General Exclusions
We will not normally:
- support commercial organisations, charities not registered in the UK, or failing organisations or causes
- fund major capital projects (e.g. the purchase and renovation of buildings or vehicles or training costs and professional fees relating to capital projects)
- fund revenue costs (e.g. general running costs of the organisation including salaries, expenses, administration, hire of space / premises, marketing and publicity, utility bills)
- make grants to individuals
- support general or marketing appeals
- fund projects which are conducted wholly overseas
- support projects which reduce support from public funds
- contribute to appeals from any organisation where the money will be used for religious purposes, or projects which promote a particular religion
- grant more than £25,000 to a single project in any one year
- support a project for longer than three years.
What We Fund
IMPORTANT NOTE: We are not accepting new grant proposals at present. For further details, see our News page. We encourage the development of commercial…... Read more
Our Funding Priorities
We regard commercial education as embracing four main areas of activity: SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: education in the essential skills that are needed for employment as…... Read more
Recent Projects
We fund projects that support the development of commercial awareness in young people and facilitate their transition from education into employment, self-employment and enterprise.…... Read more
How to Apply
Up until 2020, we accepted applications for funding at any time of the year. Normally, the application process involves dialogue with our trustees and…... Read more
