THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST
Grants, generally for between £10,000 and £30,000, are available to UK registered charities working in the UK and/or overseas to prevent poverty, advance education, health and the arts, culture, heritage and science. UK charities working in the fields of community development, citizenship, amateur sport, the environment and supporting people in need will also be considered.
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o Application deadline: TUESDAY 31st DECEMBER 2024.
o Funder: The Britford Bridge Trust (founded 2014. Charity number 1160012. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 5 April 2023: £1,060,859 (2022: £943,500; 2021: £740, 064)).
o Who can apply: UK registered charities working in the UK and/or overseas. Charities working at a national and/or international level are preferred, although charities operating at a local and regional level will also be considered, particularly if they’re working in Cambridge, Dorset or Wolverhampton.
o Key words: the Relief of Poverty, Advancement of Education, Health, Arts, Culture, Heritage, Science, Citizenship, Community Development, Amateur Sport, Environment, People in Need, Cambridge, Dorset, Wolverhampton, Overseas, United Kingdom.
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The Britford Bridge Trust‘s main activity is the provision of financial support/grants to registered charities which further the Trust’s wide-reaching charitable objectives for the benefit of the general public throughout the United Kingdom, and also internationally.
When considering which applicants to support, the Trust will prioritise those that help realise its primary charitable purposes. If not, it will be one of its secondary charitable purposes. Please note that charities working at a national and/or international level are preferred, although charities operating at a local and regional level will also be considered, particularly if they’re working in Cambridge, Dorset or Wolverhampton.
Notwithstanding its wide-reaching charitable objects, a primary focus is placed on:
o The prevention or relief of poverty.
o The advancement of education.
o The advancement of health or the saving of lives, and
o The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science.
The Trust places a secondary focus on:
o The advancement of citizenship or community development.
o The advancement of amateur sport.
o The advancement of environmental protection or improvement; and
o The relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
While the majority of grants are between £10,000 and £30,000, a number of awards are for significantly higher amounts and can be made over several years.
During the year ended 5 April 2023, the Trust awarded grants totalling £1,060,859 (2022: £943,500; 2021: £740,064). Grants made ranged from £5,000 to £150,000 (to the Museum of London).
A list of all awards made over the previous 2 years can be found on pages 16-18 of the Trust’s annual accounts.
The Trust considers applications every 3 months and will also meet at least annually to review and discuss its grant-making priorities and processes.
Further information, guidance and an application form can be found on the Trust’s website (scroll down the page for details of how to apply – there should be a blue ‘Apply Now’ box in the bottom right-hand corner. There may also be a blue ‘Apply Now’ box in the right-top corner).
Eligible organisations may apply throughout the year. Applications to the Trust are reviewed quarterly. Quarterly cut-offs are 30th March, 30th June, 30th September and 31st December each year.
The next deadline for applications is therefore on Tuesday 31st December 2024.