Exclusions
There are certain organisations, projects and proposals that we will not consider for grants. You should be aware that it costs the equivalent of several small grants to administer ineligible applications each year. If your organisation or your project falls into one of the categories below please do not apply to us for a grant.
- Activities which are not recognised as charitable in law.
- Applications for under £1,000.
- Charities which appear to us to have excessive unrestricted or free reserves (up to 12 months expenditure is normally acceptable), or are in serious deficit.
- National charities which do not have a regional office or other representation in North East England or Cumbria.
- Grant-making bodies seeking to distribute grants on our behalf.
- Open-ended funding agreements.
- General appeals, sponsorship and marketing appeals.
- Corporate applications for founder membership of a charity.
- Retrospective grants.
- Replacement of statutory funding.
- Activities primarily the responsibility of central or local government or health authorities.
- Individuals and organisations that distribute funds to individuals.
- Animal welfare.
- Mainstream educational activity, schools and educational establishments.
- Medical research, hospitals, hospices and medical centres.
- Medical treatments and therapies including art therapy.
- Fabric appeals for places of worship.
- Promotion of religion.
- Expeditions or overseas travel.
- Minibuses, other vehicles and transport schemes except where they are a small and integral part of a larger scheme.
- Holidays and outings.
- Playgrounds and play equipment.
- Private clubs or those with such restricted membership as to make them not charitable.
- Capital bids purely towards compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act.
- Amateur arts organisations.
- Musical instruments.
- Sports kit and equipment.
