Landsec Futures Community Grants

Objectives of Fund

The funding is intended to support local not-for-profit organisations with their daily activities to help accelerate their work within local communities located near a participating Landsec site.

Value Notes

Unrestricted grants of between £1,000 and £3,000 are available

Who Can Apply

Applications will be accepted from voluntarily run, non-profit making organisations.

To be eligible, applications must:

• Be based or serve communities within a reasonable distance from a participating Landsec site.
• Be a registered charity or a not-for-profit organisation with a charitable purpose.
• Have an annual income of less than £1 million.
• Have a registered contact who, when requested by Landsec, will be contactable and able to provide updates on the use of the funding.
• Have a proven ability to record the use of funds.
• Have a governing document, such as Articles of Association, a trust deed or constitution or other similar governing document.
• Have a bank account in the organisation’s name.
• Have a charitable dissolution clause.
• Operate with no undue restrictions or limitations on membership. Exceptions may include organisations with specific limitations such as age limit or gender-targeted services.

Location

Landsec Participating Sites

• Cardiff – St David’s
• Glasgow – Buchanan Galleries
• Camden – O2 Centre
• City of London
• Hammersmith & Fulham - West 12
• Lewisham – Lewisham Shopping Centre
• Southwark
• Wandsworth – Southside
• Westminster
• Braintree – Braintree Village (Essex)
• Greenhithe – Bluewater (Kent)
• Oxford – Westgate
• Portsmouth – Gunwharf Quays
• Street – Clarks Village (Somerset)
• Manchester - Mayfield
• Salford – Media City
• Castleford – Junction 32 (Wakefield)
• Central Leeds – Trinity Leeds
• South Leeds – White Rose

Restrictions

The following are not eligible for funding:

• Organisations or projects which are registered for-profit organisations, or those primarily commercial in nature.
• Organisations or activities which do not substantially benefit communities local to the asset form which funding is sought (as to be determined on a case-by-case basis by each Local Grants Panel)
• Activities solely for political promotion.
• The activities of religious organisations, unless they can explicitly demonstrate that the application will be of benefit to the wider local community, that they provide social or welfare work connected with their organisation which does not directly promote a religious aspect and does not require membership or connection to the religious organisation in order to benefit.
• Services or facilities that are the responsibility of another public body/local agency or statutory authority unless a group is working with, and has authority to enhance a provision from the relevant owner/contact.
• Retrospective spending i.e. where funding will be used to replace money which has been expended on events that have already occurred, goods/equipment already purchased or services/works already started/completed including but not limited consultancy or brokering fees.
• Repayment of loans or cost of services, equipment, or provisions in anticipation of receiving a grant.

Eligible Expenditure

The grants are unrestricted so that they can be used for whatever is most needed.

The Community Grants Panel will considering the following when deciding which causes to support:

• Understanding of local need – The extent to which the organisation understands and supports the needs of the community it is serving.
• Impact of funding – The difference this funding will make to the organisation and their activities.
• Evidence of previous work – The existing work has the organisation already carried out in this area.

Priority will be given to organisations that:

• Carry out their work within a reasonable distance to the Landsec site.
• Utilise local knowledge and resources in delivering their work.

How To Apply

The current Landsec Futures Community Grants policy can be found on the Landsec website on the Community Grants tab. The online application form is available through the CAF Grant Making Portal.

The are four application windows each year. The Grants Panel meets in April, July, October and January to approve funding. Grant applications will only be considered at these four meetings and will not be awarded on a rolling/ad-hoc basis.

The current schedule for this financial years' application windows are:

• 2 April to 13 May (17:30)
• 1 July to 12 August (17:30)
• 7 October to 18 November (17:30)
• 6 January to 10 February (17:30)

Applications must be received by the deadline for the intended funding period. Any applications made past the deadline for a given funding round will not be shortlisted, and a new application will be required for the next available funding round.

Applicants will be notified as soon as is practicably possible after the Local Grants Panel whether their request for funding has been successful.

Due to the expected volumes of applications, Landsec states that it will be unable to provide detailed feedback on unsuccessful funding requests, however a brief explanation as to why the request was unsuccessful will be provided. Applicants are welcome to re-apply in the next funding round.

All grant application forms must be completed in full using the link on the Charities Aid Foundations portal

CAF will be managing the initial screening and due diligence of applications to ensure they meet the specified selection criteria provided by Landsec.

Contact the Charities Aid Foundation for further information.