THE BRUCE WAKE CHARITABLE TRUST

Grants, generally for under £5,000, are available for UK registered charities to provide leisure activities for people with a disability.
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o Application deadline: none – a preliminary application may be made at any time using the form available on the Charity’s website.
o Funder: The Bruce Wake Charity (founded 1993. Charity number 1018190. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 5 April 2024: £1,040,628 (2023: £870,957)).
o Who can apply: UK registered charities and voluntary and community groups. Please note that applications from individuals ceased to be accepted from 5th April 2024 (in 2023/24, the Trust awarded grants totalling £247,188 to individuals).
o Key words: Disabled/Disability, Leisure, United Kingdom.
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The Bruce Wake Charity usually provides grants of under £5,000, with no matched funding requirement, for UK registered charities that are providing leisure activities for people with a disability, particularly where applicants can demonstrate the following:

1. Beneficiaries are physically disabled wheelchair users.
2. Providing improved access for wheelchair users, and
3. Provision of a sporting or leisure activity involving disabled wheelchair users.

For projects to improve access for wheelchair users, grants of between £3,000 and £25,000 are available.

In addition, 102 grants (2023: 57) were made to individuals amounting to £215,262 (2023: £132,661). The Trust stopped taking applications from individuals at the start of April 2024.

The vast majority of grants awarded (96%) to institutions were for £5,000 or less. Grant recipients that received an award of over £5,000 are listed on page 11 of the Trust’s annual accounts. There is no matched funding requirement.

The Trust states in its annual accounts that it has a reasonable expectation that it has adequate resources to continue for the foreseeable future.

The Trust has a 2-stage application process. UK charities should initially complete the online preliminary application form available on the Charity’s website (scroll down to the foot of the page). Please note that eligible organisations may only apply once in any 12-month period.

Applications may be made at any time and are considered by the Trust every 3 months.