Deadline: 28-May-23
Applications are open for the Banks Community Fund (LCF) to support community and voluntary organisations and environmental projects which are located close to a Banks Group development, and which provide benefit to the local community.
The Banks Group develops land for a variety of uses including residential property, commercial property and renewable energy (on shore wind and solar). It is a family owned, County Durham- based business employing around 400 people across the north of England and Scotland. The Banks Group looks for opportunities to make a real positive difference to local people and their communities and to provide lasting benefits, whether during the lifetime of a project or during long-term aftercare.
Aim
- build, improve or maintain public parks or amenities
- build, improve or maintain community buildings or amenities
- bring land back into use
- reduce or prevent pollution
- provide information on sustainable waste management
- improve quality of life in a local environment
- promote or conserve biological diversity through the provision, conservation, restoration or enhancement of a natural habitat, or the maintenance or recovery of a species in its natural habitat you must be open to the community (public) and allow access to your premises/project for a minimum of four evenings per week, two days per week or 104 days per year
Funding Information
- Grants from the Banks Community fund (LCF) will typically be up to £5,000.
Who they support
- Typically, they award grants to:
- constituted voluntary-led organisations with charitable aims,
- registered charities
- charitable incorporated organisations (CIO)
- social enterprises
- community interest companies (CIC)
- companies limited by guarantee that have charitable aims
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to receive a grant from Banks Community Fund (Landfill):
- you must be open to the community (public) and allow access to your premises/project for a minimum of four evenings per week, two days per week or 104 days per year
- be located in an area where the Banks Group is currently operating.
- three quotes/estimates will be required to accompany the budget; where this is not possible due to the specialist nature of the project, they ask for written confirmation with a brief explanation.
- You can only apply to the fund if you are in an eligible area within England and Wales (the fund is not able to support projects in Scotland).
Ineligibility Criteria
- They are unable to accept application from groups that:
- have not returned monitoring forms to County Durham Community Foundation for previous grants awarded from any grant programme not just a Banks Group Fund
- are subject to an investigation by the Charity Commission, the police or any other organisation in a legal capacity
- have restricted membership other than that associated with the objects of the group itself i.e. necessary for the safety/wellbeing of disadvantaged users,
- fail due diligence or do not comply with Charity Commission guidelines i.e. they would not make grants to organisations that had related bank signatories, several related trustees, income well in excess of the threshold for charitable registration etc.
For more information, visit Community Foundation.