Common Ground Award

To apply for this grant, your organisation must be a VCSE organisation with a base and operating in England, with charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes. This includes:

• an organisation registered as a charity with the Charity Commission
• a charitable incorporated organisation registered with Companies House and with the Charity Commission
• a company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House, that is established for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes
• a community interest company registered with Companies House
• a community benefit society registered by the Financial Conduct Authority
• an unincorporated community group or organisation, or an unincorporated association that is:
  • established for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes
  • has a governing body with at least 3 members
  • has an inclusive membership policy
  • has a governing document
  • can provide accounts for the last two financial years
  • has its own UK business bank account
  • can hold land or property and enter into contracts either by itself or via trustees

Those who are not eligible to apply include:

• local authorities and other public sector organisations
• profit distributing organisations
• individuals
• regulated education sector organisations (e.g. schools, further and higher education institutions, universities)