Advice and support for disadvantaged individuals
The City Bridge Trust
Funding theme: Social, welfare, legal advice and food poverty
Funding size: There is no minimum or maximum limit to how much we will give, however we never give revenue funding exceeding 50% of the applicants turnover/income in any one year
Average award: Based on grants made to date, we have awarded between £36,000 and £320,000, the average award size has been £113,000*
What we fund We want to fund projects and organisations providing advice on:
welfare benefits
money
fuel poverty
employment problems
housing
immigration status
debt
We particularly want to fund agencies able to demonstrate inclusion of marginalised communities in the design and delivery of services and supporting people with multiple and/or complex problems.
You must either hold or be seeking a recognised management qualification and/or advice standard, for example:
Advice Quality Standard
Specialist Quality Mark
Lexcel Practice Management Standard
We can help you cover accreditation costs as part of your award.
Wherever possible, we seek to support projects and organisations that involve the communities the project or organisation serves in the shaping of its services and/or that are majority-staffed or run by those with lived experience of the issues they address.
Please note we can only fund debt advice provided by organisations regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
We can only fund immigration advice where accreditation from the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner is in place.