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Community Foundations for Lancashire and Merseyside

John Goore Fund

Small grants for voluntary and community groups based in and serving Lydiate (Sefton), for projects that benefit the village and its residents or that provide education and training to young people not in education, employment or training (NEET). Groups providing education and training can get up to £1,000 (no more than £250 per beneficiary); other groups up to £500. There is no deadline.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £1,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Voluntary and community groups based in, and supporting residents of, Lydiate (a village in Sefton) - applications from elsewhere in Sefton are not considered
  • The online form requires the group to have been formally constituted for at least 12 months, with a constitution or set of rules in its own name
  • The Foundation's general criteria: registered charities, charitable companies limited by guarantee, CICs limited by guarantee, or constituted community organisations, with three or more unrelated trustees, directors or committee members; CICs and charitable companies must have no Person with Significant Control or all directors must have equal powers
  • Groups without a bank account must nominate another organisation (CVS, local charity, church etc.) to hold the funds
  • Groups must hold relevant policies such as DBS checks and health and safety
  • Individual Lydiate residents apply through the separate John Goore Fund – Individuals page

What it funds

Projects by voluntary or community groups that benefit Lydiate and its residents, and local groups providing education and training to people classed as NEET. Examples:

  • Equipment for local groups
  • Environmental improvements in the local area
  • Local community events
  • Items or activities that clearly advance further education or training
  • Costs towards relevant accreditations

Education and training groups can apply for up to £1,000, with no more than £250 allocated to each beneficiary; other groups can apply for up to £500.

What it will not fund

  • Organisations not based in, and supporting residents of, Lydiate
  • Groups constituted for less than 12 months
  • Groups with fewer than three unrelated trustees, directors or management committee members
  • CICs limited by shares
  • National organisations without a permanent local presence and local management in Merseyside

How to apply

  1. Check your group is based in and serves Lydiate, has been constituted for at least 12 months and meets the Foundation's general criteria
  2. Complete the online application form via 'Apply Now' (register with an email address first)
  3. Email all supporting documents to applications@cflm.org.uk
  4. Community Foundation staff check eligibility and may contact you for more information; a decision-making panel then makes recommendations based on the fund's criteria and budget

Supporting documents must arrive within 7 days of submitting the application, or it cannot be processed.

If the Apply Now button is not available, check the fund's opening and closing dates on the page before contacting the Foundation.

Have ready

  • Governing document (constitution or set of rules)
  • Latest annual accounts or income/expenditure document clearly showing income, expenditure and reserves
  • Recent bank statement for the group (or details of a nominated organisation to hold the funds)
  • List of trustees, directors or management committee members (at least three unrelated)
  • Current safeguarding policy

Relevant policies such as DBS checks and/or health and safety must be in place depending on the activity.

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