Grants Paid
Review of the Past Year
The Trustees met four times during the year to make grants and review investments.
The asset value of the Trust increased from £9.9 million at 5 April 2010 to £10.2 million at 5 April 2011, an increase of 3.1%.
During the period the Trustees approved 135 grants totalling £361,112 some of which are payable over more than one year.
Click on the left-hand index to see grants that have been paid in each category.
This year the Trustees provided funding for arts initiatives in deprived or hard to reach communities. Grants were made to help those with mental illness or addiction. They favoured projects which addressed issues of economic and social exclusion and helped community cohesion using creativity in art and drama to help overcome these difficulties.
Grants in the Community and Social Welfare category provided relief for the homeless and help for those who experienced domestic abuse. The Trust helped refugees and disadvantaged young people in deprived communities. Grants provided support for offenders, ex-offenders and their families as well as provided assistance to traveller and gypsy communities.
Grants awarded in the disability and health category supported people with disabilities, helping them access vocational training; provided funding for support groups to cope with health issues; supported charities that ran workshops by disabled people to help prevent isolation. Grants were made to help disabled children and young people access mainstream social activities.
This year the education grants supported disadvantaged young people and their families by improving their literacy skills. Help was given to refugees for supplementary language classes.
Thirty four grants were made for summer playschemes for children between the ages of 5-16 who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. The grants ranged from £500 to £1,000. The charities which were supported had to have an annual income of £100,000 or less. The playschemes that were funded were inclusive and encouraged integration both by accepting those of differing abilities as well as different social and racial backgrounds. Among some of the successful applicants were those who encouraged past users to come back as volunteers.
