Funding & Income

In line with the programme development plan, Groundwork have conducted the initial assessment of the first submissions of delivery partners questionnaires circulated in the last bulletin. 

Half of local authorities in England reduced the amount of grant funding to the voluntary sector between 2011/12 and 2012/13 disproportionately, compared to the amount their own budgets have been reduced by, according to research from Compact Voice.

With a guaranteed income of £25million for 2013, the Lloyds TSB Foundation is encouraging registered charities looking for support, particularly towards core costs, to visit www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk for further information on applying for to the Foundation funding and to check eligibility via the short online questionnaire.

Small and medium sized charities reported deficits of more than £300million in 2011, compared with an overall surplus of £325million in 2007, according to an analysis of the latest accounts by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).