Yardley Great Trust Group

Community Grants Programme 2025-2028

Grants of up to £5,000 from the Yardley Great Trust for charitable and community organisations running projects that relieve need, hardship or distress in the ancient parish of Yardley, South East Birmingham. Projects must meet at least one of three priorities: providing quality affordable homes, creating a thriving community, or generating opportunities for people of all ages. Applications are made in writing with a business plan, three years' accounts and revenue estimates, and Trustees consider them in May and August. The Trust's separate grants for individuals are by referral only.

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You could get: Up to £5,000; no fixed round
Deadline: Rolling; apply any time
Effort: Heavy; budgets, references, often several stages

Who can apply

Charitable and community organisations and projects providing facilities or services for people in need, hardship or distress in the ancient parish of Yardley in South East Birmingham
Trustees consider the proportion of beneficiaries living in the Trust's area of benefit, the support the project has from the community, other sources of funding and the likelihood of continued success
New groups can apply (they give 12 months' accounts instead of three years')
National or regional charities making general appeals are not usually funded
No income limit or legal-structure requirement is stated
The Trust wants its grant-making publicised in particular to Black and minority ethnic groups

What it funds

Projects providing facilities or services that relieve those in need, hardship or distress in the ancient parish of Yardley, South East Birmingham, and that help achieve at least one of the Trust's three priorities:

Providing homes (increasing quality, affordable housing in and for the people of South East Birmingham)
Creating communities (contributing to a thriving community in South East Birmingham)
Generating opportunities (opportunities for people of all ages to achieve their potential)

Grants are up to £5,000.

What it will not fund

General funding appeals from national or regional charities (not usually)
Projects not benefiting people in the ancient parish of Yardley, South East Birmingham
Direct applications from individuals (individual grants go through referral agencies only)

How to apply

Check the project relieves need, hardship or distress in the ancient parish of Yardley and meets at least one of the three priorities
Prepare a written application to the Trustees giving the project's aims, client groups and expected numbers, a business plan or statement of progress for at least the next year (preferably three), accounts, revenue estimates, and a statement on other funding sources and the outcome of other grant applications
Send it to the Trust (enquiries@ygtrust.org.uk; Old Brookside, Yardley Fields Road, Stechford, Birmingham B33 8QL); contact the Trust with questions on 0121 784 7889
Trustees consider applications during May and August

No application form or submission deadline for organisations is published; the downloadable Grant Application Form on the page is for individuals via referral agents and should not be used for organisations.

Awards are subject to terms and conditions set by the Trustees.

Have ready

Statement of the project's aim(s)
Client group(s) and number of anticipated clients
Business plan or statement of anticipated progress for at least the next year, preferably three years
Accounts for the last three years (12 months for new groups)
Revenue estimates for at least the next year, preferably three years
Statement of other possible sources of funding and the outcome of any other grant applications

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