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Trustees’ Report
THE CLOTH WO R KE R S ’ F O U NDAT I O N Chairman Michael Jarvis
Deputy Chairman Alex Nelson
Trustees Melville Haggard John Wake Richard Jonas Carolyn Boulter Andrewjohn Stephenson Clarke Nick Horne Andrew Blessley Dan Jago Denis Clough Joanna Dodd Anne Luttman-Johnson Dr Lucy Rawson
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Staff Chief Executive Jocelyn Stuart-Grumbar Grants Manager Philip Howard
Contents Trustees’ Report Financial Information 2015
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Main and Small Grants Programmes
• Alcohol and Substance Misuse • Disabled People • Disadvantaged Minority
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Communities Disadvantaged Young People
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Proactive Grants Programme
• Domestic and Sexual Violence • Elderly people • Homelessness • Prisoners and Ex-Offenders • Visual Impairment
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• Better Futures • Conservation • Dramatic Arts
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Grants totalling £5.1m were made during the year: Grants 2011-2015 £000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
5,281 5,203 5,566 5,831 5,079
Financial report Income available for grant-making in 2015 totalled £6.01m (the income also covers administrative (support) costs and amounts carried forward in reserves at the year-end), of which £3.97m was generated from the Foundation’s investment portfolio, and £1.97m was received as a donation from The Clothworkers’ Company. A further donation of £4.10m was received as an endowment. Grant commitments during the year totalled £5.1m, down by £0.7m from 2014.
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The investment (including property) portfolio of the Foundation increased in value by 5.6% to £155.6m. Grant programmes We awarded 238 grants compared with 270 the previous year: small grants have continued to dominate, with approximately 38% of grants by number representing £10,000 or less, and 45% representing between £10,000 and £25,000. Grants between £25,000 and £50,000 accounted for 13%, and grants over £50,000 for 4%. Our policy remains for our grant to be meaningful to the overall project. We funded 60% of applications received (excluding those which were ineligible); we are satisfied with this success rate, which we believe reflects the clear information and guidance on our website.
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Details of grants over £10,000 awarded during the year, and case studies on a selection of those grants, can be found on pages 5 to 18.
Grant programmes The Main and Small Grants Programmes have a UK-wide remit and fund capital projects which work in or across one or more of the programme areas listed in the table below. Programme area
Number of grants
Amount (%)
Main and Small Grants Programmes Alcohol and substance misuse Disabled people Disadvantaged minority communities Disadvantaged young people Domestic and sexual violence Elderly people Homelessness Prisoners and ex-offenders Visual impairment
4 63 25 60 12 18 10 9 7
1 23 4 27 5 7 4 4 3
Proactive Grants Programmes Better Futures Conservation Dramatic arts Textiles
1 8 1 14
7 3 3 6
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238
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Other Other Total
Further information on the Proactive Grants Programme can be found on pages 20 – 22. The Regular Grants Programme currently funds 16 organisations annually, with funding for each subsequent year subject to review of a progress report for the previous year. The range of organisations funded includes: several charities making direct grants to disadvantaged people; two UK-based charities working internationally; and grants to the University of Leeds and the Textile Conservation Foundation at the University of Glasgow.
2015 Having started work on our five-yearly grant-making review in the summer of 2015, we will complete this in 2016. The purpose of the review is to consider whether, where and how, changes or refinements are needed to ensure that the Foundation’s funds are put to effective use for the next five years. Any changes to our grant-making resulting from the review will be implemented during the latter half of the year and at the start of 2017. We moved fully to an online grants application process which we believe will simplify and streamline the sumbission of grant applications. We will undertake an evaluation of the new online application process during the summer months, including asking for feedback from applicants and grantees.
The Proactive and Regular Grants Programmes are not open to applications and fund revenue and/or capital projects. Now in its ninth year, the Proactive Grants Programme continues to work in areas in which our research has identified a particular funding need, and where we believe our support has the potential to have a lasting impact. Grants are generally for multiyear (3-5 years) revenue projects. Application is by invitation only to organisations either individually or via a competitive tendering process, with applicants selected based on our research on the work they do in our areas of interest.
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Summary Financial Information 2015 Year Ended 31 December 2015 £000
2014 £000
6,131 3,984 10,115
2,278 3,776 6,054
INCOMING RESOURCES
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Donations and gifts Investment and rental income Total incoming resources
RESOURCES EXPENDED Costs of generating funds Charitable expenditure: Grants Support costs Total resources expended
251
252
4,985 673 5,909
5,805 559 6,616
Net incoming resources Gains on investment assets
4,206 4,444
(562) 15,197
8,650 147,957
14,635 133,322
156,607
147,957
155,597
147,298
4,544 (3,081) 1,463
3,960 (2,500) 1,460
(453) 156,607
(801) 147,957
RESTRICTED FUNDS Permanent endowment Expendable endowment Members’ endowment Other restricted funds
42,836 9,978 127 36,500
41,793 5,408 105 35,353
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS Designated General and Livery
66,215 951
64,603 495
156,607
147,757
Net movement in funds Fund balances brought forward at 1 January Fund balances carried forward at 31 December FIXED ASSETS Investments at market value Current assets Creditors – due within one year NET CURRENT ASSETS Creditors - due after one year NET ASSETS
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The full report and accounts of The Clothworkers' Foundation can be found on the Charity Commission website.
Alcohol and Substance Misuse HALE (Health Action Local Engagement) Based in Shipley, West Yorkshire, HALE runs a variety of programmes to improve people’s health. Projects include a range of wellbeing activities, sexual and oral health programmes, and the Fish Bowl Project – an alcohol awareness initiative. Knowing that peer pressure is a major factor in young people’s drinking, the Fish Bowl Project aims to turn that peer pressure into peer support by recruiting and training young people to raise awareness around unhealthy alcohol consumption. HALE were looking to increase their outreach work. Our £15,000 grant was towards the purchase of a camper van to be developed into a tailoring workshop space for people using their services to try something new, as well as boost their confidence in making things they can actually sell. The ‘Workshop on Wheels’ van will be parked on housing estates where there is significant deprivation, and HALE will work with the local drug and alcohol, and mental health teams, to identify and encourage people who would benefit by taking part.
Highland Homeless Trust Furnishing supported housing in Inverness
£12,000
HALE – Health Action Local Engagement Campervan for a charity which works with people affected by drugs and/or alcohol in Bradford £15,000 4 grants including 2 of £10,000 or less Total
£43,300
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Disabled People Leeds Mencap Located in one of the most deprived areas in Leeds, Leeds Mencap has been providing information, advice and practical support to people in Leeds with learning disabilities and their families for more than 60 years. The range of activities and services offered includes: youth clubs, play schemes and sibling support groups; parent and carer support groups; and a residential home for adults.
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The charity had outgrown their existing building, a former school built over 100 years ago which was increasingly inefficient to run and expensive to maintain, and which did not have any scope to develop and improve services for people with learning disabilities. Having identified a need to move, there followed a long and thorough consultation with service users, staff, and the local community, before developing plans to build a new centre.
Leeds Mencap Construction of new premises
£120,000
Robert Owen Communities Six purpose built flats for 14 people with learning disabilities in Devon £50,000 East Park School Construction of a new residential facility for children and young people with additional support needs in Glasgow £40,000 Sea Sanctuary - Vessel for Change Floating operational base for a charity which works with disabled people in Cornwall £40,000 Creative Support Sensory equipment for people with learning disabilities in Lancashire £30,000 Jubilee Sailing Trust Refurbishment of a tall ship to provide sailing holidays for physically disabled and non-disabled people £30,000 Thomley Activity Centre New centre for a charity which works with disabled families in Buckinghamshire £30,000 Campaign Against Living Miserably Support to increase the helpline capacity for a charity which works to prevent male suicide in the UK £26,600
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Our £120,000 grant was towards the £2.4million cost of the new purpose built facility which finally opened in spring 2016. The new centre will provide Leeds Mencap with muchimproved facilities and a place where they can more easily fulfil their ambitions of providing services to more people with learning disabilities, as well as providing a space that can be used by other community groups. “People with learning disabilities and their families in Leeds face discrimination, isolation and a range of challenges in their lives.They are more likely to be living in poverty and experience higher rates of poor physical and mental health, in comparison to their peers without a learning disability. They find it increasingly difficult to get information, advice and the support they need. We believe this project can help change this and revitalise the life chances of people with learning disabilities” Leeds Mencap
Target Ovarian Cancer Programme of support for women and their families who are struggling to cope with chronic and life-limiting ovarian cancer £26,600 Action Mental Health Renovation of premises for an organisation supporting people with mental ill health in Northern Ireland £25,000 Ambitious About Autism Pilot of an Early Years Assessment Service at TreeHouse School which provides specialist education and support for children and young people with autism £25,000 Cantraybridge Construction of a new multi-purpose agriculture building for a charity which works with disabled people in the Highlands £25,000 East Manchester Community Boat Project Purchase of a narrow boat to run activities for people with disabilities £25,000 George House Trust Centre refurbishment for a charity which supports people affected by HIV in Manchester £25,000 Lake District Calvert Trust Construction of an activity high rope course for a charity which works with disabled people £25,000
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Rose Road Association Construction and renovation of a building for a charity which works with disabled people in Southampton £25,000 St Joseph’s Specialist School and College Refurbishment of a former lodge house in Surrey into residential accommodation for children with autism £25,000 Stepping Stones Purchase of property for a charity which works with disabled people in Norwich £25,000
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United Response Supporting the Small Sparks programme which provides small grants to people with learning disabilities to engage with their local communities £25,000 St Michael’s Fellowship Refurbishment and equipping of residential centres and office space for a charity which works with disabled people in London £21,000 Friends of Collett Two treehouse classrooms at a school in Hertfordshire for children with autism £20,000 Parents,Teachers and Friends Association of St Nicholas Special School (Chippenham) Construction of a specialist play area £20,000 South Derbyshire Citizens Advice Bureau Renovation and refurbishment £18,000 5 Senses Minibus for a charity which works with disabled people in Hull £15,000 Bromley by Bow Centre Minibus for a charity which works with disabled people in London’s East End £15,000 Changing Faces Refurbishment for a charity supporting people living with conditions, marks or scars that affect their appearance £15,000 Dogs for Good Renovation and extension for a charity which works with disabled people in Oxfordshire £15,000 Families United Network Centre refurbishment for a charity which works with disabled people in Luton £15,000 Friends of Lydgate School Minibus for a charity which works with disabled people in Yorkshire £15,000
Gibside School Classroom equipment for children with learning disabilities in Gateshead £15,000 Glenshane Care Association Minibus for a charity which works with disabled people in Derry £15,000 Hammersmith and Fulham Association for Mental Health New meeting rooms £15,000 Headway Hurstwood Park Company Minibus for a charity which works with disabled people in Newick £15,000 Mosaic Clubhouse Refurbishment for a charity which works with disabled people in London £15,000 Neuromuscular Centre Minibus
£15,000
Reconnect (NI) Portacabin for a charity which supports people with acquired brain injuries in Northern Ireland £15,000 Taymara Boat for an organisation which works with disabled people in Fife £15,000 Yarrow Housing Bathroom and lift at an activity centre in London for adults with learning disabilities £15,000 Yellow Submarine Holidays Minibus for a charity which works with disabled people in Oxfordshire £15,000 Momentum Scotland Vehicle for a charity which works with disabled people in the Scottish Borders £12,500 Carlisle Youth Zone Sensory room at a centre for young people with disabilities £12,000 OpenUp Music Musical instruments for a charity which works with disabled people in Bristol £12,000 SHINE Construction and equipping of a training room for a charity in Peterborough which works with people with spina bifida £12,000 63 grants including 19 of £10,000 or less Total
£1,186,400
Disadvantaged Minority Communities Shepherds Bush Families Project and Children’s Centre “Do you know how it feels when you are struggling and struggling and you feel that no-one is ever going to help. Then you come to Families’ Project and there is the help and my children can play and I can talk to someone who listens and now I feel like I can deal with my sons and things will get better” (Mother of two boys accessing advice and social work, pre-school and drop-in services) Shepherds Bush Families Project and Children’s Centre (SBFPCC) works with vulnerable families in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and surrounding areas who are homeless, living in temporary accommodation or experiencing other severe housing hardship such as overcrowding. In the 27 years since the project first opened, services have developed and expanded organically in response to emerging needs, with
Unseen Constructing a building for a charity in Bristol which supports victims of human trafficking £24,000 Bosnia Herzegovina UK Network Building extension for a charity in Birmingham
£20,000
Newry Rainbow Community Renovaton and refurbishment of a centre for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in County Down, Northern Ireland £15,000
many of the families who attend SBFPCC today coming from migrant and refugee communities, and not having English as a first language. The heart of SBFPCC’s work is a drop-in centre which offers a welcoming environment for those seeking sanctuary and respite from their poor housing situation, as well as opportunities to meet with others who are experiencing similar problems. They also offer social work support and advice; therapeutic counselling and emotional support; and an Ofsted registered pre-school. Our £15,000 grant was for the charity to refurbish key parts of their premises to ensure that it remains fit for purpose for the future.
First Steps Women’s Centre Minibus for a charity which works with disadvantaged minority communities in Tyrone, Northern Ireland £14,750 North Smethwick Development Trust Vehicle for a charity which works with disadvantaged minority communities in the West Midlands £13,400 25 grants including 19 of £10,000 or less Total
£226,750
Shepherds Bush Families Project & Children’s Centre Building refurbishment £15,000
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Disadvantaged Young People KibbleWorks Kibble is one of Scotland’s oldest charities and, today, a leading social enterprise. Founded in 1857 to support ‘at risk’ young people and divert them away from offending, more than 150 years later, the range of services offered by Kibble includes accommodation (including emergency temporary and supported tenancies), fostering, support for care leavers, and a youth employment and training scheme.
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With limited employment opportunities for young people, transitional jobs have become an effective intervention to help those needing additional support to mature, gain core skills and move into regular employment or further education. They
provide young people unable to access college and formal apprenticeships with entry-level work, where the rhythms and routines of the workplace are learned in a non-classroom setting. The KibbleWorks model is based on a pre-apprenticeship, work experience, training and supported employment model. As part of their employment and training service, Kibble also runs 12 social enterprises based on their Kibbleworks Campus. These include: MowerWorks, a repair service to grass-cutting machinery; GroundWorkers, a horticultural garden maintenance and landscaping scheme; and FrameWorks, a picture framing service. In 2013, the charity embarked on a major project, The Experience, a youth employment and training centre operating in the hospitality sector designed to provide work experience, training and employment for disadvantaged young people, whilst also offering a first-class venue for dining and leisure. The project, which involved the conversion of a former Rolls Royce factory in Renfrewshire, opened in 2015. Our £200,000 grant was towards the £3.2million creation of the new centre which will aim to be a national centre of excellence with the potential for replication by other organisations. The Experience has breathed new life into the iconic former Rolls Royce factory, underlining KibbleWorks’ commitment to the wider economic and social fabric of the region.
City YMCA, London New hostel accommodation in Islington
£250,000
KibbleWorks New centre in Paisley
£200,000
Federation of London Youth Clubs New pool and equipment, and improved access at an outdoor education centre in East Sussex £50,000 Northern Ireland Scout Council New building
£50,000
Youthscape Renovatiion of a steam mill into a training facility for disadvantaged young people in Luton £50,000 Children’s Discovery Centre East London Building refurbishment at a centre in Newham £40,000
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Access Project Matching volunteer graduates with students from disadvantaged backgrounds £26,600 Buttle UK Towards a child support programme which provides essential items to disadvantaged families with children £25,000 CAST NW Construction of an education centre in Lancashire £25,000 No Limits South Refurbishment of a new centre in Southampton £25,000 Venture Trust Refurbishment of premises in Edinburgh
£25,000
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London Urban Arts Academy Music production and digital arts equipment
£24,000
Glasgow Girls FC Changing room facilities
£22,000
Bytes Project Laptops for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Belfast £21,000
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HealthWORKS Newcastle Building extension at a centre for disadvantaged young people £20,000 Hornsey YMCA Building refurbishment
£20,000
Ingol and Tanterton Community Trust Refurbishment for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Preston, Lancashire £20,000 Islington Boat Club Refurbishment of the boat club premises for a charity offering water sports activities for disadvantaged young people £20,000 YMCA Lincolnshire Collapsible multi-use games area
Cirdan Sailing Trust Replacing the main deck of a boat for a charity offering sailing opportunities for disadvantaged young people £15,000 Outfit-Moray Minibus
£15,000
Pershore Riverside Centre Extending a youth centre in Worcestershire
£15,000
Smethwick Pakistani Muslims Association Gym equipment £15,000 St Edmunds Society Parts for a motor skills workshop to teach vehicle maintenance to disadvantaged young people in Norwich £15,000 Step by Step Partnership Refurbishment, furnishings and equipment for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Basingstoke £15,000 Storeroom 2010 Purchase of a building for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people on the Isle of Wight £15,000
£19,500
Heritage Park Community School Laser cutter for use in design and technology classes at a school in Sheffield for children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties £19,400 Midi Music Company Music production upgrades to provide music-based activities to disadvantaged young Londoners £18,000 The Honourable The Irish Society Support for 15 young people to take the National Citizen Service programme £16,500 Grimm & Co Installing a lift at a centre which provides creative writing opportunities for disadvantaged young people in Rotherham £16,000 Brathay Trust Minibus for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Cumbria £15,000
StreetGames UK Outdoor activity equipment to run sports projects for disadvantaged young people £15,000 Willowfield Parish Community Association Mobile gym equipment for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Belfast £14,000 Earthtime for All Minibus for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Moray £12,000 Peacock Gymnasium Gym equipment for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in London £11,500 G.A.D Khalsa Sports Football Club Minibus for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Derby £11,000 60 grants including 23 of £10,000 or less Total
Canongate Youth Project Minibus for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Edinburgh £15,000
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Domestic and Sexual Violence Birmingham Crisis Centre Domestic violence is one of the most common forms of crime in our society today. Twenty five per cent of all assaults recorded by the police involve domestic violence. Ninety per cent of children are in the same room or near vicinity when violence is taking place. Since it was first set up in 1988, Birmingham Crisis Centre has been providing a safe haven for female victims of domestic violence. In 2012 the charity received the Lord Mayor of Birmingham’s Award for outstanding service to women. Around 135 families stay at the Centre every year, spending an average of three to four months there. The Centre provides residential refuge for mothers and children fleeing their homes as a result of domestic violence. It offers purpose-built accommodation for up to 23 women and
Birmingham Crisis Centre Extending and refurbishing the nursery and holiday/after school club £50,000
their children in self-contained bed-sitting rooms, each with their own kitchen and bathroom. Communal facilities include a residents’ lounge, laundry, children’s playroom and an outside play area with an all-weather games facility. Members of staff are on hand 24 hours a day, seven days a week to offer practical and emotional support and advice on issues such as legal services, accessing benefits, liaison with statutory and other agencies, and support with housing resettlement. The Centre also runs a full-time nursery which was rated as outstanding by Ofsted in 2012 and again in 2015. Our £50,000 grant was to support them to expand the nursery in order to meet new Ofsted requirements.
Birmingham Rape and Sexual Violence Project Building refurbishment £20,000
Staffordshire Women’s Aid Refurbishing and furnishing flats and communal areas at a women’s refuge £28,000
New Pathways Family Friendly Therapeutic Centre of Excellence Refurbishment and stair lift at a centre in Merthyr Tydfil £15,000
Stroud Beresford Purchasing and refurbishing a building
£25,000
Scottish Borders Rape Crisis Centre Building renovation
Monklands Women’s Aid Refurbishing refuges in North Lanarkshire
£21,000
£15,000
12 grants including 5 of £10,000 or less Total
£206,000
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Baillieston Community Care Based in Glasgow, Baillieston Community Care has been providing a range of quality care and support services aimed at maintaining individuals’ independence within their own homes and the community since it was set up in 1992. They provide three specific services: care at home, for people with conditions such as multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, and spinal injuries; a dementia short break programme; and a dementia day care centre for people over 65 diagnosed with mild to moderate dementia. Transport by minibus to and from the day care centre is provided. However, with an increase in service users, and the
Supporting Friends Support for disadvantaged older people
£25,000
Burma Star Association Support for disadvantaged elderly UK veterans and their dependants £20,000 High Street Centre Refurbishment for a charity which works with elderly people in Rotherham £20,000 Simeon Care for the Elderly Furnishing a new care home for elderly people in Aberdeen £20,000 Baillieston Community Care Vehicle
existing minibus only able to transport 10 people, the charity needed to purchase a large vehicle with greater passenger capacity. Our £15,000 grant was towards a new accessible minibus which could transport up to 12 people. The vehicle will be used to transport people to and from the centre for activities, as well as on outings to places of interest like the museum and library, and trips to the shops. Given the specialist needs of passengers, an escor t will always be on the minibus to provide assistance and support when necessary.
Midshires Search and Rescue Organisation Vehicle for a charity which works with older people in Bedfordshire £15,000 Rainbow Care Centre Vehicle for a charity which works with older people in Carnwadric £15,000 Clockhouse, Home of the Milford and Villages Day Centre Minibus for a charity which works with older people in Surrey £13,000 Haylie House Residential Care Home Sensory garden in Ayrshiere for elderly people including dementia sufferers £12,000
£15,000
Hawsworth Older People Support Services (HOPSs) Minibus for a charity which works with older people in Leeds £15,000
Rural Area Partnership in Derry Renovating, furnishing and equipping the premises £12,000 18 grants including 7 of £10,000 or less Total
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£217,700
Homelessness Canopy Housing Project “Hi my name is Adam, I have been a tenant with Canopy for almost three years now. I first started volunteering with them in 2008. During my time at Canopy, staff have helped me a lot filling out application forms, writing my CV. After all the help I have received with Canopy I have now got a job, which is going great.To be honest I don’t know where I would be without them, thank you.” Adam
Canopy also involves and supports disadvantaged local people by providing volunteering and training opportunities to further their abilities and improve access to employment, education and training. The volunteer team and staff work with the previously homeless tenants to paint, decorate and furnish their new homes.
Based in inner city Leeds, Canopy Housing Project is a selfhelp, community housing project which transforms neglected urban neighbourhoods by renovating vacant, derelict housing stock to increase the availability of decent, affordable, secure homes for homeless families or individuals.
We gave Canopy a £24,000 grant to help them furnish and equip 10 vacant houses in various states of disrepair, which will then be brought into the social housing domain and made available to those in urgent need of housing.
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Cyrenians (Changing Lives) Refurbishing empty properties for a homelessness charity in Tyne and Wear £50,000 Oasis Aquila Housing Building an extension to a home for vulnerable young mothers and their children in Gateshead £25,000 Canopy Housing Project Limited Furnishing accommodation for homeless people in West Yorkshire £24,000 East Herts YMCA Refurbishing flats for homeless people
£20,000
Emmaus Merseyside Refurbishing accommodation and garden improvements £20,000 Peter Bedford Housing Association Refurbishing and furnishing rooms for a charity which works with homeless people in London £20,000 10 grants including 4 of £10,000 or less Total
£194,400
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Prisoners and ex-offenders KeepOut – The Crime Diversion Scheme “You have made me think a lot about what I am doing with my friends at the moment. You have educated me about life in prison, I have learnt so much from you, it has made me stop and think about my behaviour both in school and out on the streets. Things you told us about, I could relate to, because I am doing some of those things now. I know now that if I continue on this path I will end up in prison like you. I did listen and have made changes in my life, don’t go out as often as I did with my friends now, because I know I will get dragged into bad things, I am trying to behave in school as well. You said something to us and it has stuck in my head. ‘Stop being a gangster and get your head into a book’.” Ben, aged 15. Set up in 1996 by a prisoner nearing the end of his life sentence, KeepOut is a unique crime diversion scheme delivered by dedicated teams of serving prisoners – managed by civilian staff – inside Coldingley, Lewes and Brixton male prisons, and Send female prison.
The workshops send a hugely powerful message to these young people by setting out the likely consequences of continuing to be involved in crime, or thinking of becoming involved with criminal activity. Our £16,000 grant was towards building a modular cabin at HMP Send to be used as a base for civilian staff and as a training facility, enabling KeepOut to operate five days a week compared to the previous three. “Very rarely have I experienced a programme that influenced the young people like KeepOut. There is no one better than prisoners to deliver this message to young people.” Hackney Youth Offending Team
Prisoners are trained by KeepOut to run intervention workshops for young people that inform, support and divert those between 13 and 17 who are either at risk of entering the criminal justice system, or are already involved in criminal activity. Prisoners on the KeepOut team share their personal experiences with the young people who attend the workshops, and give accurate information about their offending and the realities of prison life. This helps them to reflect on their own previous offending behaviour, reinforces the lessons they have learnt and enables them to give something back to the community.
Handmade Alliance Sewing machines to provide employability skills training to prisoners and ex-offenders in London £25,000
Paws for Progress CIC Vehicle for a charity which works with prisoners and ex-offenders in Stirling £13,300
TheHorseCourse 4 x 4 towing vehicle for an organisation which uses horsemanship to work with young offenders or young people engaged with mental health services £24,000
9 grants including 5 of £10,000 or less Total
£114,500
KeepOut - The Crime Diversion Scheme Construction of a cabin for a charity which works with prisoners and ex-offenders in West Sussex £16,000
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Visual Impairment Linden Lodge Charitable Trust Linden Lodge Charitable Trust was set up in 1980 to support Linden Lodge school’s pupils by providing funds for items not covered by statutory funding.
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Linden Lodge is a specialist day and weekly boarding school in Wandsworth, South West London. Pupils who attend the school are visually impaired, multi-disabled visually impaired, deaf-blind, and children with more profound learning difficulties and complex health needs. It is recognised as a specialist regional centre for children aged between two and nineteen, and its specialist area of work is addressing sensory and physical difficulties. The school takes a child-centred
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needs-led delivery approach, designed to support and enrich each pupil’s sensory and physical learning to maximise independent living.The school continually reviews its curriculum to ensure it meets the needs of a complex and diverse group of children and young people who require different approaches to the curriculum which is bespoke to their needs. We awarded a grant of £40,000 towards the £1.1million construction costs of a new Family Sensory Support Centre, a partnership project with Linden Lodge and Wandsworth Hearing and Visual Support Services. The new Centre will provide education, care and support to almost 1000 deaf, visually impaired and deafblind children from birth to adulthood and their families.
Visual Impairment
Sector research – Macular Society We have supported visual impairment charities for many years and were interested in understanding more, not just about visual impairment but about the key issues faced by people affected, and the organisations helping them. Since there appeared to be few, if any, recent reports or information available, we commissioned a piece of research by New Philanthropy Capital (a think tank and consultancy) in 2013. Amongst the key findings of the research In Sight: a Review of the Visual Impairment Sector report were that medical research in eye health attracts significantly less funding than other areas, and that the sector must work together to raise eye health as an immediate priority. It found a lack of co-ordination and spend on medical research to bring about effective cures and treatments for eye disease.
There is exciting, world-leading work going on in our universities, research institutions and the NHS. Many researchers say they believe a solution to AMD is possible and so there are compelling reasons why research into macular disease should have more investment”. The report urges an increase in the investment and pace of research, and recommends the creation of a multi-centre consortium to address the challenge of early age-related macular degeneration.
Based on the findings, we commissioned further research from the Macular Society into developing a proof of concept which would make a robust case for significant increase in focused medical research expenditure to galvanise national and international efforts to fund, and find a cure for, macular disease. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has been estimated to cost the UK at least £1.6bn a year. Around 600,000 people in the UK currently have sight loss caused by AMD; by 2050, that number will more than double to 1.3m. The report, Age-related macular degeneration: collaborating to find a cure, published in April 2016, found that: “Of the £3bn of public money spent on medical research in 2014, only £22.7m was spent on eye disease and, of that, only £6m was spent on the biggest cause of sight loss – AMD. Charities in the sight loss sector raised nearly £0.75bn in 2014 but gave only £1.5m to AMD research.
Deafblind Scotland Construction of a specialist learning centre
£85,000
Macular Society Research project aimed at increasing focussed medical research expenditure to galvanise national and international efforts to fund, and find a cure for, macular disease £55,000
Linden Lodge Charitable Trust New Sensory Support Family Centre for a charity which works with visually-impaired young people in London £40,000 St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Grants for general funds
£30,000
7 grants including 2 of £10,000 or less Blind Aid Grants for disadvantaged visually-impaired people £40,000
Total
£267,800
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Proactive Grants Programme Better Futures The Better Futures initiative was introduced to our proactive grants programme in 2013 with a £1.25m allocation. It funds work which aims to improve the life chances of young people from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
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The first Better Futures grants in 2013 were to Catch22 (£300,000) and YMCA England (£290,000) which are well known and highly regarded for their work with disadvantaged young people. These were followed in 2014 with grants to Bradford-based One in a Million (£143,000) and Manchester’s RECLAIM (£136,000), again for projects supporting young people.
“Without Making the Leap I wouldn’t be here.There’s no way I’d be doing TeachFirst. I didn’t realise I had such a negative attitude towards everything - work, school, life - until I came here. That’s when the positive attitude came. Making the Leap gave me a lot of hope. It literally changes your attitude. Because of our upbringing and our schools – I went to one of the worst schools in the area – but coming here taught me that who’s to say I can’t do the same role as someone else? It doesn’t matter how you get there, as long as you get there! If you’ve finished uni and you expect everything to be sorted and you’ll get a job, it’s not like that.You need to offer more. Making the Leap will provide you with the mind-set that people are looking for. Coming here really did change my life”. Selvia
Making the Leap In 2015 we awarded £150,000 to Making the Leap, based in Brent, North West London. “Many children in the UK never get the chance to succeed simply because they were born poor” Making the Leap Making the Leap aims to develop the skills, confidence and outlook of young people from poorer backgrounds so that they can succeed in their chosen career. Their vision is to give young people from poorer backgrounds the same opportunities to succeed in their career as those from wealthier families. Our grant was for a three year project to support 120 bright but economically disadvantaged young Londoners a year (360 in total) to raise their aspirations, improve motivation, self-confidence and non-cognitive skills to enable them to access career opportunities which would otherwise not be available to them.
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Making the Leap Three year programme to support up to 360 socioeconomically disadvantaged young Londoners to raise their aspirations by providing specialist employment skills training to help them to pursue any career path they choose £150,000 Total
£150,000 (1 grant)
Proactive Grants Programme
Conservation Launched in 2008, Conservation was one of our first proactive initiatives. With a £2m allocation, it does not include the natural environment (it covers ‘moveable heritage’) and its key aim is ensuring that important conservation skills do not die out. The programme includes an early £180,000 grant in 2008 to the Institute of Conservation, the lead voice for the conservation of cultural heritage in the UK to support them in increasing their reach and enhancing their profile. A key feature of the programme is our support for internships, of which we have now funded more than 30 in a wide range of conservation disciplines. These include 2015 grants to National Museums Scotland (£34,900 for a 15 month internship in geological conservation), National Museum Wales (£27,400 for a one year internship in the conservation of musical instruments), and the British Museum (£26,250 for a one year internship in ceramics and glass conservation).
during the year totalling £20,000. The scheme allowed trained conservators to attend relevant continuing professional development programmes and events around the world. Evaluation We commissioned an external evaluation of the conservation programme. This found that good background research and intelligence-gathering had ensured that funding was targeted in conservation disciplines that needed greatest support while the flexibility of the programme to react to different individual and organisational circumstances greatly contributed to its success. The different elements of the programme helped conservators of all levels of experience, providing support for opportunities to gain and deepen skills and expertise that would otherwise be difficult to secure when other sources of funding are static or diminishing. The evaluation concluded that “future improvements are possible, but should be seen in the context of a sector-wide view that the programme has been hugely successful and has had considerable impact on the conservation sector through considered, informed and targeted funding”.
Courtauld Institute of Art Conservation and technical study of the Courtauld Gallery’s Le Dejeuner sur l’Herbe by Edouard Manet £35,000 National Museums Scotland Internship in geological conservation
£34,900
National Museum Wales Internship in the conservation of musical instruments £27,400
The programme also includes an annual conservation fellowship of up to £80,000 over up to two years which is advertised competitively, and which allows a senior conservator to work on a research project with our grant used to backfill their post. In 2015, the conservation fellowship was awarded to the Courtauld Institute of Art (£35,000) for a six month project involving the conservation and technical study of the Courtauld Gallery’s Le Dejeuner sur l’Herbe, ca 1863-68 by Edouard Manet, enabling a deeper understanding of the making and status of the work.
British Museum Internship in ceramics and glass conservation
£26,250
Programme Evaluation External evaluation of the Proactive Conservation Programme £18,945 Conservation bursaries Bursaries for conservators to develop their careers by attending specialist courses and conferences £18,620 8 grants including 2 of £10,000 or less
We continued to offer bursaries for continuing professional development, with 35 bursaries of up to £1,000 awarded
Total
£172,513
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Dramatic Arts
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In 2014 we allocated £1.25m to this initiative over five years. It has two key strands. The first is bursaries for talented students from low income backgrounds to attend the London Academy of Music and Drama or the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (with £180,000 awarded to both drama schools for this purpose in 2014). By the end of the programme, our support will have supported 10 students to complete their training at LAMDA or RADA. This strand also includes our 2014 £50,000 grants for bursaries to the National Youth Theatre, and £37,500 to the Society of London Theatre for their annual Laurence Olivier bursary, the purpose again being to support students from low income backgrounds. The second strand is the annual Clothworkers’ Theatre Award for a regional producing theatre. The region selected in 2015 was Yorkshire, and the award was won by York Theatre Royal. Clothworkers’ Theatre Award –York Theatre Royal “We are thrilled to have been given the Clothworkers’ Award to support our work within the community over the next two years. York Theatre Royal has a very strong track record of working with the community and has a reputation as one of the most inclusive cultural institutions in the country. This award will enable us to reopen the theatre after a transformative capital redevelopment with an exceptional project that will ensure the ongoing sustainability of this important theatre”. Vicky Biles, General Manager, York Theatre Royal
Other Third Sector Prospect Research on capital grant funding
£50,000
St Paul’s Cathedral Chorister Trust Support for one student’s boarding fees for five years £40,000
York Theatre Royal
York Theatre Royal has been producing great drama on its site in York for over 270 years. One of the country’s leading producing theatres, it exists to bring delight and fulfilment to the people of York and beyond by offering a rich and diverse programme of creative activity. The Theatre aims to create original and popular work of the highest quality, whilst offering its building, knowledge, skills and experience as a resource for the people of York. In recent years York Theatre Royal has won particular acclaim for several areas of its work: its pioneering work with young people; the excellence of its programming for families; and the daring and ambitious approach it has taken to engage York’s communities in creating and presenting new work. In April 2016 York Theatre Royal will re-open its historic building after a year-long programme of refurbishment and improvement. Thanks to the Clothworkers’ Theatre Award, they will open with an exceptional project that will enable the creative focus for the next few years to be one of community engagement through participation. By involving all members of the community in the work that goes on behind cultural decision-making, York’s community will become ‘active spectators’ – with the idea that they will then feel far more involved and connected to the cultural life of the city, rather than simply observing it. Community Collaborations: a season of active spectatorship is a unique and exciting project involving participants in the creation or programming of work and inspiring a sense of belonging, ownership and community linked to York Theatre Royal. This two year programme of activities and productions promises to have real impact and an enduring legacy, and will contribute to the ongoing sustainability of this important theatre.
Registered Engineers for Disaster Relief (RedR) Natural disaster risk reduction project in Pakistan £30,000 Royal Institution of Great Britain Grants to state schools in disadvantaged areas to access maths enrichment and enhancement activities £25,000 6 grants including 2 of £10,000 or less Total
£165,000
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York Theatre Royal Clothworkers’ Theatre Award for the two year project, Community Collaborations: a season of active spectatorship community engagement programme £150,000 Total
£150,000 (1 grant)