We do not fund:
| Organisations |
| Local, regional or government institutions and organisations with core statutory responsibilities (e.g. NHS Foundation Trusts and NHS Charities, parish councils, town councils and public bodies) |
| Political parties or party-political activities |
| Individuals |
| Companies Limited by Guarantee, Constituted Voluntary Organisations and Excepted and Exempted charities. Please visit our partnership programmes page for information on available funding for these types of organisations. |
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Organisations that have been operating for less than 1 year and/or do not have signed accounts. If your organisation has not operated in its current format/name for at least 12 months, you must demonstrate that you have formally changed your organisation's format/name through an official |
| Universities, Colleges, Schools, Academies, Nurseries and Preschools. |
| Parent Teacher Associations and affiliated groups. |
| Organisations with solely religious objects in their governing document |
| Organisations outside of Great Britain |
| Organisations with an annual income less than £10,000 or over £1,000,000 |
| Organisations supported by players of Postcode Lottery through any other Postcode Trust within the last 12 months (this is counted from the date payment was received into your organisation’s account) |
| Previous grant holders who have not submitted the end-of-grant review form |
| Schedule 3 Community Interest Companies |
| Organisations that have previously breached their Funding Agreement with Postcode Community Trust |
| Organisations supported by players of Postcode Lottery through other Trusts. This includes organisations affiliated with national charities who are Long Term Partners, these include but are not limited to: Home-Start, Riding for the Disabled, Scouts Association, Girlguiding, Trussel, Mind, Woodland Trust, and Wildlife Trust. |
| Organisations that do not have a UK bank account in the name of the organisation with two unrelated signatories. Accounts must be with a UK bank, rather than an electronic money service. |
| Activities |
| Medical research, clinical treatment, medical staff in a clinical setting where the diagnosis, and/or prescribing of clinical advice or medication is taking place and medical equipment |
| Activities taking place outside of Great Britain or foreign travel |
| The promotion or practice of religion |
| Animal welfare, however, we will consider applications involving animals that focus on the human element e.g. therapy animals |
| Distribution of grants/funds to individuals or other organisations. This would include but not be limited to bursaries, per diems, and honorarium payments |
| Funding being allocated to the organisation’s reserves |
| Retrospective requests for activities that have already occurred or costs that have previously been incurred |
To visit the FAQs of our funding guide, click here.