Cornwall’s leading grant giving health charity for the prevention and relief of sickness
and the promotion of health and wellbeing through Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly
can apply for grants to help reach their objectives
Our Grants
Welcome to the Duchy Health Charity’s Grants pages.
If you are ready to apply or would like to review or progress a pending application please click here.
For more information on applying for a new grant from Duchy Health Charity read on…
Who do we give grants to?
Duchy Health Charity can help registered charities, CIO’s, NHS organisations and occasionally CIC’s or social enterprises looking for funding to develop projects related to improving health and wellbeing and the provision of healthcare for the benefit of people of all ages living in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We are especially interested in supporting applications where a contribution from Duchy Health Charity would help to leverage additional support from other sources.
We can also help with signposting to other possible grant funding opportunities if required.
We do not give grants to individuals, commercial businesses, profit making organisations, groups whose beneficiaries are not people, or applications that duplicate an existing provision.
I am a CIC/social enterprise, what do I need to do to qualify for a grant?
CIC’s and social enterprises differ from registered charities and CIO’s in their governance structure and are not regulated by the Charity Commission. We will therefore need additional assurances of your suitability for a grant.
You must have a recognised governing document e.g. Memorandum or Articles of Association or other regulatory document and be registered with Companies House
Your organisation’s Articles must support the improvement of health and wellbeing in Cornwall
You must have a minimum of 3 unconnected Directors/Trustees, the majority of whom must not be paid any remuneration
You must have a Policy in place to ensure decisions on Directors’ remuneration are taken by unpaid Directors
You must have a realistic and up to date Business Plan to include a financial forecast and this must be submitted with your application
There must be an asset lock clause that ensures funds and assets are transferred to a body with charitable objects in Cornwall should the CIC/social enterprise cease operating
How much can I apply for?
All grant applications are considered on their individual merits by our Grant Committee.
Smaller applications, up to £5,000, can be considered and agreed at any time, whilst larger amounts, up to £30,000, must be discussed and agreed at one of our quarterly Grant Committee meetings.
Grant requests over £30,000 will need to be considered by our main Board.
Can I apply for help with salaries and running costs?
As a rule, we do not support requests for funding that is attributed to the ongoing payment of salaries, utilities, rent or operational expenses.
However, in exceptional circumstances, we may consider funding towards salary costs as part of a new project set up.
How do I apply for a grant from Duchy Health Charity?
Before starting your application, please register on the website here.
To help you fill out the form you will need information about your organisation and project including:
- Address including postcode
- Organisation type e.g. registered charity, CIC, CIO, NHS organisation etc.
- Website address and social media page links
- Year of inception and number of paid staff
- Annual turnover for the last financial year
- Brief history of your organisation and purpose
- Future aims and objectives of your organisation
- Project name, start date and anticipated completion date
- Project aims and objectives and success measures
- How you intend to fund future phases of the project
- How the project will benefit the people of Cornwall
- The amount of funding you are requesting and the purpose and justification for the grant
- A copy of your accounts for the last financial year
- A copy of your Safeguarding Policy
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Once you’re registered and ready to start your application, please complete our application form here.
The form will be saved as you go so you can begin an application and exit part way through without the worry of losing your information.
What are the deadlines for submitting an application?
Completed applications must be submitted at least one month ahead of our Grant Committee meetings and you can expect to receive a decision from us within two weeks after the Grant Committee meeting taking place.
Grant applications which miss the deadline will not be considered until the following Grant Committee meeting.
Grant Committee meetings are scheduled to take place on the following dates:
- 10 October 2022
- 23 January 2023
- 17 April 2023
- 17 July 2023
- 16 October 2023
Who can I speak to if I have still have questions?
If you need any more information or would like advice on whether to submit a grant application please contact our Administrator, Helen Newton by email at helen@duchyhealthcharity.org or phone on 07884 556106.