What We Don’t Fund

Charities registered outside England or Wales.
Core costs – salaries, running costs, training programmes, rent, utility bills.
Capital fees – building surveys, planning applications or feasibility studies.
Individuals.
Second hand vehicles.
Churches or other religious bodies with no secular activity.
NHS hospitals or mainstream schools, colleges or universities.
Heritage or conservation projects with no community benefit.
Medical or research medical equipment.
Appliances, furniture, uniforms, musical instruments or any other type of equipment.
Project costs of £5 million and over.
Project costs of less than £5,000.
Charities with an annual income of £10 million and over.
Charities that have applied to us unsuccessfully within the previous 12 months.
Charities applying for a new grant before a successful previous application has been paid.
Newly established charities with no previous annual accounts.