Clearer Care Programme 2026

Hints and Tips

• Tell us: What you want to do, who you want to help, how you are going to do it, and why it needs to be done.
• The maximum funding available through this programme is £2,500.
• Please note we cannot support retrospective projects / grants and you are expected to start using the grant within three months of award.

Eligibility

This programme supports:

• Registered charities
• CIO – Charitable Incorporated Organisations
• Charitable Trusts – other than educational establishments
• Statutory bodies (NHS, Local Authority, etc.) – Consultancy only.
• Voluntary and community groups
• Faith groups, where the project clearly benefits the wider community and is open to people of all faiths or none.
• Community Benefit Societies with charitable status
• CASC (Community Amateur Sports Club)
• Not for profit organisations such as CICs with a clear social purpose, for their charitable activities
• Educational establishments are eligible for exceptional projects that fall outside statutory support and benefit the wider community

To be eligible applicants need the following:

• A management committee (the people who are responsible and make decisions – Trustees or Directors) of a minimum of three unrelated people.
• A signed constitution (governing document or set of rules).
• A bank account in the name of your group which requires two signatories / dual authorisation.
• A Financial Policy (a document which lays out how you manage money and payments).
• Safeguarding Policy and Procedures – we recommend that all organisations should have a safeguarding policy and if you work with children, young people, or vulnerable adults you must have a Safeguarding Policy and Procedures.
• Your Accounts to clearly show Unrestricted and Restricted income and expenditure separately – from the moment it comes into the organisation, to the moment it is spent.

If you are a CIC, in addition you will need to demonstrate;

• You have a minimum of three Directors, the majority of whom are not paid employees.
• That the salaries and benefits of any paid Directors are approved by a majority of non-executive Directors and are reasonable and proportionate to the work they do and the financial position of the organisation.
• There are no Persons with Significant Control.

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