> Home : Charities : Charity Guidelines and Limitations Charity Guidelines and Limitations Grants are made to London-based or national charities, but not to local provincial charities. Where charities are members, branches or affiliates of an association, appeals are accepted from the governing body or head office of that association only. In the case of church restoration, block grants are made to the Historic Churches Preservation Trust and therefore appeals from individual churches will not normally be considered. The Goldsmiths' Company Charity's policy is to give small grants: the average grant in 2004/2005 was approximately £3,000. Where a grant is exceptionally made payable in stages over a period of more than one year (a recurring grant), each annual payment will be considered on its own merit and repeat payments cannot be assumed. Requests for assistance by individuals are only considered if they are members of the Goldsmiths' Company. The Goldsmiths' Company Charity does, however, make grants to the funds of certain Inner London boroughs which are wholly administered by the Social Services of the relevant borough. Applications are not normally considered on behalf of: Medical research Animal welfare Memorials to individuals Overseas projects Individual housing associations Endowment schemes Charities with a turnover of more than £10m Appeals are considered monthly except in August and September, and there is usually a three to four month delay between receipt of an appeal and a decision being made. Applications from any organisation, whether successful or not, are not normally considered more frequently than once every three years. Applying for a Grant Application for a charitable grant should be made by letter, no more than two sides of A4 in length, highlighting the case for the Goldsmiths' Company Charity to give its support. The letter should be accompanied by: The completed downloadable Application Form. The form may be retyped, but should follow the same format and length (three sides of A4). All questions should be answered. Please do not cut and paste information on the form. Legible handwritten applications are acceptable. The Charity's most recent Annual Report and Audited Accounts (or Financial Report required by the Charities Act). Any inquiries should be addressed to the Charity Administrator.   In This Section Charity Guidelines and Limitations Browse through the work of over 220 of the UK's leading designer craftsmen or search for a specific piece of jewellery or silver. visit the site Application Form Charity Grant Download Application The above file requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader