by Dave Lane | Dec 20, 2021 | Blog
SCC to Close It was sad to see on Twitter during the weekend and then in Third Sector Online today that the Small Charities Coalition (SCC) has taken the decision to close, as they were unable to secure funding for their charity support work. Being a VCSE support...
by Dave Lane | Nov 16, 2021 | Blog, News
£10m in grant funds allocated over the next four years. We’re pleased to read today that the Access Foundation has announced a further £10m of Reach grant funding over the next four years. The funding is to support charities and social enterprises to access...
by Dave Lane | Nov 15, 2021 | Blog, News
Social Enterprise? Need a Grant? £10k – £100k? We’ve just received this from our friends and colleagues at the Key Fund. The Social Enterprise Support Fund (SESF) opens soon and is for organisations to recover from COVID-19. The programme is being...
by Dave Lane | Oct 28, 2021 | Blog
A quick post to say we’ve had a look at the levelling up funds approved that were announced in yesterday’s budget. We’re pleased to see that Birmingham City Council has done quite well, particularly pleased that Moseley Road Baths (see our case study...
by Dave Lane | May 13, 2021 | Blog
As part of our 10th year birthday celebrations we are looking back and highlighting some of the fabulous social enterprises we’ve worked with over the years. Back in 2014 we were an approved provider for the “Big Assist” programme, which aimed to...
by Dave Lane | May 11, 2021 | Blog, News
This post relates to Birmingham and Solihull, but others should check with their local council as it is a central (DfE) funded programme. Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Funded through the Department for Education (DfE) grants are available to help support an offer...
by Dave Lane | May 4, 2021 | Blog, News
As part of our 10th year birthday celebrations we’re looking back at some of the organisations we’ve helped over the years to become vibrant social enterprises and community businesses. We thought that we’d highlight Moseley Road Baths as they...
by Dave Lane | Apr 21, 2021 | Blog, News
As part of our celebrations in our 10th year we thought it would be nice to look back at some of the fabulous organizations we have worked with to help shine a light as we come out of the lockdown and pandemic restrictions. The Olive Branch (at Three Trees) The Team...
by Dave Lane | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, News
Is your council letting you down or is it the Government? Many of you will remember the Chancellor announcing £12bn of support in grants as part of the Covid-19 relief for business. These grants were to be paid to those with Rate-able business premises. Grants were...
by Dave Lane | Jul 13, 2020 | Blog
Whilst we know many are getting back to some kind of normal and looking to re-open and re-start their social enterprises, it is important not to lose sight of the fact that there remains *£1.68bn grant funding (£183m in the West Midlands) that could go back to central...
