The Woodward Charitable Trust - General Application Form

Please ensure you have read the General Application Guidelines on our website and if needed the Frequently Asked Questions section before applying.

The application deadline is noon Friday 13th December 2024

Please note:

We recommend you complete the Word template provided first and copy and paste your answers into the online form, as the data from your form will not be saved if the page is refreshed. You will not receive a copy of your form upon submission.
If you accidentally miss a compulsory field or if you fill in a field incorrectly you will be returned to the top of the form where you will see the names of the incomplete fields. If this happens you will HAVE to re-attach the file(s) with your submission as the validation process removes the link to the file(s).
PLEASE CHECK YOUR FILES ARE ATTACHED BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR FORM.
The size limit of attachments is 10MB.
If you have any technical issues when submitting this form, please contact portal-support [@] woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk.

Contact Information

Contact first name (required)

Contact last name (required)

Contact job title (required)

Contact email (required)

Please enter a single email address.

Contact phone (required)

Address Information

Name of Charity (required)

Address line 1 (required)

Address line 2 (required)

City

Postal code (required)

County

Region (required)

Additional Charity Information

Website

Other organisational reference

Registered charity number

Date charity was founded

Please enter in dd/mm/yyyy format

Organisational type (required)

We only accept applications from registered charities, organisations with charitable status, including Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) and Community Interest Companies (CICs), provided they are working purely for the benefit of the community.

Approximately how many service users does your organisation support per year?

(Numeric value only, no commas). If you need to include any further detail please do so below, within the answer to the question ‘Details of projects and beneficiary outcomes’.

Purpose of funding (required) (max 80 characters)

(currently we are only funding core costs)

Aims and objectives of your charity (required)

(Please develop this to give details beyond your charity commission entry and tell us what you are aiming to achieve with your work, what you are proud of achieving to date and how your organisation is making a difference). 1,745 characters including spaces max. This character limit is a guide, please do not feel obliged to complete the entire box.

Details of projects and beneficiary outcomes (required)

(Let us know what your users have achieved and how that fits into our guidelines, and, if possible, how this compares to national averages. It is important to include numbers and/or percentages to show successful outcomes for your beneficiaries). 1,745 characters including spaces max. This character limit is a guide, please do not feel obliged to complete the entire box.

Future Projects (required)

(Tell us what projects you are currently working on, or have planned, that you’re excited about and what you hope to achieve through these. We want to know what you are doing to help your users improve their outcomes and change lives. Please note we are funding core costs and not specific projects.) 1,745 characters including spaces max. This character limit is a guide, please do not feel obliged to complete the entire box.

Application Type

Financial Information

Sum requested from The Woodward Charitable Trust (£) (required)

(Numeric value only – no pound signs or commas)

Complete this section from your latest audited/examined Statement of Financial Activities which are visible on the Charity Commission or Companies House website. If the accounts available on the Charity Commission or Companies House are not from the last financial year, please attach a copy of your most recent accounts and enter these figures below. It is essential that the figures on the form match those on your accounts.

Annual income (£) (required)

(Numeric value only – no pound signs or commas). We will only accept applications from organisations whose income is below £200,000.

Annual expenditure (£) (required)

(Numeric value only – no pound signs or commas)

Free reserves (£) (required)

(Numeric value only – no pound signs or commas). Free reserves are that part of your funds which are free from any constraints as to their use. If you are carrying over a large amount from the previous year, then please attach a note (at the end of this form) that explains the reasoning behind this. Please note that trustees will only consider a charity with over 50% of the previous year’s running costs in free reserves in exceptional circumstances.

Current Budget

Please list your anticipated income and your proposed charitable and non-charitable expenditure for the year in the boxes below, max 8 lines per box.

Anticipated Income for the current financial year (required)

Anticipated Expenditure for the current financial year – charitable (required)

(Charitable costs would cover all your project and core costs related to your work)

Anticipated Expenditure for the current financial year – non charitable (required)

(Non charitable costs would include items such as fundraising and marketing)

Accounts & Safeguarding policies

Are your charity’s accounts available on the UK Charity Commission’s website? (required)

NoYes

Financial Accounts: If your accounts are not visible on the Charity Commission or Companies House website because your charity’s income is under £10k, or if those visible are not from the last financial year then please include your draft accounts OR a projected budget forecast if your charity is newly in operation and does not have a set of historic accounts. Please ensure the figures on your form match those on the accounts you are submitting or those most recently available on the Charity Commission/ Companies House.

Safeguarding Policies: Please use the button below to attach a copy of your organisation’s safeguarding/child and/or vulnerable adult protection policy. Your policy/ policies will need to include the name and contact details of your organisation’s Designated Safeguarding Lead.

Please note:

You can upload multiple files so long as they are in the same folder/location when clicking Choose Files and browsing. Multiple files can be selected by holding down the CTRL button..

On clicking submit, if you have missed a compulsory field, or if you have filled in a field incorrectly, you will see a notification at the top of the form AND you will need to re-attach your file(s).

PLEASE CHECK ALL YOUR FILES ARE ATTACHED BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR FORM

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