The Yapp Charitable Trust only provides funding towards the running costs of very small registered charities in England and Wales that have been running for at least three years. The Trust can fund for up to three years and prefers to commit to more than one year’s worth of grant support because it recognises that small charities have long-term funding needs.
Grants are awarded for core funding, including the costs associated with regular activities or services that have been ongoing for at least a year.
Funding is 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
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
o Education and learning, with a particular interest in people who are educationally disadvantaged, whether adults or children.
The Trustees give particular priority to:
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.
Please note: applications that do not address at least two of the above priorities are unlikely to receive a grant.
Grants are normally for a maximum of £3,000 per year for up to 3 years. There is no match funding requirement.
Small registered charities in England and Wales that meet the following criteria may apply:
o Have their own charity registration number;
o Have been formally established for at least three years;
o Have a total annual expenditure of less than £40,000; and
o Be working with one of the priority groups as outlined in the Trust’s guidelines.
o Have been formally established for at least three years;
o Have a total annual expenditure of less than £40,000; and
o Be working with one of the priority groups as outlined in the Trust’s guidelines.
Funding is not available for:
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 3 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-5s;
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 3 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-5s;
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.
Applications may be submitted at any time and are considered at one of the three Trustees meetings each year. Decisions on applications can take up to five months from the date of submission.
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
YAPP Charitable Trust
1st Floor
MILE House
Bridge End
Chester le Street
County Durham
DH3 3RA
Tel: 0191 389 3300
Email: info@
Trust Secretary
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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