The fund looks to support charitable organisations in our operating area which support the following causes:

• Health and Wellbeing – providing a physical or social benefit to those involved
• Vulnerability – providing a clear benefit to vulnerable people either directly or indirectly via local support, groups and organisations
• Financial Wellbeing and Education – supporting the improvement of financial literacy

This fund doesn’t provide funding for:

• Organisations outside of our operating area
• Applications which have received a donation in the last six to twelve months
• Trips and holidays
• Events that have already occurred
• Sensitive, controversial or harmful requests, or those that could be a conflict of interest
• Political or pressure organisations
• Anything that could cause offensive or harm to ourselves or other people
• Running costs including salaries and capital expenditure
• Individuals further education/tuition/course fees

Our branches support community groups and charitable causes with donations of up to £250 which are considered and awarded on an individual basis by our branch teams themselves.

This amount of £250 is to ensure that our funding is spread fairly throughout our region.

To apply for a donation of up to £250 all you need to do is call into your local branch with an outline of your request in writing.

Alternatively, you can apply online here.

When we receive this, we'll let you know when you will receive a response or if we require any more supporting information.