1. Juliet Williams Regional Officers South West
Who are we?
Juliet Williams Regional Officers South West

2. Children in Need SW Region
BBC West - Bristol
BBC South West – Plymouth
BBC South - Southampton

3. The projects that we fund…
…help us achieve our three ambitions.
That every child in the UK has a childhood that is :
Safe
happy and secure
allows them the chance to reach their potential

4. Projects should make a difference to disadvantaged children and young people, aged 18 and under.
Illness, distress, abuse or neglect
Any kind of disability
Behavioural or psychological problems
Severe poverty and deprivation

5. Our grant programmes Emergency Essentials www.buttleuk.org
Small Grants
any amount up to and including £10,000 for one year at a time
Main Grants
over £10,000 for up to three years

6. 4 deadlines a year, quicker turnaround
SMALL GRANTS
£10,000 or under for 1 year only
Online application
9 week turnaround
4 deadlines a year, quicker turnaround
1 March
Early May
1 June
Early August
1 September
Early November
1 December
Early March

7. MAIN GRANTS Over £10,000, up to 3 years 3 deadlines a year
Initial Application – online
Invited to full application stage
3 deadlines a year
15th May mid October
15th September mid February
15th January mid June

8. 5 main focus areas

9. What don’t we fund? Retrospective funding
Relief of statutory responsibility
Medical research or pregnancy advice
Promotion of any religion
Distribution to other organisations
Projects unable to start in the next 12 months

10. Local Government Bodies
NHS Bodies
Applying on Behalf of e.g ‘Friends of’ ‘PTA’s
Building Grants of More Than £20K
Non-Targeted Awareness-Raising Work
Bursaries and Subsidised Places

11. Common Reasons for Failure
Missing Information
Insufficient Evidence of Disadvantage
Project Not Sufficiently Focused on Children
The Majority of Young People are Aged 18 & Over
Capacity - The Organisation Does Not Have Management Skills/Experience/Finance
Competition - Higher Request Amount = Higher Standard Expected

12. For further help… bbc.co.uk/pudsey helpdesk on 0345 609 0015 or
Juliet Williams Plymouth Office

13. Thank you Juliet Williams 01752 234 588 south&west@bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk/pudsey