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Star Trust (East Midlands) Ltd

Star Trust funding

Donations from the Star Trust, an East Midlands charity run by local business owners that raises money through events, to small and medium-sized registered charities and not-for-profit organisations based in Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire or Rutland. Applicants must hold between 3 and 12 months' operating costs in reserve and pay no employee more than £60,000. Funding must be spent within 12 months on the project applied for. The Trust says it is currently open for applications, through a short online form with accounts and a budget.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Registered charities or not-for-profit organisations, typically small to medium-sized ('SME in style'), with their operational base in Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire or Rutland
  • They must hold at least 3 and no more than 12 months' operating costs in reserve, and no employee may earn more than £60,000 a year
  • Local branches of national charities, animal charities and organisations that received a Star Trust donation in the last 3 years cannot apply

What it funds

  • Projects of East Midlands charities, with a detailed breakdown showing how the funds will be used

funding must be deployed within 12 months, with evidence that it went towards the project in the application.

What it will not fund

  • Local branches of national charities
  • Charities outside Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Rutland
  • Animal charities
  • Sole individual beneficiaries
  • Organisations given a donation by the Trust in the last 3 years
  • Organisations with less than 3 months' or more than 12 months' operating costs in reserve
  • Organisations where any employee earns more than £60,000 a year

How to apply

  1. Complete the online funding application form: charity details, aims and area covered, what the funding is for and expected outcomes, sum required, any match funding, and whether the project will go ahead without full funding
  2. Attach your latest audited or examined Statement of Financial Activities (full accounts) and a budget

applications without the completed form and financial information including the latest full accounts are not considered.

Have ready

  • Completed application form
  • Latest set of full accounts (audited or examined Statement of Financial Activities)
  • Detailed budget showing how the funds will be used

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