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Frequently asked questions

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1. How do I apply for a grant?
2. Do you consider applications from national charities with a branch in Birmingham?
3. Do you consider grants for charities outside Birmingham?
4. Do we have to be a registered charity to apply?
5. Do you support individuals?
6. Do you support animal charities?
7. When is the best time to apply?
8. Do you have a phone contact number?
9. Can an organisation have more than one grant at a time?
10. You have already given us a grant. Can we apply again for the same purpose?
11. Will the Trust fund core costs such as equipment?
12. We are a new charity and do not yet have any audited accounts.
13. Do you acknowledge all applications?
14. When will we hear if our application has been successful?
15. If we are not successful will we be told why, and is there an appeals procedure?
16. Do you expect us to spend the grant within a certain time?

1. How do I apply for a grant?

Complete the application form and send it with a short letter and your latest accounts (if they are not showing on the Charity Commission website) to JRL Smith Correspondent, The Roughley Trust, 90 Somerset Rd, Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2PP.

2. Do you consider applications from national charities with a branch in Birmingham?

We only consider applications from independent Birmingham charities with their own accounts.

3. Do you consider grants outside Birmingham?

In some cases we accept applications for charities near Birmingham if there are strong Birmingham connections. See Eligibility.

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4. Do we have to be a registered charity to apply?

Yes.

5. Do you support individuals?

No.

6. Do you support animal charities?

No.

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7. When is the best time to apply?

By end August for the October meeting. There is only one meeting each year. See Meetings timetable.

8. Do you have a phone contact number?

No. Correspondence is by letter or email.

9. Can an organisation have more than one grant at a time?

We will only consider one application from each charity.

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10. You have already given us a grant. Can we apply again for the same purpose?

We will consider each application on its merits. In some cases we may offer a further grant for the same purpose.

11. Will the Trust fund core costs such as equipment?

Yes.

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12. We are a new charity and do not yet have any audited accounts.

Send what financial records you have, preferably with an endorsement from a charity known to us. Please see lists of charities supported on the Eligibility page.

13. Do you acknowledge all applications?

Yes.

14. When will we hear if our application has been successful?

We write to all successful applicants In November following the meeting.

15. If we are not successful will we be told why, and is there an appeals procedure?

We only write to successful applicants and we will not normally enter into correspondence.

16. Do you expect us to spend the grant within a certain time?

Yes we would expect you to use the grant reasonably soon, certainly within a year.

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