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PH Holt Foundation

PH Holt Foundation Main Grants

The PH Holt Foundation gives one-year grants of up to £15,000 to small and medium-sized registered charities and CIOs headquartered in Merseyside with income under £1 million, for community, education, arts, heritage and environmental work in the five Merseyside boroughs. It funds project and running costs, staff, equipment and volunteering, and unrestricted funding for grassroots charities with turnover under £50,000. Applications are accepted at any time, with quarterly deadlines of 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October.

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You could get
Up to £15,000
Deadline
75 days left
1 January
Effort
Heavy
budgets, references, often several stages

Who can apply

  • Small and medium-sized registered charities and charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) headquartered in Merseyside with annual income under £1 million, registered with the Charity Commission for more than 12 months with a full set of accounts, delivering services in any of the five Merseyside boroughs (Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral)
  • Charities refused funding must wait 12 months before reapplying; previously funded charities can only reapply after submitting a progress report

What it funds

Activity that meets one or more priority themes:

  • Creating opportunities for people to contribute to their community
  • Enabling people to overcome barriers
  • Widening access to education for all ages
  • Increasing engagement in the arts for excluded groups

Eligible costs: project or activity costs for new or existing services; funding to retain experienced or qualified staff; running costs for facilities and resources; equipment; volunteering and training costs; and unrestricted funding for small grassroots charities with limited access to grants (turnover under £50,000).

Examples include outreach on poverty, skills, isolation, substance abuse, youth violence or family breakdown; self-help, befriending and mentoring; mental health support; local environment improvements; advice and advocacy on financial problems; support for victims of abuse; refugee and asylum seeker integration; older people's wellbeing; and helping homeless people live independently.

Grants are normally for one year; multi-year grants (2-3 years) may be considered for previously supported charities after discussion.

What it will not fund

  • Charities not headquartered in Merseyside
  • Social enterprises, CICs and non-registered groups
  • Statutory bodies
  • Hospitals and health services
  • Medical research
  • Schools
  • Campaigning and lobbying
  • Capital costs such as large building and renovation projects
  • Religious and political causes
  • Land purchases
  • Loan repayments
  • Endowment appeals
  • General fundraising appeals
  • Overseas charities
  • Sponsorship and events
  • Animal welfare
  • Grants to individuals
  • Retrospective funding (activities that have already begun)
  • National charities (unless headquartered in Merseyside or with a federated structure allowing local decision-making - contact the Foundation first)

How to apply

  1. Read the Grant Policy and Guidance and the application guidance, and prepare answers to the form questions in advance
  2. Recommended: call the Foundation (0151 237 2663) or email administrator@phholtfoundation.org.uk to discuss your application and the funding parameters before applying
  3. Complete the short eligibility quiz on the Apply page; if eligible you are given a link to the online application form
  4. Complete all sections of the online form (project description up to 750 words, outcomes, monitoring, and a full costed budget) and attach the supporting documents, by 5pm on a quarterly deadline (1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October)
  5. You receive an email acknowledgement and a PDF copy of your application; trustees decide at the following board meeting

Applications are accepted only through the online form - not by post or email (the home page still mentions a downloadable form returned by email, which the current guidance supersedes).

Have ready

  • Charities with income above £50,000: latest Annual Report and Accounts, a recent bank statement and relevant safeguarding policies
  • Charities with income under £50,000: most recent Trustees' Report, a current cashflow forecast and last year's income and expenditure
  • Charities registered under two years: Constitution

Do not attach promotional brochures or other papers not requested.

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