Alan Boswell Group Charitable Trust

Grants for charitable causes that benefit the public in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, where the Alan Boswell insurance group operates. The Trust funds community resources, healthcare and mental health, older people, veterans and vulnerable communities, animal welfare and disaster recovery. There is no set minimum or maximum grant. Applicants do not have to be registered charities, but only registered charities can get unrestricted grants. Applications are made on a short online form and are open all year. The Trustees meet every quarter.

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

Any organisation with a cause that will benefit the wider public in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire or Lincolnshire
The Trust says an application from outside this area is unlikely to be supported
Large UK-wide charities are not excluded, but they are usually funded only if they have strong links to this area and the proposal could have a substantial impact
Applicants do not need to be registered charities
The form's options include registered charity, non-registered organisation, registered company and CIC
Privately owned and profit-distributing companies and LLPs will not normally be supported
The form asks whether the organisation has a board of trustees, a bank account in its own name, a safeguarding policy, the right policies for work with children or vulnerable adults, public liability insurance and qualifications where relevant, and permission for any work on land or buildings
There is no fixed gap between applications, but the Trustees like to spread funding, so regular applicants may be deferred for a couple of years

What it funds

Any cause that will benefit the wider public and the communities where Alan Boswell Group operates (Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire), in particular:

Community resources
Healthcare and mental health
The elderly, veterans and vulnerable communities
Animal welfare
Disaster recovery

The Trust can only fund activity that is charitable in law.

Registered charities can receive unrestricted grants.

Grants to organisations that are not registered charities are restricted to a specific charitable purpose.

There is no lower or upper limit on grants.

Every grant has one to three measurable objectives, agreed at the start of the funding period as part of the grant offer.

What it will not fund

Contributions to general appeals or circulars
Religious activities which are not for a wider public benefit
Public bodies to carry out their statutory obligations
Grant making by other organisations
Privately owned and profit-distributing companies or limited liability partnerships
Playground applications, unless for children with disabilities and/or complex health needs
Repeat applicants who have not completed the Trust's grant impact form

How to apply

Check that your cause benefits the public in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire or Lincolnshire and is not on the exclusions list
Complete the Trust's standard online application form (Microsoft Forms, linked from the Trust page). It covers organisation details and governance, contact details, the sector served, what the grant is for and why it is needed, the number of beneficiaries, project dates, the full project cost and how the rest will be funded, any Alan Boswell Group staff sponsor, and how you will report impact
A sub-committee member reviews your application, and suitable applications go to the board of Trustees for a decision
If successful, agree one to three measurable objectives as part of the grant offer. The grant is then paid
After the grant, complete the Trust's grant impact form

Trustees will not support repeat applicants who have not completed the grant impact form. The Trustees take your answer on impact reporting into account, and future applications are considered only if the feedback you send matches what you promised.

Have ready

Note: The online form asks no uploads - it asks yes/no questions about governance, policies, insurance and bank account, plus your charity/company number if you have one.

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