The Movement Fund is for not-for-profit organisations, such as:
- sports clubs
- community groups
- charities
- local authorities
- not-for-profit companies
- schools – where the project will benefit the wider community.
Your organisation must have a formal governing document
This means a document that outlines the functions and the ground rules of your organisation.
Most organisations will already have this in place. For example, sports clubs have a constitution, charities have terms of references and not-for-profit companies have memoranda and articles of association.
Smaller organisations may not have a formal governing document in place yet; however, it's easy to create a constitution that outlines how your organisation works.
It helps to protect your members, makes your organisation run more smoothly and will make it easier to apply for other funding in the future.
If this is something you need to do, Buddle has tips on how to develop a constitution.
Your organisation must be managed responsibly
To offer public funding, we need confidence that you are running your organisation responsibly – whether it is led by volunteers or paid staff members.
This includes having some things in place which demonstrate democratic and good governance.
Your organisation must:
- have at least three committee members, trustees or directors who aren't related and don't live together
- make sure decision-making and voting rights are distributed fairly.
If you're a company, please check your organisation’s 'significant control' information on Companies House. No one should have significant control.
Buddle has help and advice on governance of your organisation.
We understand these requirements can seem unfamiliar. Our advisors are available to help you.
Call them on 0345 8508 508 or email on [email protected] if you'd like support on this.
We do not fund
We have some restrictions on our funding. Please be aware we can’t fund:
- individuals or sole traders
- organisations based outside the UK
- companies who can pay profits to directors, shareholders, or members, including companies limited by shares
- organisations applying on behalf of another organisation
- organisations who have already received £15,000 from the Movement Fund in the last 12 months.
If you received an award of less than £15,000 in the last 12 months for a project that is completed and closed, with all monitoring information provided, you can apply for a new project.
However, the total combined award value for both projects cannot exceed £15,000 in the last 12 months.