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Quartet Community Foundation

North Somerset Community Transport Grant

Small grants of £20 to £500 from Quartet Community Foundation, open all year, for volunteer-run community transport schemes serving North Somerset residents with limited mobility: section 19/22 permit minibus groups and volunteer car schemes. It covers unexpected costs over and above normal running costs, such as rising insurance premiums, unplanned vehicle or building maintenance, driver training and DBS checks, as well as new community initiatives. Match funding is looked on favourably.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£20 – £500
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Local transport schemes providing accessible, efficient and affordable transport to North Somerset residents with limited mobility, typically run by local volunteers: community transport groups operating with a section 19 or section 22 permit and fully accessible minibuses (shopping trips, dial-a-ride, group hire, day trips), and car schemes where volunteer drivers use their own vehicles, mainly for medical appointments
  • Quartet's general rules apply: not-for-profit with charitable aims (need not be a registered charity); a written constitution; at least three unpaid members of the management committee, the majority unrelated; up-to-date accounts or financial records; a bank account in the organisation's name with at least two signatories (a small group without an account can have another charitable organisation hold the funds, with written authorisation); and a safeguarding policy if working with children or vulnerable adults

What it funds

A contribution towards costs over and above prepaid or ongoing running costs:

  • Insurance, including public liability (e.g. an unexpected rise in premiums)
  • Unplanned vehicle maintenance or other expenses
  • Telephone or software installation/upgrades
  • Unplanned building maintenance
  • Blue Badge application charges
  • Specific promotional activity
  • Training for drivers and other staff
  • DBS checks for new drivers or staff
  • New community projects or initiatives
  • Any other unexpected expenditure

Quartet may not fund the whole cost.

What it will not fund

  • Retrospective funding for costs already incurred
  • Privately owned, profit-distributing companies or partnerships
  • Services the government is statutorily obliged to provide
  • Political party activities
  • Activities promoting religious conversion

How to apply

  1. Read the programme guidelines and Quartet's eligibility information
  2. Apply online via the Quartet website (you can save, return and share the form link with colleagues), or request a paper form by post from the office
  3. Attach the supporting documents
  4. A member of staff assesses the application and may contact you or arrange to meet
  5. A panel makes the decision

Expect a monitoring report form about six months after payment, and possibly an interim report if you apply again within 12 months.

Have ready

  • Constitution/governing document/set of rules setting out your purpose and how you are managed
  • Contact details of at least 3 members of your management committee/board
  • Evidence of a bank account in the organisation's name with at least 2 signatories (or written authorisation from a charitable organisation holding funds for you)
  • Most recent annual accounts or financial records showing balance of funds, income and expenditure
  • Safeguarding policy if you work directly with children or vulnerable adults
  • Contact details of a referee who knows your work professionally but is not directly involved

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