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Michael Lowe's and Associated Charities

Michael Lowe's and Associated Charities: grants for organisations

Grants to organisations that provide items, services or facilities to reduce disadvantage among people living in the City of Lichfield (excluding Elmhurst and parts of Streethay). There is no minimum or maximum amount, and grants can be paid in instalments subject to satisfactory reports. Organisation applications are considered at four trustee meetings a year; the next cut-off is 28 November 2026 for the 10 December meeting. A trustee or representative will usually want to meet the applicant.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Amount not specified
Deadline
41 days left
28 November
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Institutions or organisations providing items, services or facilities to disadvantaged people resident in the City of Lichfield, as shown on the charity's boundary map; this does not include Elmhurst or parts of Streethay
  • The form accepts companies limited by guarantee, unincorporated associations, trusts, self-governing branches of national organisations and registered charities
  • An organisation covering a wider area must say how many of its members or beneficiaries live inside and outside the City, and any grant will be proportionate
  • Those in greatest need are given priority

What it funds

  • Items, services or facilities calculated to reduce disadvantage among people resident in the City of Lichfield
  • A range of purposes, for example funding a pilot project
  • Capital (equipment, premises and so on) and revenue (running costs)

grants may be payable by instalments subject to satisfactory reports at agreed intervals; trustees cannot commit to repeating or renewing a grant

What it will not fund

  • People living outside the City of Lichfield, including Elmhurst and parts of Streethay
  • The share of an organisation's work benefiting people outside the City (any grant is proportionate)
  • A commitment to repeat or renew a grant

How to apply

  1. Complete the online application form for voluntary organisations (or ask the Clerk for a paper form): your organisation, its legal status, aims and activities, the proposal, who it helps, how you will assess impact, capital and revenue costs, funding applied for and secured, and the amount requested
  2. Upload or post your supporting documents to the Clerk, Michael Lowe's and Associated Charities, PO Box 8680, Burton on Trent DE14 9QB
  3. Submit by the last date for the meeting you are aiming at: in 2026, 14 March, 13 June, 5 September or 28 November (meetings on 26 March, 25 June, 17 September and 10 December)
  4. A trustee or representative will usually meet you to check the details and discuss how best the trustees could help

in an emergency special arrangements can be made

Have ready

  • Completed application form
  • Most recent annual report
  • Most recent annual accounts
  • Relevant press cuttings
  • Publicity brochures

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