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The Sandsfield Community Fund

A Landfill Communities Fund grant from Sandsfield Gravel Co.'s landfill site at Brandesburton, East Yorkshire, run by GrantScape, for capital projects within 10 miles of the site, with priority within 2 miles. Grants are typically £5,000 to £20,000 for public amenities, built heritage and biodiversity, and the project must be open to the public. Each grant needs a Contributing Third Party donation to Sandsfield Gravel Co. (about £11.50 per £100 of grant), and the applicant must own the site or have at least 5 years left on a lease. Applications are taken at any time, with a decision within three months.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£5,000 – £20,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Voluntary organisations, community groups and associations, sports clubs (subject to the membership exclusion), local and national charities, parish, community and town councils, local authorities working with community organisations on community-led projects, and social enterprises and CICs operating on a non-profit-distributing basis (at least three unrelated directors)
  • Applicants must have a written constitution, set of rules or governing document and a bank or building society account in the organisation's name, be run on a not-for-profit basis, and own the project site or hold an active lease on it with at least 5 years remaining (letters of intent and draft leases are not accepted)
  • The project must be within 10 miles of Sandsfield Farm, Catwick Lane, Brandesburton, Driffield, YO25 8SA, which covers much of Holderness and the Beverley and Hornsea areas of the East Riding of Yorkshire and the northern edge of Kingston upon Hull; projects within 2 miles get priority
  • Groups must find a Contributing Third Party willing to donate about £11.50 per £100 of grant to Sandsfield Gravel Co. if successful
  • Funded groups must complete their project before applying again

What it funds

Capital projects involving:

  • The provision and improvement of public amenities (e.g. village halls, village greens, public playgrounds, sports fields and facilities, nature reserves, community centres, footpaths, cycle-paths and country parks)
  • Conservation of built heritage (e.g. buildings of architectural interest and/or places of religious worship)
  • The enhancement of biodiversity (i.e. habitat and/or species conservation)

projects must be not-for-profit, comply with Landfill Communities Fund rules, and be open to the general public at least 4 evenings a week, 2 days a week or 104 days a year without unreasonable restriction or cost.

What it will not fund

  • Retrospective funding (works or spending before the funding decision and a formal grant contract)
  • Projects that are considered statutory requirements to fund
  • Organisation core costs or 'running costs'
  • Commercial organisations
  • Individuals
  • Membership-based sports clubs and facilities (e.g. bowls and golf clubs), unless membership is open to the general public without undue restriction
  • Bus services, minibus services, or vehicles
  • Any works to public highways
  • Projects to deliver visual enhancements (i.e. 'a view')
  • CDs, websites or remote interpretation about a site
  • Public car parks, unless they are specific to the general public amenity
  • Public conveniences
  • Allotments (unless the project is for community growing schemes)
  • Charity buildings, offices of charities, Citizens' Advice Bureau and advice centres
  • Projects at hospitals, hospices and day care centres
  • Projects at schools, colleges, nurseries, pre-schools and other educational establishments
  • Solar PV, and wind and water turbines, unless used solely to power or heat the community amenity where installed and receiving no Feed-In Tariff or similar income
  • Projects with a total cost over £50,000, unless all other funding is secured

How to apply

  1. Check on GrantScape's map that your project is within 10 miles of the site, and read the full criteria
  2. Get three comparable quotes to set the project cost, and identify a Contributing Third Party donor using the CTP Guidance
  3. Download the Application Form Questions and Guidance and plan your answers
  4. Register on GrantScape's online system, complete the application form and submit it; you receive an emailed acknowledgement with a PDF of your form
  5. Expect a decision within three months; if awarded, the CTP donation is made to Sandsfield Gravel Co. so GrantScape can release the grant

applications are only accepted online; contact GrantScape if you need alternative arrangements.

Have ready

  • Signed copy of your current constitution, set of rules or governing document (not needed for local authorities, town or parish councils; churches can provide a mission statement)
  • Public Access Statement, if works are on a school site, at a Scout, Guide or other uniformed-group facility, or at a building with areas rented for office or commercial use

the form asks for details of site ownership or lease and of any planning permission or consents, and names the CTP donor.

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