Ridgeons Community Fund

The Ridgeons Community Fund offers grants of between £250 and £750 to support small, local voluntary and community groups and organisations undertaking charitable work.  The focus for the Fund is on projects aimed at improving health, and those working with children, young people and families.

Groups are eligible to apply if they are based within a 10 miles radius of the Ridgeons branches in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Hertfordshire. In addition groups must

  • Have a management committee
  • Have a governing document that has as a minimum the name, aim/purpose, objects, a dissolution clause for the organisation, a list of Trustees/Committee members, and Trustees/Committee member signatures
  • Perform Criminal Record Bureau checks if you work with children or vulnerable adults
  • Have an Equal Opportunities Policy
  • Have a bank account requires 2 independent cheque signatories

 

How to Apply

To apply for a grant from the Ridgeons Community Fund, just complete our online application form.

The online application form has two stages: Part A which you submit online, and Part B which requires you to send accompanying documentation by post or by email. Details of the information you are required to send in Part B is listed below, and you should make sure you have all the information ready to send to us before you submit your online application.

Part A - Complete the online submission

Online Grant application form

The link will open a separate window. You are invited to enter your email address which will automatically send an email to you containing a link to your individual application form. You are able to enter information using the online form, save it and return to it as many times as you like before submitting. You will also be able to print a draft to share with your committee. 

Please note that although the online form suggests that multi year grants are available, at CCF we only make grants on an annual basis

Part B – Send us your accompanying information

When you have completed the online form you will be sent an email with a pdf attachment called Part B of the application form.

The attachment asks for the following information/action:

  1. Your organisation’s bank details
  2. Contact details for two independent referees
  3. Your organisation’s accounts for the most recent past two financial years
  4. A copy of ONE bank statement from the last 3 months
  5. A signed copy of your organisation’s set of rules / terms of reference / constitution
  6. Your Equal Opportunities Policy
  7. The names and addresses of management committee members, with cheque signatories identified.
  8. If you are part of a larger regional or national organisation, evidence that you operate independently
  9. Three different quotes for any capital items

You should make sure you have this information ready before you submit your online application so you can send it to us promptly. We will not consider your application unless we have received all the requested information.

Please note:

  • If you have previously applied to CCF are have sent copies of any of the items listed in Part B, then you do not need to send additional copies unless they have recently been updated.
  • Remember to write your return address on any package you send to us by post as we are unable to pay the surcharges applied if you fail to pay the correct postage - your return address will get your documents back to you.