The Yapp Charitable Trust is one of a handful of grant-making trusts that prioritises making awards to small charities to help them continue their existing work.
The Trust defines a ‘small charity’ as an organisation registered with the Charity Commission that has a total annual expenditure of less than £40,000.
Grants up to £3,000 per year for a period of up to 3 years are available for work that focuses on one of the following priority groups:
o Elderly people;
o Children and young people aged 5 to 25 years;
o People with physical impairments, learning difficulties or mental health challenges;
o Social welfare - people trying to overcome life-limiting problems of a social, rather than medical, origin such as addiction, relationship difficulties, abuse and a history of offending; and/or
o Education and learning, with a particular interest in people who are educationally disadvantaged, whether adults or children.
o Children and young people aged 5 to 25 years;
o People with physical impairments, learning difficulties or mental health challenges;
o Social welfare - people trying to overcome life-limiting problems of a social, rather than medical, origin such as addiction, relationship difficulties, abuse and a history of offending; and/or
o Education and learning, with a particular interest in people who are educationally disadvantaged, whether adults or children.
During the year ending 30 September 2016 the Trust awarded 42 grants totalling £208,600 from 145 eligible applications, representing a 30% success rate.
Grants were made within all priority categories. The largest proportion of grants was awarded in the Yorkshire & Humber region (19% of grants totalling £40,500 respectively) and most grants were made to support work under the Disability category (18 charities received funding totalling £92,100). 5 of the awards (12% of all awards made) were to South West based small charities.
A list of all grant awards made during the year can be found towards the end of its annual accounts, which are available on the Charity Commission website.
The Trust prioritises the following areas. Applicants that fail to address at least two of the below are unlikely to secure funding.
o Work that is unattractive to the general public or unpopular with other funders;
o Services that help to improve the lives of marginalised, disadvantaged or isolated people;
o Applicants that can demonstrate an effective use of volunteers;
o Charities that seek to be preventive and aim to change opinion and behaviour through raising awareness of issues, education and campaigning; and
o Applicants that can demonstrate (where feasible) an element of self sustainability by charging subscriptions/fees to service users.
o Services that help to improve the lives of marginalised, disadvantaged or isolated people;
o Applicants that can demonstrate an effective use of volunteers;
o Charities that seek to be preventive and aim to change opinion and behaviour through raising awareness of issues, education and campaigning; and
o Applicants that can demonstrate (where feasible) an element of self sustainability by charging subscriptions/fees to service users.
The Trust has a lengthy list of exclusions. Funding is not available for the following:
o Charities that are not registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales;
o Charities in Scotland and Northern Ireland;
o Charities whose total annual expenditure is more than £40,000;
o Industrial and Provident Societies and Community Interest Companies;
o Branches of National Charities;
o Charities with unrestricted reserves that equate to more than 12 months expenditure;
o New organisations – applicants must have been operating as a fully-constituted charity for at least three years;
o New work - the Trust provides continuation funding to sustain existing work that has been happening for at least a year;
o New paid posts – even if the work is now being done by volunteers;
o Additional activities, expansion or development plans;
o Special events, trips or outings;
o Capital expenditure - equipment, buildings, renovations, furnishings, minibuses;
o Work with under-fives;
o Childcare;
o Holidays and holiday centres;
o Core funding of charities that benefit the wider community such as general advice services and community centres unless a significant element of their work focuses on one of the Trust's priority groups;
o Bereavement support;
o Debt advice;
o Community safety initiatives;
o Charities raising money to give to another organisation, such as schools, hospitals or other voluntary groups;
o Individuals - including charities raising funds to purchase equipment for or make grants to individuals; or
o Organisational budgets with a shortfall in excess of £10,000 in the first year.
o Charities in Scotland and Northern Ireland;
o Charities whose total annual expenditure is more than £40,000;
o Industrial and Provident Societies and Community Interest Companies;
o Branches of National Charities;
o Charities with unrestricted reserves that equate to more than 12 months expenditure;
o New organisations – applicants must have been operating as a fully-constituted charity for at least three years;
o New work - the Trust provides continuation funding to sustain existing work that has been happening for at least a year;
o New paid posts – even if the work is now being done by volunteers;
o Additional activities, expansion or development plans;
o Special events, trips or outings;
o Capital expenditure - equipment, buildings, renovations, furnishings, minibuses;
o Work with under-fives;
o Childcare;
o Holidays and holiday centres;
o Core funding of charities that benefit the wider community such as general advice services and community centres unless a significant element of their work focuses on one of the Trust's priority groups;
o Bereavement support;
o Debt advice;
o Community safety initiatives;
o Charities raising money to give to another organisation, such as schools, hospitals or other voluntary groups;
o Individuals - including charities raising funds to purchase equipment for or make grants to individuals; or
o Organisational budgets with a shortfall in excess of £10,000 in the first year.
Eligible charities must meet all of the following criteria:
o Have their own charity registration number;
o Have been formally established for at least 3 years;
o Have a total annual expenditure of less than £40,000; and
o Be working within one of the priority areas as outlined in the first set of spot point above.
o Have been formally established for at least 3 years;
o Have a total annual expenditure of less than £40,000; and
o Be working within one of the priority areas as outlined in the first set of spot point above.
Applications may be submitted at any time.
An application form and guidance notes are available on the Trust's website.
The completed application form should be returned by post or email together with a copy of the charity's most recent annual report and accounts and any other relevant information.
Contact details for the Trust are:
Joanne Anderson
Trust Secretary
The YAPP Charitable Trust
1st Floor
Mile House
Bridge End
Chester le Street
County Durham
DH3 3RA
Tel: 0191 389 3300
Email: info@
Trust Secretary
The YAPP Charitable Trust
1st Floor
Mile House
Bridge End
Chester le Street
County Durham
DH3 3RA
Tel: 0191 389 3300
Email: info@
(Source: GRIN)
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