINORITIES
EFA London
£1,000
Towards the cost of English language and critical analysis classes for members of the Bengali
community who have mental health problems in Tower Hamlets.
Hackney Bangladeshi Cultural Association (HBCA)
£5,000
Towards the cost of a life and employment skills project for marginalised young women aged
16-30 from the Bangladeshi community in Hackney.
Sahara in Preston
£3,250
Towards the running costs of a charity in Preston providing a range of support and activities to
women from the BAME community.
Somali Advice and Development Centre
£6,000
Towards the salary costs of an Advice, Information & Guidance Worker at a charity in West
London.
St Peter's Project
£6,000
Towards the cost of a weekly drop in session for members of the London Italian community,
held in Kings Cross.
TOTAL VALUE OF ETHNIC MINORITIES GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF ETHNIC MINORITIES GRANTS
£21,250
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FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
3D Drumchapel
£7,000
Towards the salary cost of a Children and Family Worker at a project in Drumchapel, Glasgow
providing activities and support to families.
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Barnet Lone Parent Centre
£9,000
Towards the salary and running costs of a charity in North London providing a range of support to single parents.
Hartlepool PATCH
£8,500
Towards the running and salary costs of a home visiting service in Hartlepool, supporting families in crisis, and a home safety equipment/advice service.
Home-Start Craven
£10,000
Towards the salary costs of two Co-ordinators at a Home-Start project in North Yorkshire who
recruit, train and support volunteers.
Home-Start King's Lynn & West Norfolk
£8,000
Towards the salary cost of a Co-ordinator who manages the service to families in crisis living in
the rural southern part of the charity's catchment area.
Home-Start Wyre Forest
£3,500
Towards the running costs of a charity that supports parents from Kidderminster who are experiencing difficulties and have a child under five or are pregnant.
Meeting Place
£6,500
Towards the running costs of an organisation that specialises in supporting families from Scarborough with regard to child contact issues following parental separation.
Mr Hoggle Doggle
£500
Towards the running costs of an organisation that distributes donated toys, books and games
to deprived and disabled children in Yorkshire.
Open Door Young People's Consultation Service
£9,000
Towards the cost of expanding a course for parents of teenagers with challenging behaviour in
Haringey and Tottenham.
Pro-Contact
£7,500
Towards the salary costs of a Sunday supervised contact session for non-resident parents and
children, each or both of whom have Additional Needs, in Salford.
St Ninian's Stay and Play Family Support
£6,000
Towards the recruitment and salary costs of a Group Leader for a family support project in
Dundee.
St Pauls Newpin Ltd
£1,000
Towards the salary costs of a parenting project in Westminster.
Station House Community Association Ltd
£8,000
Towards the salary costs of a nursery for 2-4 yr olds in Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire
TOTAL VALUE OF FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES GRANTS
£84,500
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HOMELESS
Helmsdale & District Community Association
£30,000
Towards the cost of building four units of social housing in the Helmsdale area of North Scotland.
Access Community Trust
£30,000
Towards the cost of renovating and fitting out a disused pub in Lowestoft to be used as a wellbeing centre for homeless and vulnerable people.
Basildon Community Resource Centre
£6,500
Towards the running costs of a charity providing a range of support to homeless people in Basildon and its environs.
CARIS Camden: C4WS Homeless Project
£8,000
Towards the salary costs of a charity providing support and shelter to homeless people in
Kings Cross, Somers Town and St Pancras.
Emmanuel House
£8,000
Towards the salary costs of an initial assessment worker at a project for homeless people in
Nottingham.
Freedom Social Projects
£9,000
Towards the running and salary costs of a charity in Barnstaple providing a variety of support
to people who are homeless, socially excluded or have substance misuse problems.
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Northampton Hope Centre
£6,000
Towards the salary and on costs of the training coordinator at a day centre for the homeless in
Northampton.
Off The Fence Trust
£9,000
Towards the purchase cost of a building in Hove used as a drop in centre and base for other
support for people who are homeless.
St George's House Charity
£3,000
Towards the running costs of a drop in centre for homeless people and those at risk of homelessness offering meals, advice, tenancy starter kits, support groups and life skills courses in
Wolverhampton.
TOTAL VALUE OF HOMELESSS GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF HOMELESS GRANTS
£109,500
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OVERSEAS
African Mission
£2,000
Towards the costs of providing education to children within the Fatima Mission in Zimbabwe.
African Vision Malawi
£4,978
Towards the cost of building a new Maternity Unit at M'bang'ombe in Malawi.
AIDS Orphan UK Trust
£5,000
Towards the cost of a project to reduce the rate of HIV infection in the Kibera slums in Nairobi.
Bugbrooke East Africa Trust
£5,000
Towards the cost of building a health clinic at Olmotoni Village in Northern Tanzania.
Faraja Support
£6,000
Towards the cost of building an orphanage in the Arumeru district of Tanzania.
Giving Africa
£2,500
Towards improving the quality of and access to educational and vocational facilities at a secondary school in Gourcy, Burkina Faso.
Music As Therapy International
£8,000
Towards the cost of developing two music therapy projects for disabled children in Cyangugu
District, Rwanda.
Nehemiah Construction Ministries UK
£5,000
Towards the purchase of a rotary drilling rig and supply vehicle to dig clear water boreholes in
Kenya.
Our Sansar
£3,000
Towards the cost of a teacher training programme in Nepal.
World Medical Fund for Children
£7,500
Towards the cost of buying malaria testing kits for children in Malawi.
Zambia Orphans of AIDS UK
£5,000
Towards the cost of supporting pupils at a school in Kasama, Northern Province, Zambia.
TOTAL VALUE OF OVERSEAS GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF OVERSEAS GRANTS
£53,978
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REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS
Ask Big Dave CIC
£5,000
Towards the cost of a physical and mental fitness training programme for young people aged
16+ on probation in the West Midlands.
Bounce Back Foundation
£9,000
Towards the running costs of a project training ex-offenders in London in painting and decorating skills.
Footprints Project
£8,000
Towards the cost volunteers' expenses and training at a charity in Dorset providing mentoring
to ex-offenders.
Matthew 25 Mission
£6,000
Towards the costs of a horticultural training project for ex-offenders in Eastbourne.
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Prison Advice & Care Trust (Pact)
£11,300
Towards the cost of producing a guide for mums in prison to support them in maintaining a
positive relationship with children.
Switchback
£8,000
Towards the salary cost of a project in Tower Hamlets providing young offenders with intensive mentoring support, training and employment opportunities.
Synergy Theatre Project
£6,000
Towards the cost of a drama project working with young people at risk of criminal behaviour in
the London Borough of Brent.
Trailblazers Mentoring
£7,000
Towards the salary costs of the Project Manager at a through the gate mentoring and development programme for young offenders at HMYOI Brinsford in the West Midlands
TOTAL VALUE OF REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS GRANTS
£60,300
8
SPORT
Ability Bow
£4,000
Towards the running costs of a 12 month exercise programme for frail older people in Tower
Hamlets, London.
Burnley Tennis Club
£25,000
Towards the cost of refurbishing the club house and courts to expand use of the facilities to
more groups and individuals in a deprived area of Burnley.
Crusader Foundation
£4,000
Towards the cost of sporting activities for young people in Coventry.
South London Special League
£6,000
Towards the cost of providing football, cricket and tennis for young adults aged 16-24 with
disabilities in Greenwich.
Sporting Futures
£1,000
Towards the cost of providing sports sessions to young people in three deprived districts of the
Derbyshire Dales.
Sportszone Northeast CIC
£3,500
Towards the cost of purchasing a compact street soccer cage for an organisation that provides
diversionary activities for young people from Northumberland.
Street Soccer Academy
£4,500
Towards the cost of weekly football sessions for deprived and disengaged young adults in Accrington.
Tavistock Specials FC
£1,000
Towards the running costs of a football team for children, young people and adults with physical and/or learning difficulties/Special Needs.
United Initiative
£2,800
Towards the running costs of the Kickz project for young people aged between 12 and 19 from
deprived parts of Sheffield.
TOTAL VALUE OF SPORT GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF SPORT GRANTS
£51,800
9
SUBSTANCE MISUSE
It's Your Choice
£2,800
Towards the cost of extending a dedicated drug and alcohol service for young people aged 12
to 25 from the New Forest.
New Hope Leeds
Towards the salary costs of a Support Worker helping people with addiction problems in
Beeston, Leeds.
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£8,000
One North East London
£8,700
Towards the cost of a project in Woodford Green providing support to children and young people affected by drug addiction either in their family or directly.
Orkney Alcohol Counselling & Advisory Service
£9,000
Towards the salary costs of the Intake Worker who makes the initial contact with potential clients.
Stirling Family Support Services
£8,000
Towards the salary cost of a Family Support Workers at a charity providing assistance and activities to families affected by substance misuse in Stirling.
TOTAL VALUE OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE GRANTS
£36,500
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YOUTH
Acorn Computer Recycling CIC
£5,500
Towards the salary costs of a Youth Worker at a project in Wallsend, Tyne & Wear, providing
training opportunities to NEET young people in computer recycling.
Adventure Unlimited
£5,000
Towards the running costs of a charity in Brighton providing a range of activities and volunteering opportunities to deprived and disadvantaged children, young people and young adults.
Annie Macpherson Home of Industry Incorporated
£8,000
Towards the running costs of a project working with young people excluded from mainstream
education in Bethnal Green.
Ashburton Rollers
£7,500
Towards capital costs of a skate park for young people to replace an existing skate area in
Ashburton Recreation Ground, Devon.
Aspatria Dreamscheme
£3,000
Towards the running costs of the Aspatria Dreamscheme Youth club for children aged 11 to 19
from Cumbria.
Benwell Young People's Development Group
£7,000
Towards the salary costs of a youth worker at a youth project in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Birmingham PlayCare Network
£4,000
Towards the cost of providing a Play in Parks scheme in the Nechells areas of Birmingham
which offers play opportunities, volunteering and intergenerational workshops.
Bonny Downs Community Association
£2,000
Towards running costs of a Young Leaders Development Programme in East Ham, London.
Cara Trust
£5,700
Towards the salary and running costs of a project for children of parents with HIV living in deprived areas of London.
Carefree Fostering Independence Cornwall
£3,500
Towards the cost of summer activities for young people in and leaving care in Cornwall.
Castle Vale Tenants and Residents Alliance
£2,500
Towards work supporting young NEETS in Castle Vale, Birmingham to access training and employment.
Centre 33
£10,000
Towards the cost of upgrading space at a young people's advice, support and guidance centre
Choysez
£6,000
Towards the cost of a project in Bedlington, Northumberland, to enable NEET young people to
gain qualifications.
Community Growing Solutions CIC
£7,500
Towards the running costs of a horticulture project for young people who are long term unemployed in the Fife region.
Coventry City Mission
£7,000
Towards the running costs of an after school cafe/youth project for young people from the
Wood End district of Coventry.
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DASH - Disability and Self Help
£8,000
Towards the cost of social activities for young people aged 12-18 in Ceredigion.
ECF Links Ltd
£9,999
Towards the salary cost of a youth worker at a project working with deprived and disadvantaged young people in Lurgan, Co Armargh.
ENYP (East Norwich Youth Project)
£7,000
Towards the salary costs of a charity providing support and activities to young people.
Family Action in Rogerfield & Easterhouse
£21,340
Towards the purchase cost of a minibus and outdoor equipment to enable young people in
Glasgow to take part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme.
Focus Charity
£6,000
Towards the costs of a leadership programme for young people to encourage community volunteering n Leicester.
Fraser Street Project
£8,985
Towards the salary cost of a youth worker at a project for young people in Burnley.
Genesis Leeds
£8,000
Towards the salary costs of the Isis project, supporting young girls at risk of sexual exploita-
Great Commission Ministries
£2,500
Towards the cost of providing employability skills training to young people in the London boroughs of Newham and Dagenham.
Great George Street Community Cultural Project
£8,800
Towards the cost of an arts programme for young people in Liverpool providing a range of different activities.
Greater Easterhouse Alcohol Awareness Project
£8,000
Towards the cost of delivering the Booze Busters programme which promotes alcohol awareness and understanding to primary school children in Glasgow.
Green Team (Edinburgh & Lothians) Ltd
£2,000
Towards the running costs of the annual Green Shoots programme to encourage positive behaviour in young people from Edinburgh.
Heads Together Productions
£8,000
Towards the cost of running informal learning opportunities in radio broadcasting skills, journalism and film-making for young people in Leeds.
Hessle Road Network
£4,000
Towards the running costs and the costs of a part-time project worker for a young people's
centre in Hull, Yorkshire.
Ieuenctid Tysul Youth
£6,000
Towards the cost of a programme of activities for young people at a charity in Llandysul,
Ipswich Community Playbus
£6,000
Towards the cost of taking a playbus for sessions at a deprived social housing estate in Ips-
Just Another Dance Event Ltd
£8,000
Towards the cost of a youth activities and development project in Dinnington, South Yorkshire.
Kidz Klub Leeds
£3,500
Towards the running costs of a weekly after school club for children in the LS11 area of Leeds.
Mentoring Plus Ltd
£8,000
Towards the cost of a programme of evening activities for young people in deprived or difficult
circumstances due to their home life in Bath and N E Somerset.
New Life Trust Milnrow
£2,300
Towards the running costs of a youth project in Rochdale.
North Breckland Youth for Christ
£6,000
Towards the salary costs at a project providing social, community and sporting activities for
young people in a rural area of Norfolk
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Own It Ltd
£9,000
Towards the salary and running costs of a charity in Newcastle supporting disaffected young
people into employment or training opportunities.
PlayPlace Innov8 CIC
£18,500
Towards the cost of alterations to a building to provide a single venue for a project providing a
range of services across Croydon.
SE1 United Limited
£4,000
Towards the running costs of a homework and mentoring project based in Lambeth, London.
SHINE (Great Yarmouth & Waveney Contact)
£10,000
Towards the building costs of a centre for children with Additional Needs and their families in
Great Yarmouth.
Skipton Extended Learning For All
£6,000
Towards the cost of providing activities for children who are disabled, vulnerable or disadvantaged from rurally isolated families in the Skipton area.
Special Educational Needs Advice Centre (SENAC)
£7,000
Towards the cost of providing an advocacy service to children in N Ireland to enable them to
make their voice heard in discussions/decisions on their educational needs.
Springfield Community Flat
£10,000
Towards the salary costs of a project in Lambeth, working with girls aged 13-21 affected by
gang involvement.
Stepney Bank Stables
£6,000
Towards the salary and running costs of a riding stables in central Newcastle which offers a
variety of activities as well as riding for young people from deprived areas of the city.
Superkidz Community Trust
£9,520
Towards the salary costs of a project working with young people in gangs or at risk of gang
involvement on the Kidbrooke estate in Greenwich, London.
Teen Talk (Harwich)
£9,000
Towards the running costs of a drop in centre for young people in the Tendring area of Essex.
Tiverton Market Centre Co Ltd
£2,000
Towards the running costs of a drop in centre for young people in Tiverton, Devon.
Trinity Family Centre
£9,000
Towards the running costs of an after school and holiday club for children and young people in
Westcliff-on-Sea.
Trinity Youth & Children's Project (TYCP)
£6,000
Towards the running costs of a programme of activities for 5-13 year olds from North Ormesby
and surrounding areas of East Middlesbrough.
Twinkle House
£9,000
Towards the running costs of a charity in Skelmersdale providing support and skills improvement to children with physical and/or mental health disabilities or Additional Needs.
Ufton Court Educational Trust
£20,000
Towards the cost of building cabins for an outdoor activities charity, providing residential experiences and training for young people from deprived areas of Reading.
West Kent YMCA
£8,000
Towards the capital costs of setting up a social enterprise business in Tunbridge Wells to provide work and training opportunities for disadvantaged young people.
Westminster Bangladeshi Welfare Trust
£2,000
Towards the cost of a project providing basic skills training for young NEETs in deprived wards
of Westminster.
Willowfield Parish Community Association
£8,000
Towards the salary costs of an after school club for primary school age children in inner east
Wirral Toy Library
£6,000
Towards the cost of fitting out an unused room to provide additional space for play therapy
sessions to children with Special/Additional Needs on the Wirral.
Woodhouse Close Playgroup
£4,500
Towards the running costs of a pre-school playgroup in Bishop Auckland.
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Xtrax Young Peoples Centre
£8,000
Towards the costs of the Breakfast Club coordinator at a drop in and advice centre for young
people in Hastings.
Yellow House
£9,000
Towards the running costs of a project using formal and informal learning to give marginalised
young adults aged 18-25 in Liverpool a range of living skills.
TOTAL VALUE OF YOUTH GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF YOUTH GRANTS
£407,144
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ARTS
20 Stories High
£7,500.00
Towards the cost of a new production by young actors from the BME community in Liverpool
which will also involve an Iranian youth theatre company.
Access All Areas
£7,430.00
Towards the running costs of Rainbow Theatre Company in Hackney, for adults with learning
Action Space London Events Ltd
£8,000.00
Towards the cost of a creative arts project for people with profound and multiple learning difficulties in Camden.
Cahoots NI
£7,200.00
Towards the cost of creating a theatrical piece especially for children who are blind or visually
impaired in Belfast.
Choices Community Trust
£8,500.00
Towards the cost of providing music workshops for 11-16 yr olds in Gorton, Manchester.
Dance House
£6,500.00
Towards the cost of an arts project for young people from three deprived areas in Glasgow to
produce public art/performances.
Hinge Centre
£7,000.00
Towards the costs of an arts therapy project for older people and people with learning disabilities on a social housing estate in Bridlington.
Ignite Trust
£7,000.00
Towards the cost of the Elevate projects - a creative arts programme, for young people aged
13-19 from Harrow.
Krazy Kat Theatre Company
£6,000.00
Towards the cost of two new Deaf inspired sign language theatre productions.
Project Art Works
£5,000.00
Towards the running costs of visual arts projects for people with profound learning and/or multiple disabilities in Hastings.
Projects Galore
£3,500.00
Towards the salary costs of the Creative Director to provide a range of creative and heritage
activities for all ages in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
£4,000.00
Towards the cost of sessions for a primary school in Birmingham to enable them to participate
in the work of the Gallery, especially a craft exhibition called Down Your Street.
Small World Theatre
£6,000.00
Towards the cost of creating an intergenerational play for young people and older members of
the community of Newcastle Emlyn, Ceredigion, to break down barriers of misunderstanding
Studio 3 Arts
£6,000.00
Towards the salary costs of a Community Engagement Associate for an arts project in Dagenham & Barking.
The Men's Room
£7,300.00
Towards the running costs of a charity in central Manchester, providing creative and social
care sessions for young men with experience of homelessness, criminal justice system or street
UP Projects
£10,000.00
Towards the cost of building a narrow boat to serve as a floating cinema and venue for community arts projects in East London.
TOTAL VALUE OF ARTS GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF ARTS GRANTS
33
£106,930.00
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EDUCATION
Charnwood Learning Centre
£2,000
Towards the running costs of an after school homework club in Leicester supporting refugee
families and those new to the UK.
Clio's Company
£4,000
Towards the costs of a drama-based education project for primary school children in Tower
Hamlets, Hackney and Newham.
Hallmoor Parents Teachers Friends Association
£15,000
Towards the cost of equipment for the developmental playground project at a school in Birmingham for children with learning disabilities.
Liverpool World Centre
£4,850
Towards the salary costs of an project in a primary school in Liverpool which re-engages children with mainstream education.
Red Balloon Learner Centre Merseyside
£8,000
Towards the running costs of a charity providing alternatives to mainstream education coupled
with counselling for children who have suffered severe bullying at schools on Merseyside.
TOTAL VALUE OF EDUCATION GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF EDUCATION GRANTS
£33,850
5
HERITAGE
Bletchley Park Trust
£15,000
Towards the cost of creating an exhibition of the decrypt process in codebreaking in World
War II using the Bombe and Enigma machines.
Prickwillow Engine Trust
£20,000
Towards the cost of extending a museum housing a Fenland pumping station to enable more
educational and community use.
Swinton and Pendlebury Angling Club
£1,000
Towards the cost of creating a monument/garden area with an outdoor mining museum in a
deprived area of Salford.
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Development Trust
£15,000
Towards the cost of creating a new gallery at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle telling the
stories of past and current migrant families who have created contemporary Tyneside.
TOTAL VALUE OF HERITAGE GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF HERITAGE GRANTS
£51,000
4
DISABILITIES
Better Understanding of Dementia for Sandwell
£5,000
Towards the running and salary costs of a minibus to collect people with dementia for weekly
meetings.
British Wireless for the Blind Fund
£5,000
Towards the cost of providing specially adapted Concerto 2 radios to elderly blind or partially
sighted people living in the most deprived urban areas in Cornwall.
Cumbria Youth Alliance
£9,000
Towards the cost of a project to train young people with learning difficulties to act as peer
mentors/trainers on health related issues.
Disability Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
£9,800
Towards the salary costs of the manager of an advice service for people with disabilities in
Cornwall.
Disability Equality (NW) Ltd
£4,800
Towards the running costs of an information and advice service at a community group for disabled people in Preston, Lancashire.
Disability Shetland
£8,000
Towards the salary and running costs of social and sporting activities for children and adults
with disabilities on Lerwick and Unst.
Greenlight Gateway
£9,300
Towards the cost of kitchen equipment for a community cafe and training kitchen for people
with learning disabilities in Ballycastle, Co Antrim.
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Hands That Talk
£8,000
Towards the salary costs of the Development Manager at a charity in Co Londonderry supporting the deaf community.
Key Changes (Islington Music Forum Ltd)
£4,100
Towards a mental health support service for people with a history of offending in North and
South London.
Learning Library
£6,000
Towards the cost of developing an outreach project at a toy lending library charity for people
with learning disabilities in Co Durham to enable the toys to be geared towards helping the
users achieve particular aims.
Lighthouse Ireland
£7,000
Towards the cost of extending community health services at a charity in Belfast providing support to people at risk of suicide or other self harm.
Links
£8,000
Towards the cost of an Art Tutor for a charity in Llanelli providing creative opportunities for
people with mental health problems.
Powerhouse for Women
£9,445
Towards the cost of Zest Life, a healthy living and exercise programme for women with learning disabilities in Canning Town, east London.
Rock Social Enterprise
£3,560
Towards the salary of a Support Worker at an organisation that provides practical employment
and life-skills workshops to adults with learning disabilities from Grimsby.
Royal Free Cancerkin Breast Cancer Trust
£9,800
Towards the running costs of a free lymphoedema clinic in East London.
Rural Community Link Projects CIC
£8,100
Towards the running costs of six self- help groups for people with mental health issues in mid
Cornwall.
Southwell Care Project
£8,000
Towards the costs of a project in Mansfield, Notts, providing training and activities to adults
with learning disabilities.
Sussex Association for Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus
£7,000
Towards the running costs of a social enterprise providing volunteer work and training for
young people under 25 with spina bifida or hydrocephalus in Sussex.
The Roby
£2,500
Towards the cost of a timebanking project for the community, including those with mental
health support needs, in Longsight, Manchester.
Voluntary Support Scheme
£6,000
Towards the salary costs of the Co-ordinator of a charity in Tiverton providing befriending and
support groups to people with mental health difficulties.
Warwickshire Association for the Blind
£7,500
Towards the cost of a home visiting service for older people with sight loss.
TOTAL VALUE OF DISABILITIES GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF DISABILITIES GRANTS
£145,905
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HOSPICES
St Margaret's Hospice
£6,000
Towards the cost of installing a bereavement lodge in the grounds of a hospice in Taunton.
Weston Hospicecare
£6,500
Towards the cost of changing 7 en-suite bathrooms into modern wet rooms at a hospice in
Weston-super-Mare.
TOTAL VALUE OF HOSPICES GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF HOSPICES GRANTS
35
£12,500
2
MEDICAL SUPPORT
Ronald Mcdonald House Bristol
£2,000
Towards the running cost of accommodation for the families of critically ill children receiving
treatment in Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, specifically to replace mattresses.
TOTAL VALUE OF MEDICAL SUPPORT GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF MEDICAL SUPPORT GRANTS
£2,000
1
TOTAL VALUE OF GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF GRANTS
£2,017,344
225
TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS
Trustees are allocated a personal budget each year to allocate to the projects of their choice.
Such projects may not be a sufficiently close fit to Trusthouse's standard grants scheme criteria but are of interest to individual trustees.
AGED
Ferguson Lane Community Association
£1,500
Towards the running costs of the association that caters mainly for the needs of older people
from Newcastle.
M C T Club Terza Eta
£1,550
Towards the running costs of the club including provision of regular meals to elderly in the Enfield area of London.
*National Association of Almshouses
£1,000
Towards the Association's Rolling Fund which provides interest free loans to member almshouses to improve accommodation and make repairs.
Pendower Good Neighbour Project
£1,500
Towards the cost of providing social activities for older people from a deprived estate in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Search Project
£1,500
Towards the running costs of a charity that provides support and advice to older people and
their carers from the five inner west wards of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Tuesday Friends
£500
Towards the cost of arts and crafts materials for a voluntary organisation providing a weekly
social contact and activities group for older members of the community of Church, near Hyndburn.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR AGED
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR AGED
£7,550
6
CHURCHES
St Vincent Church Caythorpe Lincolnshire
£2,000
Towards the cost of urgent repairs to the roof and spire at a Grade 1 listed village church near
Grantham.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR CHURCHES
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR CHURCHES
£2,000
1
COMMUNITY CENTRES
Birsay Community Association
£1,000
Towards the cost of crockery, cutlery and other small items to fit out a new village hall in Orkney.
Blean Village Hall
£3,000
Towards the cost of extending a village hall in Canterbury, Kent.
Woodstock Community Centre
£2,500
Towards the cost of fitting out the newly restored building which houses a variety of groups
and activities for residents of Woodstock.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY CENTRES
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY CENTRES
36
£6,500
3
COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES
Benwell Christian Shop Project
£1,500
Towards the cost of renting a storage area for a furniture recycling project in Benwell.
Golden-Oldies
£3,500
Towards the salary costs of an administrator/fund raiser at a charity in Somerset providing
popular music and singing sessions to older members of the community.
*Oxfordshire Rural Community Council
£1,000
Towards the general running costs of the Council.
Riverside Community Health Project
£2,000
Towards the salary and on costs of a bi-lingual worker to work with people from the Czech and
Slovak Roma communities who are experiencing poverty.
Scotswood Natural Community Garden
£1,500
Towards the cost of the backyard allotment and medicinal herb garden project.
Share Discovery Village
£1,000
Towards the cost of replacing the canvas on the tippee on the island campsite.
Ykids Ltd
£2,000
Towards the cost of a commercial dishwasher and other catering equipment for a community
cafe with training facilities in South Sefton.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT
SERVICES
£12,500
7
COUNSELLING
Richmond's Hope
£2,000
Towards the cost of creating a dedicated waiting area for families, to improve confidentiality
and use space more effectively.
Transitions Counselling and Training
£1,374
Towards the running costs of a charity that provides bespoke counselling and training to families, individuals and couples from the Welsh Valleys.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR COUNSELLING
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR COUNSELLING
£3,374
2
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Oxford Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Centre
£1,000
Towards the costs of the support group service, helping survivors of sexual violence throughout Oxfordshire.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
£1,000
1
ETHNIC MINORITIES
St Peter's Project
£5,000
Towards the cost of a weekly drop in session for members of the London Italian community,
held in Kings Cross.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES
£5,000
1
FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
*Community Foundation Serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
£2,500
Towards the cost of providing breakfast clubs in primary schools in inner city Newcastle.
Sing & Grow UK CIC
£5,000
Towards the cost of providing 7 music therapy programmes for families with pre-school children who have complex needs in Northern Ireland.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
37
£7,500
2
OVERSEAS
*Anglo-Israel Association
£1,500
Towards the cost of a conference in January 2014 called Ambassador Round Table to discuss
food security worldwide.
Breadline Africa
£5,000
Towards the cost of purchasing a used shipping contained to convert into a soup kitchen for
the purpose of feeding a large number of children from the Limpopo province in South Africa.
Daniel Turnberg Travel Fellowship Scheme
£1,000
Towards the cost of medical research fellowships in London for young researchers from Israel,
the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt, to enable them to learn new techniques and develop collaborative contacts with other researchers.
Hospice Africa
£2,500
Towards the construction of a palliative care unit for children in Mbarara District in Uganda.
*Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART)
£7,000
Towards the cost of providing emergency food aid for internally displaced civilians in Blue Nile
State, Sudan.
*New Israel Fund - NiF
£5,000
Towards the cost of supporting capacity building programmes for Israel's Arab, Bedouin and
mixed communities.
Prospect Burma
£3,000
Towards the Adopt-A-Scholarship sponsorship programme to train/educate Burmese Students
in specific field such as teacher training, nursing, social work and the environment.
*S.P.I.C.M.A. (Special Projects in Christian Missionary Areas)
£6,200
Towards the cost of water tanks, mattresses and blankets to support work with children being
looked after in the Kibera slums of Nairobi.
St Mary's Hospital Isle of Wight - Juba Hospital Link
£5,000
Towards the costs of a project providing postgraduate training to doctors in South Sudan, to
enhance their skills to district level giving them the skills to work effectively in community hospitals and health centres.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR OVERSEAS
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR OVERSEAS
£36,200
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REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS
*Jewish Council for Racial Equality
£2,500
Towards the cost of a mentoring scheme for refugee doctors, pairing them with UK trained
doctors to help them retrain and qualify in the UK.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM
£2,500
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REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS
Prison Advice & Care Trust (Pact)
£8,250
Towards the cost of producing a guide for Mums in prison to support then in maintaining a
positive relationship with their children.
Prisoners' Advice Service
£2,000
Towards general running costs and core costs.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR REHABILITATION OF OFTOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR REHABILITATION OF OF-
£10,250
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SPORTS
Frensham Pond Sailability
£2,000
Towards the cost of providing Saturday morning sailing sessions for young disabled sailors
from Surrey and Hampshire.
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*Oxford Sailability
£1,000
Towards the cost of providing sailing opportunities for people with disabilities on Farmoor Reservoir in Oxfordshire.
Sporting Futures
£1,373
Towards the cost of providing sports sessions to young people in three deprived districts of the
Derbyshire Dales.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR SPORTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR SPORTS
£4,373
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YOUTH
1st Flimby Girls Brigade
£500
Towards training for volunteers in first aid and food hygiene as well as the cost of materials for
activities such as sewing at a Girls Brigade group in Flimby, Cumbria.
ARC Healthy Living Centre Ltd
£2,500
Towards the cost of a summer holiday diversionary activity and life skills project for children
with Downs Syndrome.
Benwell Young People's Development Group
£1,000
Towards the cost of running drop-in sessions and support for young people in CV writing, job
searching and interview skills.
British Hospitality Association
£1,000
Towards the costs of the 26th National Restaurateurs' Dinner Patrons Scheme to raise funds
for training projects.
Lorna Young Foundation
£3,500
Towards the running costs of a project in S and W Yorkshire running workshops for young
people on ethical trading business and to give support to them to set up small companies.
Loundsley Green Community Trust
£2,000
Towards the cost of alterations to a community centre in Chesterfield to enable it to provide
activities for young people with learning difficulties.
Marine Society and Sea Cadets
£5,000
Towards the cost of build a new tallship to enable young people to train and experience life at
Monte San Martino Trust
£5,000
Towards the creation of an endowment fund for the charity.
Robert Levy Foundation
£5,000
Towards the cost of the annual community event and the summer programmes for young people from Hackney.
St James' Heritage and Environment Group
£1,000
Towards the cost of providing activities/events for children and young people from Whitley Bay
covering a range of historical and environmental themes.
St Mary's Cathedral Workshop
£2,000
Towards the cost of four tool boxes for apprentices at a workshop teaching traditional skills
through restoration of the cathedral's fabric.
Trefonnen Community Centre
£2,000
Towards the running costs of a holiday activities project for children aged 4-11 in Llandrindod
Wells.
Woodstock Youth Centre
£2,500
Towards the general work and costs of the Centre.
Youth Skills Network
£4,953
Towards the cost of an e-commerce project to equip 12 young individuals with skills to design
their own range of branded clothing which they will market and retail online.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR YOUTH
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR YOUTH
£37,953
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ARTS
Black and Ethnic Minority Arts Network
£3,000
Towards the cost of a volunteer-led event offering opportunities to volunteer with Arts organisations in Hackney as well as with the Black and Ethnic Minority Arts Network in administrative
and development roles.
Chickenshed Theatre Trust
£2,500
Towards the cost of enhancing facilities for the disabled.
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Educational Shakespeare Company Ltd
£1,215
Towards the cost of developing the script and music for the film Prospero's Prison, a version of
The Tempest, to be filmed at Crumlin Road Goal museum, with ex-prisoners.
Hereford Police Male Choir
£1,700
Towards salary costs of the Musical Director and musical accompanist to provide performances
in rural communities around Hereford.
Music Theatre 4 Youth
£1,500
Towards the cost of providing bursary support to disadvantaged young people to enable their
participation in an advanced training programme, leading to a production of Fame,
Royal Lyceum Theatre Company
£2,000
Towards the cost of a project working with schools in Edinburgh to enable pupils to experience
a production at the theatre and take part in a post-performance exploratory workshop.
Scottish Stained Glass Symposium and Trust
£2,000
Towards the cost of scanning and archiving materials held by the Trust to relieve the space
problem within the Secretary's house.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR ARTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR ARTS
£13,915
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EDUCATION
Charles Darwin Trust
£2,000
Towards the Darwin Inspired Learning project, which uses Darwin's life and work as a means
of interesting pupils in natural history and promoting excellence in science teaching.
Haslemere Museum
£1,000
Towards the cost of creating a play area in the grounds of the educational museum based in
St Catherine's College, Oxford
£2,000
Towards the Catz/fivezero project.
The Royal Society of Literature
£5,000
Towards a series of afternoon workshops fronted by Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature
to encourage creative writing in schools in London, Nottingham and Oxford.
TRAX - The Oxfordshire Motor Project
£1,000
Towards the costs of an alternative education for 9-13 year olds in Oxfordshire, based round
pushbike recycling and repair.
Whitechapel Gallery
£2,500
Towards the Gallery's programme of artists in residence at primary and secondary schools.
Woodstock Exhibition Foundation
£2,000
Towards the provision of bursaries for young people living in Woodstock to supplement their
grants for further and higher education.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR EDUCATION
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR EDUCATION
£15,500
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HERITAGE
Caledonian Railway (Brechin) Ltd
£3,000
Towards the cost of restoring a locomotive on a preserved heritage railway line running between Brechin and Bridge of Dun in Angus.
Kettlethorpe with Fenton Parochial Church Council
£3,000
Towards the cost of the refurbishment of the church organ.
Markfield Beam Engine and Museum
£2,000
Towards the cost of running six steaming days in summer with free admission for visitors to
the Museum, located in South Tottenham, London.
National Library of Scotland
£1,000
Towards the salary cost of a temporary curator to assist with the preservation and cataloguing
of rare items of film making as part of the Library's Scottish Screen Archive.
*Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust
£1,000
Towards the provision of grants to churches in Oxfordshire for repairs.
Scottish Church Heritage Research (SCHR)
£2,000
Towards the Place of Worship in West Fife project which will record all places of workshop in
the area on a web site for use by groups and individuals.
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*Soldiers of Oxfordshire Trust
£1,000
Towards the cost of a museum at Woodstock to house the collections and archives of the
county's regiments.
Ulster Historical Foundation
£3,000
Towards the capital costs of a project using volunteers who are serving life sentences at HMP
Maghaberry to digitise N Ireland church records to enable people to search on-line for their
family roots.
West London Floating Classroom
£3,000
Towards the cost of a project using a barge on the Grand Union Canal to teach deprived and
disadvantaged children about the Canal's heritage.
Wooley Banner Restoration Group
£500
Towards the cost of restoring the Wooley Lodge Banner and making a replica
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR HERITAGE
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR HERITAGE
£19,500
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DISABILITIES
Buddy Bear Trust Conductive Education School
£2,000
Towards the salary and running costs of the school, providing for 1 Peto trained Principal Conductor full time, 1 special needs full time Classroom Assistant.
ENRYCH Oxfordshire
£1,000
Towards the cost of providing befriending support to adults with physical disabilities in Oxfordshire.
*Heart UK
£1,000
Towards the work of the charity in promoting awareness of the affect of high cholesterol on
maintaining a healthy heart and supporting people to control their cholesterol levels.
Kent Association for the Blind
£1,000
Towards the costs of an adaptive technology project.
Listening Books
£1,000
Towards the core costs of a charity which provides a postal, minilibrary and internet audiobook service to anyone who suffers from an illness or disability.
My Sight Nottinghamshire
£1,000
Towards the cost of a home visiting and befriending service to reduce social isolation for visually impaired people.
Northumbria Calvert Trust
£2,000
Towards the cost of building additional self-catering provision for families with disabled children.
PACE Centre
£5,000
Towards the cost of installing training facilities at a building being redeveloped in Aylesbury to
provide an early years and independence training centre for children and young people with
motor disorders.
Positive Futures - Lakeland Families
£1,500
Towards the cost of a cinema club for young people with moderate learning disabilities.
South Hams Lifestyles Project
£800
Towards the costs of an allotment project for people with disabilities in Totnes.
*Trinity Centre (Dalston)
£4,300
Towards the cost of 12 sessions of weekend play and activities for disabled and able-bodied
children to enjoy together in a safe and secure environment. The sessions will run once a
month on a Saturday and will also offer respite for parents and carers.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR DISABILITIES
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR DISABILITIES
£20,600
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EX-SERVICE
Household Cavalry Foundation
£1,000
Towards the work of the Foundation.
Irish Guards Appeal
£2,785
Towards a fund which provides welfare support to any serving or former Irish Guardsman and
their families.
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SSAFA Forces Help - Oxfordshire Branch
£1,000
Towards the costs of providing support to any present or past member of the Armed Forces
and their dependents resident in Oxfordshire who are in need or suffering distress.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR EX-SERVICE
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR EX-SERVICE
£4,785
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HOSPICES
Helen and Douglas House
£3,000
Towards the cost of refurbishing the kitchen and dining area at a charity in Oxford providing
palliative care to children and young adults.
St Wilfrid's Hospice
£2,500
Towards the cost of equipping and furnishing a new hospice in Eastbourne.
Sue Ryder Care
£2,000
Towards the cost of building a new hospice in Peterborough.
*Katharine House Hospice
£1,000
Towards the costs of a music therapy project for patients at the Hospice.
Northern Ireland Children's Hospice
£1,500
Towards the cost of providing complementary therapies for children/young people and their
families at the hospice.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR HOSPICES
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR HOSPICES
£10,000
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MEDICAL SUPPORT
Friends of EORTC
£3,000
Towards the work of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer.
Kent Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance Trust
£3,000
Towards the cost of ultrasound units for use on the helicopters.
Leprosy Mission Scotland
£1,000
Towards the cost of producing an educational children's picture book, Bela, which explains leprosy for distribution in the UK and India.
Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service (L.I.V.E.S) Laughterton Group
£3,000
Towards the running costs of the volunteer Medic service, providing emergency care in Lincolnshire.
Prostate Cancer UK
£3,000
Towards the cost of a specialist nurse providing emotional support and expert medical
knowledge to men and families affected by prostate cancer via the charity's free and confidential helpline.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR MEDICAL SUPPORT
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR MEDICAL SUPPORT
£13,000
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OTHER CATEGORIES
Peace Direct
£3,000
Towards the cost of an awards programme for peace building organisations in areas of conflict,
helping to support their first stage of growth, raising awareness of the organisations and enabling them to exchange ideas with other organisations.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
£2,000
Towards the general work of the Trust.
Woodland Heritage
£1,000
Towards the Acute Oak Decline Appeal to raise funds for the research into the decline of the
English Oak and to try and secure these trees for the future.
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR OTHER CATEGORIES
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS FOR OTHER CATEGORIES
TOTAL VALUE OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEE NOMINATION GRANTS
GRAND TOTAL VALUE ALL GRANTS
GRAND TOTAL NUMBER ALL GRANTS
£6,000
3
£240,000
102
£2,257,344
327
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Focussing on Youth: The majority of Trusthouse’s grants go to Youth projects which offer a wealth of support,
information and activities for young people in deprived circumstances. Three of the grants made in 2012-13 are
shown below. Overall, youth projects received £445,097 in 2012-13.
Ieuenctid Tysul is based in Llandysul,
about 20 miles west of Cardigan. It provides
a range of support and activities to enable
young people grow into responsible citizens,
breaking down barriers between generations
and helping the area through youth centred
environmental and regeneration projects.
Trusthouse gave a grant of £6,000 towards
the cost of a programme of activities for
young people at a charity in Llandysul,
Ceredigion. The photo shows Tysul Youth's
Samba band and carnival procession.
Ufton Court Educational Trust provides
outdoor activities for young people in the
grounds of an Elizabethan Manor in Ufton
Nervet about 9 miles west of Reading. Over
the past three years, UCET has piloted residential camps for disadvantaged children and
young people from Reading and has created
'Ufton Adventure'. Young people take part in
a series of residential stays which involve activities such as shelter building, survival skills,
night time orienteering and raft building.
Leadership, team building, problem solving
and communication aree learned as a result of
these activities, and there is also time for quiet reflection on personal and group achievements, led by experienced mentors. Trusthouse has given a grant of £20,000 towards
log cabins which provide sleeping quarters.
Centre 33 provides information, advice and
counselling to around 4,500 disadvantaged
and deprived young people aged 8 to 25 in
Cambridgeshire. At is premises in Cambridge,
the charity provides free and confidential information and sexual health services; information to young people sleeping rough or at
risk of homelessness due to problems with
money, drugs or family; confidential counselling for those with mental health issues; support to young carers through respite groups,
one-to-one counselling, trips and holidays.
Centre 33’s premises needed refurbishment
and enlarging and Trusthouse was pleased to
give a grant of £10,000.
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Cahoots NI is a theatre company in N Ireland producing work specifically for children aged 4-11 in a variety of traditional and innovative settings. The charity uses
a mixture of theatrical spectacle, magic and illusions, physical theatre, contemporary circus, live music and drama, aiming to expand the imagination and stimulate
creativity, encourage appreciation of the arts, provide inspiring theatrical experiences and develop links with the communities where Cahoots works. Trusthouse
has given a grant of £7,200 towards a new work, In The Dark, for children who
have mild to full visual impairments, and their seeing peers. The photo shows the
company working with pupils at Jordanstown School for Children with Auditory and
Visual Impairment, Newtownabbey, to create the piece.
Adventure Unlimited (AU) provides outdoor education activities
to young people who are socially disadvantaged for various reasons and in various ways in Brighton. AU works with over 6,000
young people annually, providing a range of fun and accredited
activities designed to build self-confidence and self-esteem. As
well as adventure programmes for children and families, AU runs
a steering group for children in care, developing their skills and
conferring with other agencies to influence the care system. Recently, a young care leaver on a volunteering scheme with AU
enjoyed it so much that he gave up drugs, moved back in with his
family and continued volunteering with AU after the end of his
placement. A further success is an Employability training programme for young people and adults to become outdoor leaders.
Trusthouse has given a grant of £5,000 towards running costs.
Photo by Amanda Bibby.
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