LAWRENCE ATWELL’S CHARITY (THE SKINNERS’ COMPANY) CHARITIES PROGRAMME
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Revenue grants up to £10,000 per-year for up to 3 years are available for registered charities and Community Interest Companies in England and Wales that are helping disadvantaged young people move into employment or become employment ready.
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o Application deadline: FRIDAY 16th AUGUST 2024.
o Funder: Lawrence Atwell’s Charity (the Skinner’s Company) (founded 1588. Charity number 210773. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 30 June 2023: £950,654 (2022: £432,473; 2021: £453,486)).
o Who can apply: registered charities in England and Wales with an annual turnover of under £1 million. From the Charity’s list of grant awards last year. Community Interest Companies are also able to apply. Organisations based in London and Kent tend to be prioritised for grant support.
o Key Words: Revenue, Young People, Education, Vocational Training, Relief of Poverty.
Employment, Individuals, Smaller Registered Charities, Wales, England.
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Lawrence Atwell’s Charity (the Skinner’s Company) provides grant funding to registered charities and Community Interest Companies in England and Wales that are enabling disadvantaged young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) to move into employment or become employment ready.
The Charity also offers grants of up to £2,000 to individual young people aged 16-26 living in England and Wales from low-income backgrounds to help them gain vocational, accredited qualifications. In its programme for individuals, grants of up to £1,500 are available to take courses (up to level 3) that will help them move into employment. Funding can be given for course fees, equipment/materials, travel costs, childcare and living costs. There are no application deadlines: applications may be made at any time.
Under its programme for charities, registered charities and Community Interest Companies may apply for a revenue grant (the charity does not fund capital projects) of up to £10,000 for each year up to a maximum period of 3 years. Grants tend to be for specific projects rather than general organisational costs. The charity will, however, consider pro-rata staffing and operational costs where this is appropriate.
The charity will prioritise charities which:
o Are based in London and Kent (the historic areas of Skinners’ Company activity).
o Help young people attain a vocational qualification across England and Wales.
o Offer long-term tracking of beneficiaries, to establish quality outcomes, and
o Operate in partnership with other local organisations across England and Wales.
During the year ended 30th June 2023 , the charity awarded grants totalling £950,654 (2022: £432,473; 2021: £453,486). Organisations that successfully applied for grant support during the year are listed on page 17 of the Charity’s Annual Report.
Funding is not available for:
o Capital costs.
o Organisations that do not provide direct services to clients.
o Organisations with an annual turnover above £1 million.
o Organisations which applied to the Charity unsuccessfully within the previous 18 months.
o Organisations which are not a registered not-for-profit organisation.
o Organisations with reserves of more than 12 months’ expenditure.
o Overseas work.
o Projects that are purely for the advancement of religion or politics.
o Projects that have no community or charitable element.
o Retrospective funding, deficits or loans.
o Services which are a statutory responsibility, or
o Work that does not support young people into employment or to become employment ready.
To apply, eligible organisations are required to contact the Charity at charities@skinners.org.uk, together with a short outline of their project. If they are considered eligible, the Charity will then contact the organisation with details about how to apply.
The Charity meets twice each year to review applications, in April and November.
The next application deadline is on Friday 16th August 2024.
Further information about the Charity’s grant programmes for organisations and individuals is available on its website.