Leathersellers Company Charitable Fund: Small Grants
Overview
The Leathersellers’ Small Grants Programme 2024-25 will consider applications from charities and Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) registered and operating in the UK. We will not consider applications from Community Interest Companies (CICs).
Charities and CIOs must meet the following criteria:
- Deliver activities to meet an identified need for vulnerable members of the community
- Have a planned expenditure of under £200,000 during the financial year in which you are applying for funding.
- Have at least one year’s published accounts
Making a good application
They want to fund excellent organisations and people, where activities improve the lives of others.
They have designed their application form to only ask for what they need in order to gather a clear picture of your work. On reading your application, they should understand:
- What need you are aiming to address in your local community
- What difference you make in people’s lives and how you do it
- How you know you are making a difference (evidenced outcomes)
They are looking for organisations that:
- Understand the needs of their local community
- Are open and transparent about their work and finances
- Work in partnership with others
Why do they ask for your Safeguarding Policy?
Your safeguarding policy tells them how your organisation keeps your beneficiaries, staff, and volunteers safe. They expect your approach and processes to be proportional and if you are providing 1 to 1 services or working with children/ vulnerable members of the community, they would expect your policy to be publicly available and to include:
For further guidance, please see the NSPCC Safeguarding Assessment Tool and NSPCC’s guidance on writing safeguarding policies and practices
- appropriate, current legislation
- clear steps on what to do if a risk is identified, with relevant leadership and trustee contact details
- whistleblowing guidance
- details of safer recruitment practices
- signature and date, with a scheduled review date (ideally annually)