Broadhurst provides funding for groups providing informal support for people living with mental illness in the community.

Only non-profit making voluntary or community organisations may receive grants. This includes registered charities, Community Interest Companies (CICs) and other groups affiliated to a local Council for Voluntary Services (CVS) within the catchment area of the Broadhurst Welcome Home Community Ltd e.g. Rushmoor Voluntary Services.

Applying for Group Funding

We do need to understand the way you run the group and its finances, that is, your governance structure. So we would like to see something about the basic aim of the group, its rules and policies, who runs the group (Management Committee) and who is the leader (Chair) and who can produce financial information (Treasurer). We will need to know about your bank account.

It is important that we understand how your group will benefit the people who come along, so we expect some information about the group, how often it meets, the way it is run and what activities will take place. We need to know who will lead the group sessions and what experience they have in helping people with mental health problems.

Please send this to us in a simple document. If possible include the following as additional  information -

• A document that shows how your group is run e.g. your Constitution if you have one

• Your Vulnerable Adults Safeguarding and Data Protection policies.

• Information on what you did last year, e.g. your most recent annual report if you produce one.

·       A copy of your most recent yearly accounts (if you have been running for over a year).

You can apply for funding at any time and when we have agreed to fund your group you will receive the funding straight away, which will cover the period of time between the awarding of the grant to the following April.

After that initial application, if you require further funding you will be asked to report on your group’s activities and accounts in January each year, in order to bid for more funding for the year ahead, which will be commence in April if your bid is accepted.

There is no limit on the number of years you can apply for a grant, or on the amount requested, but the amount awarded will be at the discretion of Broadhurst. If the amount awarded is different than that requested we will explain why we have reached that decision.