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ANNUAL REVIEW
2015
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Grants totalling £5.1m were made during the year:
Grants 2011-2015 £0002011 5,2812012 5,2032013 5,5662014 5,8312015 5,079
Financial report Income available for grant-making in 2015 totalled £6.01m (theincome also covers administrative (support) costs and amountscarried forward in reserves at the year-end), of which £3.97mwas 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 anendowment.
Grant commitments during the year totalled £5.1m, down by£0.7m from 2014.
The investment (including property) portfolio of theFoundation 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 approximately38% 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 overallproject.
We funded 60% of applications received (excluding thosewhich were ineligible); we are satisfied with this success rate,which we believe reflects the clear information and guidanceon our website.
Contents
Trustees’ Report 2Financial Information 2015 4
• Alcohol and Substance Misuse 5• Disabled People 6• Disadvantaged Minority
Communities 9• Disadvantaged Young People 10
• Domestic and Sexual Violence 13• Elderly people 14• Homelessness 15• Prisoners and Ex-Offenders 17• Visual Impairment 18
Trustees’ Report
Main and Small Grants Programmes
THE CLOTHWORKERS’ FOUNDATION
Chairman Deputy ChairmanMichael Jarvis Alex Nelson
TrusteesMelville Haggard John Wake
Richard Jonas Carolyn Boulter Andrewjohn Stephenson Clarke Nick Horne
Andrew Blessley Dan JagoDenis Clough Joanna Dodd
Anne Luttman-Johnson Dr Lucy Rawson
Staff
Chief Executive
Jocelyn Stuart-Grumbar
Grants ManagerPhilip Howard
Proactive Grants Programme
• Better Futures 20• Conservation 21• Dramatic Arts 22
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Trustees’ Report
Details of grants over £10,000 awarded during the year, andcase studies on a selection of those grants, can be found onpages 5 to 18.
Grant programmes The Main and Small Grants Programmes have a UK-wide remitand fund capital projects which work in or across one or moreof the programme areas listed in the table below.
Programme area Number Amountof grants (%)
Main and Small Grants ProgrammesAlcohol and substance misuse 4 1Disabled people 63 23Disadvantaged minority communities 25 4Disadvantaged young people 60 27Domestic and sexual violence 12 5Elderly people 18 7Homelessness 10 4Prisoners and ex-offenders 9 4Visual impairment 7 3
Proactive Grants ProgrammesBetter Futures 1 7Conservation 8 3Dramatic arts 1 3Textiles 14 6
Other Other 6 3
Total 238 100
The Proactive and Regular Grants Programmes are not opento applications and fund revenue and/or capital projects. Nowin its ninth year, the Proactive Grants Programme continues towork in areas in which our research has identified a particularfunding need, and where we believe our support has thepotential to have a lasting impact. Grants are generally for multi-year (3-5 years) revenue projects. Application is by invitationonly to organisations either individually or via a competitivetendering process, with applicants selected based on ourresearch on the work they do in our areas of interest.
Further information on the Proactive Grants Programme canbe found on pages 20 – 22.
The Regular Grants Programme currently funds 16organisations annually, with funding for each subsequent yearsubject to review of a progress report for the previous year.The range of organisations funded includes: several charitiesmaking direct grants to disadvantaged people; two UK-basedcharities working internationally; and grants to the University ofLeeds and the Textile Conservation Foundation at theUniversity of Glasgow.
2015Having started work on our five-yearly grant-making review inthe summer of 2015, we will complete this in 2016.
The purpose of the review is to consider whether, where andhow, changes or refinements are needed to ensure that theFoundation’s funds are put to effective use for the next five years.
Any changes to our grant-making resulting from the review willbe implemented during the latter half of the year and at thestart of 2017.
We moved fully to an online grants application process whichwe believe will simplify and streamline the sumbission of grantapplications. We will undertake an evaluation of the new onlineapplication process during the summer months, including askingfor feedback from applicants and grantees.
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Year Ended 31 December
2015 2014 £000 £000
INCOMING RESOURCES
Donations and gifts 6,131 2,278Investment and rental income 3,984 3,776Total incoming resources 10,115 6,054
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Costs of generating funds 251 252Charitable expenditure:
Grants 4,985 5,805Support costs 673 559
Total resources expended 5,909 6,616
Net incoming resources 4,206 (562)Gains on investment assets 4,444 15,197
Net movement in funds 8,650 14,635Fund balances brought forward at 1 January 147,957 133,322
Fund balances carried forward at 31 December 156,607 147,957
FIXED ASSETSInvestments at market value 155,597 147,298
Current assets 4,544 3,960Creditors – due within one year (3,081) (2,500)NET CURRENT ASSETS 1,463 1,460
Creditors - due after one year (453) (801)NET ASSETS 156,607 147,957
RESTRICTED FUNDSPermanent endowment 42,836 41,793Expendable endowment 9,978 5,408Members’ endowment 127 105Other restricted funds 36,500 35,353
UNRESTRICTED FUNDSDesignated 66,215 64,603General and Livery 951 495
156,607 147,757
Summary Financial Information 2015
The full report andaccounts of TheClothworkers' Foundationcan be found on theCharity Commissionwebsite.
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Based in Shipley, West Yorkshire, HALE runs a variety ofprogrammes to improve people’s health. Projects include arange 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’sdrinking, the Fish Bowl Project aims to turn that peer pressureinto peer support by recruiting and training young people toraise 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 bedeveloped into a tailoring workshop space for people usingtheir services to try something new, as well as boost theirconfidence in making things they can actually sell. The‘Workshop on Wheels’ van will be parked on housing estateswhere there is significant deprivation, and HALE will work withthe local drug and alcohol, and mental health teams, to identifyand encourage people who would benefit by taking part.
Highland Homeless TrustFurnishing supported housing in Inverness £12,000
HALE – Health Action Local EngagementCampervan 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
Alcohol and Substance Misuse
HALE (Health Action Local Engagement)
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Leeds Mencap
Located in one of the most deprived areas in Leeds, LeedsMencap has been providing information, advice and practicalsupport to people in Leeds with learning disabilities and theirfamilies for more than 60 years. The range of activities andservices offered includes: youth clubs, play schemes and siblingsupport groups; parent and carer support groups; and aresidential home for adults.
The charity had outgrown their existing building, a formerschool built over 100 years ago which was increasinglyinefficient to run and expensive to maintain, and which did nothave any scope to develop and improve services for peoplewith learning disabilities. Having identified a need to move, therefollowed a long and thorough consultation with service users,staff, and the local community, before developing plans to builda new centre.
Our £120,000 grant was towards the £2.4million cost of thenew purpose built facility which finally opened in spring 2016.
The new centre will provide Leeds Mencap with much-improved facilities and a place where they can more easily fulfiltheir ambitions of providing services to more people withlearning disabilities, as well as providing a space that can be usedby other community groups.
“People with learning disabilities and their families in Leeds facediscrimination, isolation and a range of challenges in their lives. Theyare more likely to be living in poverty and experience higher ratesof poor physical and mental health, in comparison to their peerswithout a learning disability. They find it increasingly difficult to getinformation, advice and the support they need. We believe thisproject can help change this and revitalise the life chances ofpeople with learning disabilities” Leeds Mencap
Leeds MencapConstruction of new premises £120,000
Robert Owen CommunitiesSix purpose built flats for 14 people with learning disabilitiesin Devon £50,000
East Park SchoolConstruction of a new residential facility for children andyoung people with additional support needs in Glasgow
£40,000
Sea Sanctuary - Vessel for ChangeFloating operational base for a charity which works withdisabled people in Cornwall £40,000
Creative SupportSensory equipment for people with learning disabilities inLancashire £30,000
Jubilee Sailing TrustRefurbishment of a tall ship to provide sailing holidays forphysically disabled and non-disabled people £30,000
Thomley Activity CentreNew centre for a charity which works with disabled familiesin Buckinghamshire £30,000
Campaign Against Living MiserablySupport to increase the helpline capacity for a charity whichworks to prevent male suicide in the UK £26,600
Target Ovarian CancerProgramme of support for women and their families whoare struggling to cope with chronic and life-limiting ovariancancer £26,600
Action Mental HealthRenovation of premises for an organisation supportingpeople with mental ill health in Northern Ireland £25,000
Ambitious About AutismPilot of an Early Years Assessment Service at TreeHouseSchool which provides specialist education and support forchildren and young people with autism £25,000
CantraybridgeConstruction of a new multi-purpose agriculture buildingfor a charity which works with disabled people in theHighlands £25,000
East Manchester Community Boat ProjectPurchase of a narrow boat to run activities for people withdisabilities £25,000
George House TrustCentre refurbishment for a charity which supports peopleaffected by HIV in Manchester £25,000
Lake District Calvert TrustConstruction of an activity high rope course for a charitywhich works with disabled people £25,000
Disabled People
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Disabled People
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Rose Road AssociationConstruction and renovation of a building for a charitywhich works with disabled people in Southampton
£25,000
St Joseph’s Specialist School and CollegeRefurbishment of a former lodge house in Surrey intoresidential accommodation for children with autism
£25,000
Stepping StonesPurchase of property for a charity which works withdisabled people in Norwich £25,000
United ResponseSupporting the Small Sparks programme which providessmall grants to people with learning disabilities to engagewith their local communities £25,000
St Michael’s FellowshipRefurbishment and equipping of residential centres andoffice space for a charity which works with disabled peoplein London £21,000
Friends of CollettTwo treehouse classrooms at a school in Hertfordshire forchildren 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 BureauRenovation and refurbishment £18,000
5 SensesMinibus for a charity which works with disabled people inHull £15,000
Bromley by Bow CentreMinibus for a charity which works with disabled people inLondon’s East End £15,000
Changing FacesRefurbishment for a charity supporting people living withconditions, marks or scars that affect their appearance
£15,000
Dogs for GoodRenovation and extension for a charity which works withdisabled people in Oxfordshire £15,000
Families United NetworkCentre refurbishment for a charity which works withdisabled people in Luton £15,000
Friends of Lydgate SchoolMinibus for a charity which works with disabled people inYorkshire £15,000
Gibside SchoolClassroom equipment for children with learning disabilitiesin Gateshead £15,000
Glenshane Care Association Minibus for a charity which works with disabled people inDerry £15,000
Hammersmith and Fulham Association for MentalHealthNew meeting rooms £15,000
Headway Hurstwood Park CompanyMinibus for a charity which works with disabled people inNewick £15,000
Mosaic ClubhouseRefurbishment for a charity which works with disabledpeople in London £15,000
Neuromuscular CentreMinibus £15,000
Reconnect (NI)Portacabin for a charity which supports people withacquired brain injuries in Northern Ireland £15,000
TaymaraBoat for an organisation which works with disabled peoplein Fife £15,000
Yarrow HousingBathroom and lift at an activity centre in London for adultswith learning disabilities £15,000
Yellow Submarine HolidaysMinibus for a charity which works with disabled people inOxfordshire £15,000
Momentum ScotlandVehicle for a charity which works with disabled people inthe Scottish Borders £12,500
Carlisle Youth ZoneSensory room at a centre for young people with disabilities
£12,000
OpenUp MusicMusical instruments for a charity which works with disabledpeople in Bristol £12,000
SHINEConstruction and equipping of a training room for a charityin Peterborough which works with people with spina bifida
£12,000
63 grants including 19 of £10,000 or less
Total £1,186,400
Disabled People
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“Do you know how it feels when you are struggling and strugglingand you feel that no-one is ever going to help. Then you come toFamilies’ Project and there is the help and my children can playand I can talk to someone who listens and now I feel like I can dealwith my sons and things will get better” (Mother of two boysaccessing 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 LondonBorough of Hammersmith and Fulham and surrounding areaswho are homeless, living in temporary accommodation orexperiencing other severe housing hardship such as over -crowding. In the 27 years since the project first opened, serviceshave developed and expandedorganically in response to emergingneeds, with
many of the families who attend SBFPCC today coming frommigrant and refugee communities, and not having English as afirst language.
The heart of SBFPCC’s work is a drop-in centre which offers awelcoming environment for those seeking sanctuary and respitefrom their poor housing situation, as well as opportunities to meetwith others who are experiencing similar problems. They alsooffer social work support and advice; therapeutic counselling andemotional support; and an Ofsted registered pre-school.
Our £15,000 grant was for thecharity to refurbish key parts oftheir premises to ensure that itremains fit for purpose for thefuture.
Disadvantaged Minority Communities
Shepherds Bush Families Project and Children’s Centre
UnseenConstructing a building for a charity in Bristol whichsupports victims of human trafficking £24,000
Bosnia Herzegovina UK NetworkBuilding extension for a charity in Birmingham £20,000
Newry Rainbow CommunityRenovaton and refurbishment of a centre for lesbian, gay,bisexual and transgender people in County Down,Northern Ireland £15,000
Shepherds Bush Families Project & Children’sCentreBuilding refurbishment £15,000
First Steps Women’s CentreMinibus for a charity which works with disadvantagedminority communities in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
£14,750
North Smethwick Development TrustVehicle for a charity which works with disadvantagedminority communities in the West Midlands £13,400
25 grants including 19 of £10,000 or less
Total £226,750
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Kibble is one of Scotland’s oldest charities and, today, a leadingsocial enterprise. Founded in 1857 to support ‘at risk’ youngpeople and divert them away from offending, more than 150years later, the range of services offered by Kibble includesaccommodation (including emergency temporary andsupported tenancies), fostering, support for care leavers, and ayouth employment and training scheme.
With limited employment opportunities for young people,transitional jobs have become an effective intervention to helpthose needing additional support to mature, gain core skills andmove into regular employment or further education. They
provide young people unable to access college and formalapprenticeships with entry-level work, where the rhythms androutines of the workplace are learned in a non-classroom setting.The KibbleWorks model is based on a pre-apprenticeship, workexperience, training and supported employment model.
As part of their employment and training service, Kibble alsoruns 12 social enterprises based on their Kibbleworks Campus.These include: MowerWorks, a repair service to grass-cuttingmachinery; GroundWorkers, a horticultural garden maintenanceand landscaping scheme; and FrameWorks, a picture framing service.
In 2013, the charity embarked on a major project, TheExperience, a youth employment and training centre operatingin 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. Theproject, which involved the conversion of a former Rolls Roycefactory in Renfrewshire, opened in 2015.
Our £200,000 grant was towards the £3.2million creation ofthe new centre which will aim to be a national centre ofexcellence with the potential for replication by otherorganisations. The Experience has breathed new life into theiconic former Rolls Royce factory, underlining KibbleWorks’commitment to the wider economic and social fabric of the region.
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Disadvantaged Young People
KibbleWorks
City YMCA, LondonNew hostel accommodation in Islington £250,000
KibbleWorksNew centre in Paisley £200,000
Federation of London Youth ClubsNew pool and equipment, and improved access at anoutdoor education centre in East Sussex £50,000
Northern Ireland Scout CouncilNew building £50,000
YouthscapeRenovatiion of a steam mill into a training facility fordisadvantaged young people in Luton £50,000
Children’s Discovery Centre East LondonBuilding refurbishment at a centre in Newham £40,000
Access ProjectMatching volunteer graduates with students fromdisadvantaged backgrounds £26,600
Buttle UKTowards a child support programme which providesessential items to disadvantaged families with children
£25,000
CAST NWConstruction of an education centre in Lancashire
£25,000
No Limits SouthRefurbishment of a new centre in Southampton £25,000
Venture TrustRefurbishment of premises in Edinburgh £25,000
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London Urban Arts AcademyMusic production and digital arts equipment £24,000
Glasgow Girls FCChanging room facilities £22,000
Bytes ProjectLaptops for a charity which works with disadvantagedyoung people in Belfast £21,000
HealthWORKS NewcastleBuilding extension at a centre for disadvantaged youngpeople £20,000
Hornsey YMCABuilding refurbishment £20,000
Ingol and Tanterton Community TrustRefurbishment for a charity which works with disadvantagedyoung people in Preston, Lancashire £20,000
Islington Boat ClubRefurbishment of the boat club premises for a charity offeringwater sports activities for disadvantaged young people
£20,000
YMCA LincolnshireCollapsible multi-use games area £19,500
Heritage Park Community SchoolLaser cutter for use in design and technology classes at aschool in Sheffield for children with social, emotional andbehavioural difficulties £19,400
Midi Music CompanyMusic production upgrades to provide music-basedactivities to disadvantaged young Londoners £18,000
The Honourable The Irish SocietySupport for 15 young people to take the National CitizenService programme £16,500
Grimm & CoInstalling a lift at a centre which provides creative writingopportunities for disadvantaged young people inRotherham £16,000
Brathay TrustMinibus for a charity which works with disadvantagedyoung people in Cumbria £15,000
Canongate Youth Project Minibus for a charity which works with disadvantagedyoung people in Edinburgh £15,000
Cirdan Sailing Trust Replacing the main deck of a boat for a charity offeringsailing opportunities for disadvantaged young people
£15,000
Outfit-MorayMinibus £15,000
Pershore Riverside CentreExtending a youth centre in Worcestershire £15,000
Smethwick Pakistani Muslims AssociationGym equipment £15,000
St Edmunds SocietyParts for a motor skills workshop to teach vehiclemaintenance to disadvantaged young people in Norwich
£15,000
Step by Step PartnershipRefurbishment, furnishings and equipment for a charitywhich works with disadvantaged young people inBasingstoke £15,000
Storeroom 2010Purchase of a building for a charity which works withdisadvantaged young people on the Isle of Wight £15,000
StreetGames UKOutdoor activity equipment to run sports projects fordisadvantaged young people £15,000
Willowfield Parish Community AssociationMobile gym equipment for a charity which works withdisadvantaged young people in Belfast £14,000
Earthtime for AllMinibus for a charity which works with disadvantagedyoung people in Moray £12,000
Peacock GymnasiumGym equipment for a charity which works withdisadvantaged young people in London £11,500
G.A.D Khalsa Sports Football ClubMinibus for a charity which works with disadvantagedyoung people in Derby £11,000
60 grants including 23 of £10,000 or less
Total £1,378,15
Disadvantaged Young People
Domestic violence is one of the most common forms of crimein our society today. Twenty five per cent of all assaultsrecorded by the police involve domestic violence. Ninety percent of children are in the same room or near vicinity whenviolence is taking place.
Since it was first set up in 1988, Birmingham Crisis Centre hasbeen providing a safe haven for female victims of domesticviolence. In 2012 the charity received the Lord Mayor ofBirmingham’s Award for outstanding service to women.Around 135 families stay at the Centre every year, spending anaverage of three to four months there.
The Centre provides residential refuge for mothers andchildren fleeing their homes as a result of domestic violence. Itoffers purpose-built accommodation for up to 23 women and
their children in self-contained bed-sitting rooms, each withtheir own kitchen and bathroom. Communal facilities include aresidents’ lounge, laundry, children’s playroom and an outsideplay area with an all-weather games facility.
Members of staff are on hand 24 hours a day, seven days aweek to offer practical and emotional support and advice onissues such as legal services, accessing benefits, liaison withstatutory and other agencies, and support with housing re-settlement.
The Centre also runs a full-time nursery which was rated asoutstanding by Ofsted in 2012 and again in 2015.
Our £50,000 grant was to support them to expand thenursery in order to meet new Ofsted requirements.
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Domestic and Sexual Violence
Birmingham Crisis Centre
Birmingham Crisis CentreExtending and refurbishing the nursery and holiday/afterschool club £50,000
Staffordshire Women’s AidRefurbishing and furnishing flats and communal areas at awomen’s refuge £28,000
Stroud BeresfordPurchasing and refurbishing a building £25,000
Monklands Women’s AidRefurbishing refuges in North Lanarkshire £21,000
Birmingham Rape and Sexual Violence ProjectBuilding refurbishment £20,000
New Pathways Family Friendly TherapeuticCentre of ExcellenceRefurbishment and stair lift at a centre in Merthyr Tydfil
£15,000
Scottish Borders Rape Crisis CentreBuilding renovation £15,000
12 grants including 5 of £10,000 or less
Total £206,000
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Based in Glasgow, Baillieston Community Care has beenproviding a range of quality care and support services aimed atmaintaining individuals’ independence within their own homesand the community since it was set up in 1992.
They provide three specific services: care at home, for peoplewith conditions such as multiple sclerosis, motor neuronedisease, and spinal injuries; a dementia short break programme;and a dementia day care centre for people over 65 diagnosedwith mild to moderate dementia.
Transport by minibus to and from the day care centre isprovided. However, with an increase in service users, and the
existing minibus only able to transport 10 people, the charityneeded to purchase a large vehicle with greater passengercapacity.
Our £15,000 grant was towards a new accessible minibuswhich could transport up to 12 people.
The vehicle will be used to transport people to and fromthe centre for activities, as well as on outings to places ofinterest like the museum and library, and trips to the shops.Given the specialist needs of passengers, an escort willalways be on the minibus to provide assistance and supportwhen necessary.
Supporting FriendsSupport for disadvantaged older people £25,000
Burma Star AssociationSupport for disadvantaged elderly UK veterans and theirdependants £20,000
High Street CentreRefurbishment for a charity which works with elderly peoplein Rotherham £20,000
Simeon Care for the ElderlyFurnishing a new care home for elderly people in Aberdeen
£20,000
Baillieston Community CareVehicle £15,000
Hawsworth Older People Support Services(HOPSs)Minibus for a charity which works with older people inLeeds £15,000
Midshires Search and Rescue OrganisationVehicle for a charity which works with older people inBedfordshire £15,000
Rainbow Care CentreVehicle for a charity which works with older people inCarnwadric £15,000
Clockhouse, Home of the Milford and VillagesDay CentreMinibus for a charity which works with older people inSurrey £13,000
Haylie House Residential Care HomeSensory garden in Ayrshiere for elderly people includingdementia sufferers £12,000
Rural Area Partnership in DerryRenovating, furnishing and equipping the premises £12,000
18 grants including 7 of £10,000 or less
Total £217,700
Elderly People
Baillieston Community Care
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“Hi my name is Adam, I have been a tenant with Canopy for almostthree years now. I first started volunteering with them in 2008.During my time at Canopy, staff have helped me a lot filling outapplication forms, writing my CV. After all the help I have receivedwith Canopy I have now got a job, which is going great. To be honestI don’t know where I would be without them, thank you.” Adam
Based in inner city Leeds, Canopy Housing Project is a self-help, community housing project which transforms neglectedurban neighbourhoods by renovating vacant, derelict housingstock to increase the availability of decent, affordable, securehomes for homeless families or individuals.
Canopy also involves and supports disadvantaged local peopleby providing volunteering and training opportunities to furthertheir abilities and improve access to employment, educationand training. The volunteer team and staff work with thepreviously homeless tenants to paint, decorate and furnish theirnew homes.
We gave Canopy a £24,000 grant to help them furnish andequip 10 vacant houses in various states of disrepair, which willthen be brought into the social housing domain and madeavailable to those in urgent need of housing.
Canopy Housing Project
Homelessness
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Homelessness
Cyrenians (Changing Lives)Refurbishing empty properties for a homelessness charityin Tyne and Wear £50,000
Oasis Aquila HousingBuilding an extension to a home for vulnerable youngmothers and their children in Gateshead £25,000
Canopy Housing Project LimitedFurnishing accommodation for homeless people in WestYorkshire £24,000
East Herts YMCARefurbishing flats for homeless people £20,000
Emmaus MerseysideRefurbishing accommodation and garden improvements
£20,000
Peter Bedford Housing AssociationRefurbishing and furnishing rooms for a charity which workswith homeless people in London £20,000
10 grants including 4 of £10,000 or less
Total £194,400
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Handmade Alliance Sewing machines to provide employability skills training toprisoners and ex-offenders in London £25,000
TheHorseCourse4 x 4 towing vehicle for an organisation which useshorsemanship to work with young offenders or youngpeople engaged with mental health services £24,000
KeepOut - The Crime Diversion SchemeConstruction of a cabin for a charity which works withprisoners and ex-offenders in West Sussex £16,000
Paws for Progress CICVehicle for a charity which works with prisoners and ex-offenders in Stirling £13,300
9 grants including 5 of £10,000 or less
Total £114,500
“You have made me think a lot about what I am doing with myfriends at the moment. You have educated me about life in prison,I have learnt so much from you, it has made me stop and thinkabout my behaviour both in school and out on the streets. Thingsyou told us about, I could relate to, because I am doing some ofthose things now. I know now that if I continue on this path I willend up in prison like you. I did listen and have made changes in mylife, don’t go out as often as I did with my friends now, because Iknow I will get dragged into bad things, I am trying to behave inschool as well. You said something to us and it has stuck in myhead. ‘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 bydedicated teams of serving prisoners – managed bycivilian staff – inside Coldingley, Lewes and Brixtonmale prisons, and Send female prison.
Prisoners are trained by KeepOut to run interventionworkshops for young people that inform, support anddivert those between 13 and 17 who are either atrisk of entering the criminal justice system, orare already involved in criminal activity.
Prisoners on the KeepOut teamshare their personal experienceswith the young people whoattend the workshops, and giveaccurate information about theiroffending and the realities ofprison life. This helps them toreflect on their own previousoffending behaviour, reinforces thelessons they have learnt and enables them togive something back to the community.
The workshops send a hugely powerful message to these youngpeople by setting out the likely consequences of continuing tobe involved in crime, or thinking of becoming involved withcriminal activity.
Our £16,000 grant was towards building a modular cabin atHMP Send to be used as a base for civilian staff and as a trainingfacility, enabling KeepOut to operate five days a week comparedto the previous three.
“Very rarely have I experienced a programme that influenced theyoung people like KeepOut. There is no one better than prisonersto deliver this message to young people.” Hackney YouthOffending Team
KeepOut – The Crime Diversion Scheme
Prisoners and ex-offenders
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Linden Lodge Charitable Trust was set up in 1980 to supportLinden Lodge school’s pupils by providing funds for items notcovered by statutory funding.
Linden Lodge is a specialist day and weekly boarding school inWandsworth, South West London. Pupils who attend theschool are visually impaired, multi-disabled visually impaired,deaf-blind, and children with more profound learning difficultiesand complex health needs. It is recognised as a specialistregional centre for children aged between two and nineteen,and its specialist area of work is addressing sensory andphysical difficulties.
The school takes a child-centred
needs-led delivery approach, designed to support and enricheach pupil’s sensory and physical learning to maximiseindependent living. The school continually reviews its curriculumto ensure it meets the needs of a complex and diverse groupof children and young people who require different approachesto the curriculum which is bespoke to their needs.
We awarded a grant of £40,000 towards the £1.1millionconstruction costs of a new Family Sensory Support Centre, apartnership project with Linden Lodge and WandsworthHearing and Visual Support Services. The new Centre willprovide education, care and support to almost 1000 deaf,
visually impaired and deafblind children from birth toadulthood and their families.
Linden Lodge Charitable Trust
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Deafblind ScotlandConstruction of a specialist learning centre £85,000
Macular SocietyResearch project aimed at increasing focussed medicalresearch expenditure to galvanise national and internationalefforts to fund, and find a cure for, macular disease
£55,000
Blind AidGrants for disadvantaged visually-impaired people
£40,000
Linden Lodge Charitable TrustNew Sensory Support Family Centre for a charity whichworks with visually-impaired young people in London
£40,000
St John of Jerusalem Eye HospitalGrants for general funds £30,000
7 grants including 2 of £10,000 or less
Total £267,800
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Visual Impairment
We have supported visual impairment charities for many yearsand were interested in understanding more, not just aboutvisual impairment but about the key issues faced by peopleaffected, and the organisations helping them. Since thereappeared to be few, if any, recent reports or informationavailable, we commissioned a piece of research by NewPhilanthropy Capital (a think tank and consultancy) in 2013.
Amongst the key findings of the research In Sight: a Review of theVisual Impairment Sector report were that medical research ineye health attracts significantly less funding than other areas, andthat the sector must work together to raise eye health as animmediate priority. It found a lack of co-ordination and spendon medical research to bring about effective cures andtreatments for eye disease.
Based on the findings, we commissioned further research fromthe Macular Society into developing a proof of concept whichwould make a robust case for significant increase in focusedmedical research expenditure to galvanise national andinternational efforts to fund, and find a cure for, macular disease.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has been estimatedto cost the UK at least £1.6bn a year. Around 600,000 peoplein 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 finda 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 wasspent on the biggest cause of sight loss – AMD. Charities in thesight loss sector raised nearly £0.75bn in 2014 but gave only£1.5m to AMD research.
There is exciting, world-leading work going on in our universities,research institutions and the NHS. Many researchers say theybelieve a solution to AMD is possible and so there are compellingreasons why research into macular disease should have moreinvestment”.
The report urges an increase in the investment and pace ofresearch, and recommends the creation of a multi-centreconsortium to address the challenge of early age-relatedmacular degeneration.
Sector research – Macular Society
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Proactive Grants Programme
Better Futures
The Better Futures initiative was introduced to our proactivegrants programme in 2013 with a £1.25m allocation. It fundswork which aims to improve the life chances of young peoplefrom economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
The first Better Futures grants in 2013 were to Catch22(£300,000) and YMCA England (£290,000) which are wellknown and highly regarded for their work with disadvantagedyoung people. These were followed in 2014 with grants toBradford-based One in a Million (£143,000) and Manchester’sRECLAIM (£136,000), again for projects supporting youngpeople.
Making the Leap
In 2015 we awarded £150,000 to Making the Leap, based inBrent, North West London.
“Many children in the UK never get the chance to succeed simplybecause they were born poor” Making the Leap
Making the Leap aims to develop the skills, confidence andoutlook of young people from poorer backgrounds so that theycan succeed in their chosen career. Their vision is to give youngpeople from poorer backgrounds the same opportunities tosucceed in their career as those from wealthier families.
Our grant was for a three year project to support 120 brightbut economically disadvantaged young Londoners a year (360in total) to raise their aspirations, improve motivation,self-confidence and non-cognitive skills to enablethem to access career opportunities which wouldotherwise not be available to them.
“Without Making the Leap I wouldn’t be here. There’s no way I’d bedoing TeachFirst. I didn’t realise I had such a negative attitudetowards everything - work, school, life - until I came here. That’swhen the positive attitude came. Making the Leap gave me a lotof hope. It literally changes your attitude. Because of our upbringingand 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 samerole as someone else? It doesn’t matter how you get there, as longas you get there!
If you’ve finished uni and you expect everything to be sorted andyou’ll get a job, it’s not like that. You need to offer more. Making theLeap will provide you with the mind-set that people are looking for.Coming here really did change my life”. Selvia
Making the LeapThree year programme to support up to 360 socio-economically disadvantaged young Londoners to raise theiraspirations by providing specialist employment skills trainingto help them to pursue any career path they choose
£150,000
Total £150,000 (1 grant)
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Conservation
Launched in 2008, Conservation was one of our first proactiveinitiatives. With a £2m allocation, it does not include the naturalenvironment (it covers ‘moveable heritage’) and its key aim isensuring that important conservation skills do not die out.
The programme includes an early £180,000 grant in 2008 tothe Institute of Conservation, the lead voice for theconservation of cultural heritage in the UK to support them inincreasing 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 rangeof conservation disciplines. These include 2015 grants toNational Museums Scotland (£34,900 for a 15 monthinternship in geological conservation), National Museum Wales(£27,400 for a one year internship in theconservation of musical instruments), and theBritish Museum (£26,250 for a one yearintern ship in ceramics and glassconservation).
The programme also includes an annual conservationfellowship of up to £80,000 over up to two years which isadvertised competitively, and which allows a senior conservatorto work on a research project with our grant used to backfilltheir post. In 2015, the conservation fellowship was awardedto the Courtauld Institute of Art (£35,000) for a six monthproject involving the conservation and technical study of theCourtauld Gallery’s Le Dejeuner sur l’Herbe, ca 1863-68 byEdouard Manet, enabling a deeper understanding of the makingand status of the work.
We continued to offer bursaries for continuing professionaldevelopment, with 35 bursaries of up to £1,000 awarded
during the year totalling£20,000. The scheme allowedtrained conservators to attendrelevant continuing professionaldevelopment programmes andevents around the world.
EvaluationWe commissioned an external evaluation of the conservationprogramme. This found that good background research andintelligence-gathering had ensured that funding was targeted inconservation disciplines that needed greatest support while theflexibility of the programme to react to different individual andorganisational circumstances greatly contributed to its success.
The different elements of the programme helped conservatorsof all levels of experience, providing support for opportunitiesto gain and deepen skills and expertise that would otherwise bedifficult to secure when other sources of funding are static ordiminishing.
The evaluation concluded that “future improvements are possible,but should be seen in the context of a sector-wide view that theprogramme has been hugely successful and has had considerableimpact on the conservation sector through considered, informedand targeted funding”.
Proactive Grants Programme
Courtauld Institute of ArtConservation and technical study of the Courtauld Gallery’sLe Dejeuner sur l’Herbe by Edouard Manet £35,000
National Museums ScotlandInternship in geological conservation £34,900
National Museum WalesInternship in the conservation of musical instruments
£27,400
British MuseumInternship in ceramics and glass conservation £26,250
Programme EvaluationExternal evaluation of the Proactive ConservationProgramme £18,945
Conservation bursariesBursaries for conservators to develop their careers byattending specialist courses and conferences £18,620
8 grants including 2 of £10,000 or less
Total £172,513
Dramatic Arts
In 2014 we allocated £1.25m to this initiative overfive years. It has two key strands. The first isbursaries for talented students from low incomebackgrounds to attend the London Academy ofMusic and Drama or the Royal Academy ofDramatic Arts (with £180,000 awarded to bothdrama schools for this purpose in 2014). By the end of theprogramme, our support will have supported 10 students tocomplete their training at LAMDA or RADA. This strand alsoincludes our 2014 £50,000 grants for bursaries to the NationalYouth Theatre, and £37,500 to the Society of London Theatrefor their annual Laurence Olivier bursary, the purpose againbeing to support students from low income backgrounds.
The second strand is the annual Clothworkers’ Theatre Awardfor a regional producing theatre. The region selected in 2015was 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 tosupport our work within the community over the next two years.York Theatre Royal has a very strong track record of working withthe community and has a reputation as one of the most inclusivecultural institutions in the country. This award will enable us to re-open the theatre after a transform ative capital redevelop ment withan exceptional project that will ensure the ongoing sustainabilityof this important theatre”. Vicky Biles, General Manager, YorkTheatre Royal
York Theatre Royal has been producing great drama on its sitein York for over 270 years. One of the country’s leadingproducing theatres, it exists to bring delight and fulfilment tothe people of York and beyond by offering a rich and diverseprogramme of creative activity.
The Theatre aims to create original and popular work of thehighest quality, whilst offering its building, knowledge, skills andexperience as a resource for the people of York. In recent yearsYork Theatre Royal has won particular acclaim for several areasof its work: its pioneering work with young people; theexcellence of its programming for families; and the daring andambitious approach it has taken to engage York’s communitiesin creating and presenting new work.
In April 2016 York Theatre Royal will re-open its historic buildingafter a year-long programme of refurbishment andimprovement. Thanks to the Clothworkers’ Theatre Award,they will open with an exceptional project that will enable thecreative focus for the next few years to be one of communityengagement through participation. By involving all members ofthe community in the work that goes on behind culturaldecision-making, York’s community will become ‘activespectators’ – with the idea that they will then feel far moreinvolved and connected to the cultural life of the city, ratherthan simply observing it.
Community Collaborations: a season of active spectatorship is aunique and exciting project involving participants in the creationor programming of work and inspiring a sense of belonging,ownership and community linked to York Theatre Royal. Thistwo year programme of activities and productions promises tohave real impact and an enduring legacy, and will contribute tothe ongoing sustainability of this important theatre.
York Theatre Royal Clothworkers’ Theatre Award for the two year project,Community Collaborations: a season of active spectatorshipcommunity engagement programme £150,000
Total £150,000 (1 grant)
Other
Third Sector ProspectResearch on capital grant funding £50,000
St Paul’s Cathedral Chorister TrustSupport for one student’s boarding fees for five years
£40,000
Registered Engineers for Disaster Relief (RedR)Natural disaster risk reduction project in Pakistan
£30,000
Royal Institution of Great BritainGrants to state schools in disadvantaged areas to accessmaths enrichment and enhancement activities £25,000
6 grants including 2 of £10,000 or less
Total £165,000
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