Sport Calderdale Funding Guide [PDF file 320KB]

Calderdale Funding
Guide for Sport
2015/16
Issue 1: Published March 2015
Introduction
Welcome to the 2015/16 Calderdale funding guide for sport put together by
Calderdale Council’s sports development team. Running a sports club, community
group or school sports provision can be a rewarding experience. Helping children
and adults achieve their personal aspirations, whether that is to be the next
Olympian, to get a bit fitter or just to have fun with friends, is why we are all doing
what we are doing.
There are many barriers in the way of helping us achieve the quality and quantity of
provision we would like to deliver but the most common one is funding. “If only we
have better facilities”, If only we had some new equipment”, If only we had a bit of
money to pay a coach to go into schools” are common themes we hear.
The fact is that if you have the right ideas, know your audience and want to sustain
or increase participation in sport and physical activity then there is funding available
to help you. It can be minefield when you first start looking and extremely time
consuming so this guide is intended to help.
We will take you through some of the potential funding pots available with brief
summaries and information of each so you can assess which is the right one for you.
This is by no means an exhaustive list but will give you a taster of what is out there.
So have a look, if you feel you are ready then go ahead and apply. If you need more
support than please get in touch. If you’re willing to invest some time and effort then
we’re here to support and we’ll be with you all the way.
If you need to contact us in the first instance email
[email protected] and somebody will be in touch.
Calderdale Sports Development Team
Sport England Funding
Inspired Facilities
This is now an open programme which means that you can submit your application
as soon as you are ready rather than having to rush to send it in by a specific date.
Inspired Facilities is focused on making it easier for local community and volunteer
groups to improve and refurbish sports clubs or transform non-sporting venues into
modern grassroots sport facilities. Tired, worn out, old facilities make it harder for
people to start or keep doing sport. They can also be more expensive to run and
difficult to maintain.
The Inspired Facilities fund could help refurbish or upgrade sports facilities; or
convert an existing building into a venue suitable for sport and accessible to the
whole community.
Inspired Facilities will invest in most types of improvement or refurbishment work that
will help develop sport in your local area.
Grants are available from £20,000 to £75,000 (up to £150,000 for statutory bodies)
for any organisation eligible to receive Lottery funding. The application should show
how your project will keep and, ideally, attract more people to sport and that your
project is needed and wanted by the local community.
Community and voluntary organisations and parish and town councils can apply for
grants worth between £20,000 and £75,000. At least 70% of the funding available is
set aside for these groups.
Local authorities, statutory organisations, and education establishments such as
schools can apply for grants between £20,000 and £150,000. No more than 30% of
the total amount available is set aside for these groups.
Sport England would prefer you to have some partnership funding – either cash or in
kind. However, they know funding can be difficult for voluntary or community groups
to raise so they will not rule out your application if you do not have any.
Local authorities, schools or educational establishments, and other statutory bodies,
need to provide pound-for-pound partnership funding.
https://www.sportengland.org/funding/our-different-funds/inspired-facilities
Improvement Fund
This bridges the gap between the Iconic Facilities fund which invest in large-scale,
multi-sport facilities and the Inspired Fund which supports small-scale community
projects.The Improvement Fund will award capital grants worth £150,000 to
£500,000 into sustainable projects with a clear local need.
To ensure the Improvement Fund can support as many projects as possible, Sport
England require a minimum of 25% cash partnership funding towards the total
project costs. This can come from either the applicant body and/or third parties.
The Improvement Fund is not an open application programme. We will work with
selected partners to develop projects before soliciting grant applications which will
then be presented to the Sport England Project Committee for consideration.
Expressions of Interest need to meet the following criteria to be eligible for the
Improvement Fund.
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Be submitted by an organisation entitled to receive public funding such
as sports clubs, voluntary or community organisations, local authorities
and education establishments such as schools, colleges and
universities
Request a grant between £150,000 and £500,000
Include a minimum of 25% cash confirmed and/or anticipated
partnership funding
Request funding for the development of capital infrastructure, which
can contribute to the costs of new build, modernisation or
refurbishment and major fixed equipment where it is an integral part of
a project.
Not include costs of non-fixed equipment or revenue, as this is not
covered by the fund
Request funding for elements of a capital project which have not yet
started on site
Be based on a site where the applicant holds ownership or long-term
leasehold
Involves the delivery of a recognised sport.
https://www.sportengland.org/funding/our-different-funds/improvement-fund
Protecting Playing Fields
The programme will fund capital projects that create, develop, improve and protect
playing fields for sporting and community use.
This will involve the construction of a new pitch and/or improving an existing one by
leveling, drainage and associated pitch remediation works. Projects to carry out
enhanced maintenance works on an existing pitch will not be supported.
Funding can be sought for the purchase of existing playing fields or land to form
playing fields. Please note that you can only request funding for elements of a capital
project which have not yet started on site.
Local authorities (excluding parish or town councils) can apply for up to £100,000
and are required as a minimum to provide matched funding on a pound for pound
basis
Education establishments can apply for up to £65,000 and are required to provide
30% partner funding towards project costs
Voluntary and community sector applicants (including parish or town councils)
can apply for up to £65,000. They would prefer these organisations to have some
partnership funding or contributions in kind for their project but recognise that some
may not be able to secure that, and in these cases they will not rule out the
application.
https://www.sportengland.org/funding/our-different-funds/protecting-playing-fields
Community Sport Activation Fund
Round 5 – late autumn 2015 – spring 2016 (exact dates to be confirmed).
Designed in response to local demand, the Community Sport Activation Fund is a
£47.5 million Lottery funding programme providing grassroots activity at a very local
level. Sport England will invest in what works best in your area, based on local need
and evidence.
Projects the fund is aimed at
 Activities
 Informal
reflecting a broad range of sports
opportunities which could lead to regular participation
 Multi-sport
activities which provide people with a range of choices and
opportunities to suit them
 Family
orientated activities with a focus on the 14 plus age group
 Local
activator roles that focus on directly organising and delivering
new opportunities for participation.
Projects can be up to three years and grant awards will range from £50,000 £250,000.
The best projects will demonstrate the following key characteristics:
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focus on a clearly defined geographical area and community
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understanding of sporting needs
 Evidence
of what potential participants want or need in order to take
part in sport once a week
 Local
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partners working together to deliver and help fund the project
clear and robust delivery plan
 Realistic
but ambitious numbers for increasing and sustaining once a
week participation.
Some partnership funding is required. One of the key features of this fund is working
in partnership at a local level to deliver sporting outcomes. The applicant and their
partners must demonstrate their commitment to the success of the project by
investing an appropriate amount of their own resources.
Sport England will normally require an overall contribution from you and your
partners that is at least one third (1/3) of the total project costs.
At least half of your partnership funding must be financial; the other half may be
contributed as ‘in-kind’.
https://www.sportengland.org/funding/our-different-funds/community-sport-activationfund/
Small Grants
Small Grants uses Lottery funding to make awards of between £300 and £10,000 to
not-for-profit organisations to help more people play sport.
If the project meets Sport England’s strategic outcomes and your organisation is
eligible, an application is likely to be fundable if it meets the following criteria:
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Must fit with Sport England's Youth and Community Strategy
Applications must be for between £300 and £10,000 and total project costs
must not exceed £50,000.
Projects must be deliverable in a 12 month period from the date of our award
letter.
Projects must be focused on sports that are recognised by Sport England.
Please note that for sports that Sport England deem higher risk, appropriate
affiliation to the National Governing Body will be required.
Your project must be delivered to beneficiaries based in England.
Your project start date must be at least 10 weeks after submission of your
completed application and supporting documents.
Your project must be for new activity and new costs associated with helping
more people play sport.
https://www.sportengland.org/funding/our-different-funds/small-grants/
Non Traditional Funding Opportunities
Peoples Postcode - Dream Fund 2014
About People’s Postcode Trust
People’s Postcode Trust is a charity registered in Scotland, No. SC040387 and is
a company limited by guarantee (356549). It is a grant giving Trust, awarding
funding to good causes that support a better world for people and planet.
People’s Postcode Trust operates its own society lottery regulated by the
Gambling Commission under certificate 000-018971-N-302359-007 and 000018971-R-302358-007.
People’s Postcode Trust achieves its objectives through funds receives from its
society lottery, operated by its External Lottery Manager, Postcode Lottery Ltd
(marketed as People’s Postcode Lottery).
Small Grants Programme
Funding is available for projects of up to twelve months in length ranging from
£500 up to £20,000 in Scotland and England, and up to £5,000 for a six month
project in Wales. All funding decisions are made by an independent board of
Trustees.
Funding is available for projects that successfully meet the following object:
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Advancement of community development
Dream Fund
Registered charities in Scotland, England and Wales can apply for up to £750,000
to run a 24-month project that they have always dreamed of but never had the
opportunity to bring to life.
For further information visit http://www.postcodetrust.org.uk
Biffaward
Main Grants Scheme
What is it?
Under this scheme, they look to award grants to projects that provide or improve
biodiversity, community spaces, cultural facilities, and places for outdoor
recreation.
You may have a building that needs improvement in order to increase the range of
services on offer to the local community. You could have a site-based project that
is working to protect and enhance a species or habitat. Or maybe it’s an open
space such as a park, play area or woodland that needs transforming to benefit
local people of all ages. In a nutshell, we want to make sure that everyone has
access to high quality local community facilities.
Over the years, Biffa Award has awarded funding to hundreds of projects. They
receive a continuously high number of applications, resulting in strong competition.
How much can I apply for?
You can apply for between £10,000 and £50,000.
You will need to find a third party contributor(s) to provide 10% of the grant you are
applying for. What's this?
Am I eligible?
On 1 April 2015, Biffa Award will be bringing in some changes to the eligibility
criteria. For the full details of these changes see the website.
The eligibility criteria for the Main Grants Scheme vary slightly depending on the
theme under which you are applying for funding.
The main criteria for Community Buildings, Recreation and Cultural Facilities
projects are:
 The project's site is within 10 miles of a significant Biffa operation. Check
your project’s postcode using the Postcode Checker.
 The project's site is also within 10 miles of any licensed landfill site (To find
your nearest landfill site, visit the Environment Agency website)
 The total cost of the project is less than £200,000
 There will be a minimum of 104 days of full public access to the project per
year
 Any Biffa Award grant will be used for site-based improvement work, not for
equipment or running costs
 Biffa Award is unable to fund requests to help an existing facility meet the
requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act
 Biffa Award is unable to fund retrospectively, so you should only apply for
funding for work that will take place in the future
 The applicant organisation and project are eligible for enrolment and
registration with the scheme's regulator, ENTRUST. These will be
conditions of any grant approved. Please note that organisations must be
not for profit. Local authorities cannot apply or enroll.
In addition to those above, the criteria for Rebuilding Biodiversity projects are:
 The project's site is within 25 miles of a significant Biffa operation. Check
your project’s postcode using the Postcode Checker
 The project has specific targets in relation to a Biodiversity Action Plan and
will deliver a direct improvement to biodiversity
 Your organisation has the support of key agencies, and has partners
involved in the project's delivery
 There is a management plan in place for the key species / habitat(s)
involved
For further information visit http://www.biffa-award.org/main-grants-scheme
The Veolia Environmental Trust
The Veolia Environmental Trust are a Distributive Environmental Body that awards
grants to support the natural, social and built environment as part of the Landfill
Communities Fund (LCF).
They can only consider your idea if our postcode locator shows that your proposed
project is in the proximity of a qualifying Veolia site.
If they are able to consider your idea, you will then need to show how your project
meets the requirements of the LCF and their specific funding criteria. If your project
meets these, you will get the opportunity to complete and submit an initial enquiry
where you will tell them more about it, how much it will cost, who will benefit and the
size of grant you need.
Initial enquiries can be submitted at any time. However, they have four deadlines for
full applications every year, which can be found in the 'Closing Dates' section. Their
process is competitive as they are unable to fund every application. Each application
is judged on its merits so it is in your best interest to show how your project meets
their criteria.
They can only fund projects that comply with the Objects of the Landfill Communities
Fund.
Additionally, they have their own criteria governing what they wish to consider
funding. They support projects that protect, preserve and maintain the natural, social
and built environment.
Applicants need to be constituted, not-for-profit organisations – from small
community groups to larger ones such as Wildlife Trusts.
They mainly fund public amenity and biodiversity projects and, when considering an
application, they look for evidence of:
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Community involvement and need
Use of volunteers
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Development of skills
Inclusivity
Sustainability
For further information visit http://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/
The Landfill Communities Fund
The Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) is an innovative tax credit scheme enabling
operators of landfill sites to contribute money to organisations enrolled with
ENTRUST as Environmental Bodies (EBs). EBs carry out projects that comply with
the objectives (Objects) set out in The Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 (Regulations).
The links to the right of this page give more information about these Objects.
The Government introduced tax on landfill waste in 1996 to reduce the amount of
land-filled waste and to promote more environmentally sustainable methods of waste
management. The LCF is also a way for Landfill Operators (LOs) and EBs to work in
partnership on projects that create significant environmental benefits, jobs and which
improve the lives of communities living near landfill sites.
LOs are able to claim a credit (currently 5.1%) against their landfill tax liability. This is
90% of the contribution LOs make to EBs. They then either bear the remaining 10%
themselves or can ask an independent third party (usually described as the
Contributing Third Party) to make up the difference.
Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) projects are community or environmental projects
in the vicinity of a landfill site. There are six main areas of work that can be
undertaken when utilising LCF monies - these are called the 'objects'.
Object A: The remediation or restoration of land which can not now be used because
of a ceased activity that used to take place there.
Object B: The reduction, prevention or mitigation of effects of pollution that has
resulted, or may result, from an activity which has now ceased.
Object D: The provision, maintenance or improvement of a public park or another
public amenity.
Object DA: The conservation of a specific species or a specific habitat where it
naturally occurs.
Object E: The repair, maintenance or restoration of a place of worship or a place of
architectural importance.
Object F: The provision of financial, administrative or other similar services by one
organisation enrolled with ENTRUST to another.
For further information visit http://www.entrust.org.uk/landfill-community-fund/
SITA Trust Community Funding
Enhancing Communities is the name of SITA Trust's funding programme for
community improvement projects.They support projects that make physical
improvements to community leisure facilities and historic buildings / structures.
Not-for-profit organisations including community groups, parish councils, local
authorities and charities can apply. Full information on eligibility requirements can be
found in the application guide for each fund, which can be downloaded from the
website. They can support projects in any of 100 funding zones around qualifying
sites owned by our donor, SITA UK. Check to see if your project site is in a SITA
Trust funding zone using the postcode checker on the website.
The Enhancing Communities Programme offers two funds:
Core Fund
Grants of up to £60,000 are available to not-for-profit organisations whose
community leisure amenity improvement project has an overall cost of no more than
£250,000. Grants are available in 100 funding zones in England and Scotland.
Fast Track Fund
Their Fast Track Fund provides grants of up to £20,000, available to not-for-profit
organisations with a community leisure amenity improvement project that has an
overall cost of no more than £40,000.
We can support projects in any of 100 funding zones around qualifying sites owned
by their donor, SITA UK.
To see if your project site is in one of our funding zones please visit the postcode
checker on the website
For further information visit http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/community-funding
WREN
Community Fund
WREN’s Community Fund replaces the Main and Small Grant Scheme and offers
funding of between £2,000 and £50,000 to projects which fall within WREN policy
and the Landfill Communities Fund. Click the link above for an application form
and details on the funding available and how to access it.
WREN can fund a wide range of projects under Objects D of the Landfill
Communities Fund. Funding of between £2,000 and £50,000 is available for the
following types of projects:
The provision, maintenance or improvement of a public park or other public
amenity in the vicinity of a landfill site.
For further information visit http://www.wren.org.uk/
Tudor Trust Grants
Tudor doesn’t have specific funding programmes. Their focus is on smaller forwardlooking groups, led by capable and committed people. Some of the other
characteristics they are looking for include: 
Organisations working directly with people who are at the margins of society
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A focus on building stronger communities by overcoming isolation and
fragmentation and encouraging inclusion, connection and integration
Organisations which are embedded in their community and which can identify
and channel the potential within that community – whether the local area or a
‘community of interest’
Organisations which can demonstrate that they listen to and are responsive to
their users
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Organisations which are thoughtful in their use of resources and which foster
community resilience in the face of environmental, economic or social change
Because they try to respond to the needs identified by organisations themselves,
many of their grants take the form of core funding: funding which goes towards the
core costs of running an organisation, including salaries, overheads and day-to-day
running costs. Sometimes they may look at offering unrestricted funding, through a
grant which can be used entirely freely to further an organisation’s charitable
objectives.
They can also provide project grants, capital grants for buildings or equipment and
grants to help strengthen your organisation. There is no maximum or minimum grant.
In some situations they may look at making a short-term loan if this is the most
helpful solution and you can demonstrate how you will pay it back: if you are
interested in loan funding please ring the Information Team on 020 7727 8522 for
advice before making an application.
There is no maximum or minimum grant. At the first stage of the application process
they don’t ask you to specify exactly how much you are looking for, though it is fine
to do so if you wish: if your application progresses to the second stage they will
discuss your funding requirements in more detail then.
For further information visit http://tudortrust.org.uk/
BBC Children in Need Grants
Main Grants
Their Main Grants programme is open to charities and not-for-profit organisations
applying for grants over £10,000 per year for up to three years. Check the
information below to see if your project should apply.
If you are looking for any amount up to £10,000 for one year, see Small Grants.
They give grants for...
Children and young people of 18 years and under experiencing disadvantage
through:
1.Illness, distress, abuse or neglect
2.Any kind of disability
3.Behavioural or psychological difficulties
4.Living in poverty or situations of deprivation
They fund organisations working to combat this disadvantage and to make a real
difference to children and young people's lives.
Who can apply?
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Not-for-profit organisations that work with disadvantaged children and young
people of 18 years and under who live in the UK, the Isle of Man or the
Channel Islands.
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If you currently have a Main Grant, as long as your funding is coming to an
end within the next 12 months you can apply for further Main Grant funding to
keep running the same project, or on a different project. You will need to be
able to provide convincing evidence of the differences our grant has made to
the lives of the disadvantaged children and young people you have worked
with.
If you currently have a Small Grant you can also apply for a Main Grant as
long as it is for work with a different group of children and young people.
Please note can you usually only have one application assesed in any 12month period.
How much to apply for?
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Their Main Grants Programme is for grants over £10,000 to support projects
for up to three years.
There is no upper limit for Main Grants but they make very few grants over
£120,000 and most grants are for much less.
Each year they are asked for much more money than we are able to give.
Requests for larger amounts are always more competitive.
Small Grants
Their Small Grants programme is open to charities and not-for-profit organisations
applying for any amount up to and including £10,000 for one year only. Check the
information below to see if your project should apply.
If you are looking for more than £10,000 please see Main Grants.
They give grants for...
Children and young people of 18 years and under experiencing disadvantage
through:
1.Illness, distress, abuse or neglect
2.Any kind of disability
3.Behavioural or psychological difficulties
4.Living in poverty or situations of deprivation
They fund organisations working to combat this disadvantage and to make a real
difference to children and young people's lives.
In their Small Grants programme they are looking for projects where a relatively
small amount of money can make a big difference for children and young people.
They are unlikely to fund applications which top up funding for salaries or larger
projects where a small grant would only make a marginal impact on its success.
Who can apply?
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Not-for-profit organisations that work with disadvantaged children and young
people of 18 years and under who live in the UK, the Isle of Man or the
Channel Islands.
If you currently have a Small Grant you can apply for further Small Grant
funding to keep running the same project or for a different project. You will
need to be able to provide convincing evidence of the differences our grant
has made to the lives of the disadvantaged children and young people you
have worked with. Please note you can usually only have one application
assessed in any 12-month period.
If you currently have a Main Grant you can also apply for a Small Grant as
long as it is for work with a different group of children and young people.
Please note you can usually only have one application assessed in any 12month period
Comic Relief / Sport Relief Grants Programme
Their aim is to bring about real and lasting change by tackling the root causes of
poverty and social injustice. So, to drive this change, they award grants to incredible
projects on the ground that work to give people a leg up, not a hand out.
They are committed to ensuring all the money they are responsible for is genuinely
making as big a difference as it possibly can. That’s why they monitor and evaluate
the difference their funding is making and every few years, they review their grantmaking strategy and adapt it, to ensure they’re flexible and responsive to the
changing world around us.
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Better Futures
Healthier Finances
Safer Lives
Stronger Communities
Fairer Societies
There are a variety of grants that have different themes. For further information visit
http://www.comicrelief.com/our-grants
The Dickie Bird Foundation
The Dickie Bird Foundation awards grants to many individuals, for a number of
reasons, for varying amounts. The Foundation offer grants to children under 16 yrs
on receipt of their application, to participate in the sport of their choice, to the best of
their ability, irrespective of their background, social circumstances, culture or
ethnicity and to ensure that , in doing so, they improve their chances both inside and
outside sport.
The Dickie Bird Foundation are able to help young athletes and children participate
in sports activities if your financial circumstances mean they are disadvantaged.
For further information visit http://www.thedickiebirdfoundation.co.uk/
Lloyds Bank Foundation – Invest
Invest provides longer term core or delivery funding for charities which meet the
programme aim and are delivering clear outcomes as a result of their work. These
grants are up to £25,000 per year for two or three years, with the opportunity for
continuation funding for a further period – up to six years in total.
They fund ‘core’ organisational costs (including running costs and salaries). By ‘core’
costs they mean those related to the day to day running of your charity. These
include salaries, rent, utilities, insurance, IT and consumables. They will only
consider requests for ‘core costs’ where the majority of your charity’s work (over 50%
of your work and expenditure) meets their criteria.
They also fund costs associated with the direct delivery of your work. These include
volunteer expenses, training, travel, promotion, consumable materials, sessional
workers, recruitment and salary costs linked directly to the delivery of your
You must work with people aged 17 and over who are experiencing at least one of
the following:
•Have been abused or are at risk of abuse
•Are victims of sexual exploitation
•Are ex-offenders or those at risk of offending
•Are long term unemployed
•Are leaving care
•Are homeless
•Have learning disabilities
•Have mental health and wellbeing issues
•Have addictions
•Are isolated and vulnerable
•Have severe financial difficulty as a compounding disadvantage
The only exceptions are people aged under 17 that are:
•young parents
•looked after children and disabled young people moving into independent living
For further information visit http://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/ourprogrammes/invest
The Peter Harrison Foundation
Opportunities through sport
This Programme is a nationwide one and applications are accepted from charities
throughout the United Kingdom.
The Trustees wish to support sporting activities or projects which provide
opportunities for people who are disabled or otherwise disadvantaged to fulfil their
potential and to develop other personal and life skills.
Grants will often be “one off” grants for capital projects. They will, however, also
consider revenue funding for a new project or if funding is key to the continuing
success or survival of an established project. There is no maximum amount; each
grant request is reviewed on its own merits
The Trustees welcome applications for the following types of project:
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Projects which provide a focus for skills development and confidence
building through the medium of sport
Projects that have a strong training and/or educational theme within the
sporting activity
Projects that provide sporting equipment or facilities for disabled or
disadvantaged people
Projects with a high degree of community involvement
Projects that help to engage children or young people at risk of crime,
truancy or addiction
Key Fund Yorkshire
Key Fund’s mission is ‘creating successful neighbourhoods’ distributing money
efficiently and effectively into the poorest communities.
Their aims being to:
•Create and sustain jobs
•Invest in disadvantaged areas
•Support new start enterprises
•Support disadvantaged groups
•Sustain enterprises
They focus on areas of multi-disadvantage and deprivation. 78% of their
investments are in the top 25% of the most deprived areas.
Their objectives have remained constant over the past decade – to take away the
bureaucratic hurdles for Social Entrepreneurs, voluntary groups, community
organisations and charities to channel funds to the areas of greatest need.
They only help those turned down by traditional banks that have social or
environmental aims at the heart of their enterprise, working with vulnerable people,
troubled families, social reform, rehabilitation, community co-operatives etc.
Key Fund works in the gap where there is a cost to doing nothing – a cost to society,
the Treasury, the tax payer, but more importantly, to our communities.
They believe Social Enterprises have a significant role in providing better public
services and improving the lives of the most disadvantaged in society. However, they
often struggle to raise finance from banks and building societies.
They fund those turned down by banks, providing a ‘staircase’ to developing
enterprise whilst effectively managing risk.
By providing tailored investments, they continue our mission to break down the
barriers to accessing finance.
For more information visit http://thekeyfund.co.uk/about-us/
Lords Taverners
The Lord's Taverners is the UK's leading youth cricket and disability sports charity
dedicated to giving disadvantaged and disabled young people a sporting chance.
Their sporting roots are within cricket, but they also enjoy relationships with a wide
range of other sports including rugby, tennis, squash, basketball and boccia.
Their programmes aim to;
•Increase opportunities for regular participation
•Motivate young people to engage in sport
•Improve health and psychological wellbeing
•Empower coaches, teachers and volunteers to deliver training sessions
For further information visit http://www.lordstaverners.org