The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Objects of the charity

Objects of charity

The objects of the Foundation are such charitable purposes as the Trustees in their discretion from time to time determine. The Trustees have power to apply income and capital to fulfil their objects.

Projects within the UK

The Trustees will consider applications from anywhere in the UK, especially those concerned with areas of deprivation. It is not necessary to be a registered charity in order to apply however applications will only be considered from not-for-profit organisations.

Projects outside the UK

The Trustees will also consider applications from charities based in the UK which undertake health care, health education and community projects; and projects supporting charitable work in developing countries. The Foundation currently spends around 10% of its grants budget on overseas projects.

Health Care & Disability

The Trustees will consider applications in respect of:

Physical and Mental Disability: projects involving rehabilitation, (including related arts and sport programmes); projects particularly for ex-service men and women (including former employees of the emergency services); projects for children (including holidays); and respite care;

Hospices & Palliative Care: the provision of domiciliary care; support for volunteers and carers; outreach services; the refurbishment of premises; the provision of equipment (excluding in all cases services or costs which are normally funded from statutory sources);

Medicine: support services (e.g. specialist medical helplines) for those suffering from chronic illness (e.g. dementia) or terminal conditions; special equipment (not available on the NHS) for the chronically or terminally ill at home. (Medical research projects are not included).

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Community Support

The Trustees will consider applications in respect of:-

Community: the support of carers; projects in deprived communities; projects addressing financial exclusion; the provision of sporting facilities or equipment in deprived areas;

Drugs and Alcohol: rehabilitation of substance and alcohol mis-users;

Elderly: projects addressing isolation and loneliness (e.g. befriending schemes); domiciliary support (e.g. respite for carers), residential improvements/adaptations;

Ex-offenders: projects working with prisoners and ex-offenders to improve their life skills and reduce re-offending;

Young People: projects which build the confidence, life skills and employment skills of young people in need.

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Education and the Arts

The Trustees will consider applications in respect of:-

Arts: projects which enable the disabled and people living in areas of need and poverty to participate in the performance arts and to experience artistic excellence in the performing arts; projects which encourage and give opportunities to young talented people whose circumstances might otherwise deny them;

Education: projects which help children at risk of exclusion or with exceptionally challenging behaviour to realise their educational potential; projects which encourage and give opportunities to young talented people whose circumstances might otherwise deny them access to further/higher education;

Heritage: community projects (excluding large capital appeals) which restore and bring back into use heritage properties and resources, particularly in areas of need and poverty.

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