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Turners Court Youth Trust

Turners Court Youth Trust Grants

One-off grants, ordinarily between £250 and £2,500, to registered charities and small community groups in Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire working with vulnerable and disaffected children and young people up to the age of 23. Applications are free-form answers to ten set questions, sent by email or post. Trustees meet three times a year and a nominated trustee makes personal contact with applicants that look likely, so expect a conversation rather than a decision by return.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£250 – £2,500
Closes in
13 days left
31 October
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Registered charities and small community groups whose work is based around the Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire region and focused on the needs of vulnerable and disaffected children and young people up to the age of 23
  • The trust can only make grants to projects or groups that exist for charitable purposes
  • A community group without charitable status must append a copy of its constitution; a charity quotes its registered charity number

What it funds

Projects assessed on the positive difference they will make to children and young people in one or more of six areas:

  • Early life experiences, particularly where personal circumstances are challenging and difficult
  • Emotional, social and physical safety and wellbeing
  • Personal safety and protection from harm and neglect
  • Involvement in activities that help them overcome barriers to education and employment and achieve their full potential
  • Development of independent life and work skills
  • Prevention from entering the judicial system

Larger grants may be considered depending on circumstances and subject to trustee approval.

What it will not fund

  • Organisations outside the Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire region
  • Activities for people aged 23 and over
  • Projects or groups that do not exist for charitable purposes

How to apply

  1. Answer all ten questions carefully and clearly: your organisation's stated aims and objectives; your charity number or a copy of your constitution; the financial state of your organisation with last year's accounts attached; the purpose and description of the activity; how the project will make a difference and how you will measure the outcomes; how much you are asking for; how the activity is costed, with a clear financial breakdown attached; who else is being asked or has agreed to fund it, with amounts; how your organisation is run, including management structure, trustee or management board, a list of policies and your child protection policy; and how to contact you
  2. Supply any additional information you think will support the application
  3. Email it to grants@turnerscourt.org.uk, or post it to Turners Court Youth Trust, 30 High Street, Wendover, Buckinghamshire HP22 6EA, marking the envelope 'TCYT Grant Application'

deadlines are 31 March, 31 July and 31 October, the last day of the month before each trustee meeting

if your application appears to fit, a nominated trustee contacts you to discuss it in more depth before presenting findings and recommendations to the Board

Have ready

  • The previous year's financial accounts
  • A clear financial breakdown of the activity you are seeking funding for
  • A copy of your constitution — community groups without charitable status
  • A copy of your child protection policy
  • A list of your policies and details of your management structure, trustee or management board
  • A contact name, address, telephone and email

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