Gosling Foundation

Background

The Gosling Foundation offers grants to charitable organisations working throughout the UK.

The foundation has awarded over £100 million in grants since 1985.

Objectives of Fund

The funding is for projects that address the following broad categories:

• Royal Navy and Royal Marines
• Education
• Youth

Value Notes

The minimum grant awarded is £5,000.

There are no set grant amounts; trustees may award more or less than requested, and will rarely fully fund projects. Applications should therefore include a fundraising plan.

Single and multi-year funding is available.

Match Funding Restrictions

The Trustees tend to only part fund projects, therefore applicants will have to provide funding towards their project.

Who Can Apply

Applications are accepted from registered charities/CIOs/CICs in the UK that have an income of less than £30 million per annum.

Applications are also accepted from serving members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, for projects that benefit multiple serving personnel, and from uniformed youth groups (eg Sea Cadets, Scouts, Girl Guides).

Location

United Kingdom

Restrictions

The following will not be funded:

• Core costs - general salaries, running costs, training programmes, rent, utility bills.
• Applications for less than £5,000.
• Professional fees - building surveys, planning applications or feasibility studies.
• Individuals.
• Churches or other religious bodies that are not registered charities/CIOs/CICs and that have no secular activity.
• NHS hospitals or mainstream schools, colleges, or universities.
• Heritage or conservation projects (the trustees occasionally fund naval heritage projects, but do not accept unsolicited applications for them).
• Medical or research medical equipment.
• Hospices.
• Charities with an annual income of £30 million and over.
• Newly established charities with less than two sets of annual accounts.
• Postal applications.

Eligible Expenditure

The funding is for charitable projects that address the Foundation's four areas of focus:

• Royal Navy and Royal Marines - to improve their quality of life.
• Youth - provide opportunities and support for disadvantaged young people.
• Education - opportunities and support for people.

Grants can be used for

• Project costs (for projects that directly impact beneficiaries).
• Capital projects eg. new buildings, extensions, refurbishment and recreational spaces.
• IT projects, moving services online, setting up helplines etc.
• Equipment and furniture.
• Salaries (for positions that directly impact beneficiaries).
• Events that directly impact beneficiaries.

How To Apply

Applications may be submitted at any time.

Guidance notes and an online application form are available on the Foundation's website.

Contact the Gosling Foundation for further information.