Case Studies
The stories behind some of the recent recipients of charitable grants from the Goldsmiths' Company Charity.
Please read our guidelines carefully before continuing with your application.
CHARITABLE OBJECTS: The Company Charity’s objects are as follows:
Please note that we have recently updated our guidelines and as such, charities and applications which would have been considered previously may now be outside the scope of the Company’s giving. To ensure time is not wasted, please read the guidelines very carefully and complete the eligibility test before applying. The Company reviews its policy regularly and will update guidance as and when it does so, on this website. Please check back regularly in order to keep up to date.
We do not fund the following:
Categories of Small Grants (up to the maximum of £5,000):
Guidelines and Limitations for General Charitable Support:
Reporting Requirements
A full impact report will be required at the end of the project or within one year of a grant payment. This should outline what has been achieved against the original purposes of the appeal and particularly the impact which our grant has had. Without such a report subsequent or future applications will not be considered.
Charities should also be aware that as part of The Company’s monitoring process, visits by members of the grants team and/or committee members may be required, by prior arrangement.
Further guidance on Culture, General Welfare and Medical Welfare/Disabled:
If having consulted all of the guideline information above regarding small grants you still have a query that cannot be answered here, then please email the team at grants@thegoldsmiths.co.uk
Categories of Large Grants (up to the maximum of £30,000):
We wish to be proactive in this grant category and to work with charities which fulfil the criteria below in order to advance both our own aims and those of the charity partner. Please see below for guidance:
1. Youth;
Whilst there are hundreds of fantastic charities working to help young people, whether it be through pre-employment training, educational projects, conflict resolution or safe spaces for young people, it was decided that charities supporting young people who are statistically more likely to experience disadvantage should be given priority. As such, we would like to hear from charities working with the following groups of young people:
2. Rehabilitation/ Resettlement of prisoners;
The rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners is now one our main named priorities, following many years supporting charities working in this area. As such, charities supporting prisoners get their life back on track either prior to or post release will be considered. We are particularly interested in hearing from charities working in: prisoner education and training; through-the-gate mentoring; employment opportunities for prisoners; arts and music; women in prison; and support for the families of prisoners.
3. Ageing Population;
Please note that the geographical restrictions relating to our general guidelines no longer apply for this category. Having reviewed the need in this area the committee understands that there is a lot of good work being carried out in communities all around the UK. We are therefore prepared to consider regional charities provided that their main objective is to combat feelings of isolation and loneliness in elderly people. The charity is prepared to consider well-tested solutions which have proved impactful, but it also open to discussing innovative ideas in this area of need.
Grants Process
Applications for grants should be discussed with the Grants Manager (see below for contact details). The Goldsmiths’ Charity operates a three stage application process for large grants.The first stage will require an initial enquiry (phone call or email), to be made to the Grants Manager directly. The second stage will be an outline grant proposal and ideally a face-to face meeting to discuss the proposal, and the third - if judged appropriate - will result in the submission of a full application which will be assessed by the main grants committee.
Guidelines and limitations for charitable support can be further discussed with the Grants Manager, and where there is significant justification, recurring grants will be considered. Where such grants are made, subsequent payments will be made on the basis of satisfactory reporting, timely submission and subsequent assessment each year. Charities should also be aware that as part of The Company’s monitoring process, visits by members of the grants team and/or Company trustees may be required, by prior arrangement.
Interim updates would be helpful but at the very least a final report will be required at the end of the year following grants made by the charity outlining what has been achieved against the original purposes of the appeal. Again, the Charity trustees are interested in an assessment of the impact achieved by the grant. Without such reporting subsequent or future applications will not be considered.
Applications for larger grants are considered on the first Wednesday of February, April, July, October and December. Full applications should be received a month prior to these meetings, having already gone through stages 1 and 2.
If having read the information regarding larger grants you have any further questions, or are thinking of making an application then please email the Grants Manager, Ciorsdan Brown at ciorsdan.brown@thegoldsmiths.co.uk or telephone 02076067010 ext 2012
The stories behind some of the recent recipients of charitable grants from the Goldsmiths' Company Charity.
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