Making an Application

How to apply to the Town Trust

The Town Trust is empowered to award grants for “charitable and public uses” for the benefit of Sheffield as a whole and its inhabitants. Therefore the Trust can only help organisations that work for the benefit of the city of Sheffield.

Making an application

Should you wish to apply for a grant for your organisation you will need to complete our online application form which will need to be submitted with any supporting documents. The Town Trustees meet 4 times per annum and deadline dates for applications to be considered at our meeting the following month are 15th January, 15th April, 15th July and 15th October by 12 noon. If you have any difficulties making an application after reading the Frequently Asked Questions page please contact us.

Before completing the application form, please read the information on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Read the application questions and prepare your answers in advance. You must complete your application in one go, you cannot save your application or return to it. We recommend you draft your answers and documents to be uploaded before starting an application.
Documents that you may need include: details of your organisation; an outline of your project; your most recent balance sheet and budget for your project.
When you have gathered the information that you need then complete the on-line application form below and press the "Apply Now" button.

What happens next

Receipt of an application will be acknowledged initially by an automated email. Shortly after the deadline date, you will be sent a further Email asking you to contact one of our Trustees to discuss your application. Trustees will from time to time arrange to meet you for this discussion.

The Trustee will report back to our quarterly meeting of Trustees where a decision will be made regarding the application. The decision will be notified to the applicant within a few weeks of our meeting by Email. Grants agreed are generally paid automatically but sometimes grants are made ‘conditional’ dependent upon work commencing on a project. In this case you will need to contact us again before your work starts.

Tell us about the impact your project has had.

All applicants who receive a grant will be expected to complete a feedback form which you can download here or send us an email with a short update report on their project. This must be done within six months of the grant having been awarded.

Please note that Sheffield Town Trust will not, under normal circumstances, expect to receive further applications from successful applicants until 2 years have passed. If you wish to make an application within a 2-year time frame, please state clearly in your application why you are seeking a further grant.

Grant Application Form Sheffield Town Trust

Name of Organisation

Website Address (If available)

Name of Person Making Application

Applicant's Address

If Yes record your Charity No. here

Organisation's Address

Contact Phone Nos (Evening/Day)

If this is a national organisation please provide local contact details

A brief description of the project/need

What is the Organisation's annual turnover?

Please upload brief details of the organisation, the work that it does, who benefits, the number of volunteers, the number of paid staff and the names of Trustees and Committee Members (Max 1 side of A4)

Upload File

Upload your most recent set of accounts

Upload File

What is the overall size of the project/need?

How much is the Town Trust being asked for?

A description of the project for which the grant is being sought, who will benefit, how will you measure success, together with any other information that will help us assess the application (Max 2 sides of A4)

Upload File

Upload the budget for the project

Upload File

Name of affiliated organisations

Name of other organisations you have applied to

If Yes when and for how much and what was its purpose

If your organisation has changed its name in the last ten years what was the previous name.

The title of the bank account you wish any grant to be paid into.

Sort Code

Please press the "Apply Now" button once. You will receive an automated confirmation email from Sheffield Town Trust to confirm receipt

Bank Account - the account number.

Office Use Only

Please note if you have made a successful application in the last 2 years your grant will not normally be approved. If you wish to make an application within a 2-year time frame, please state clearly in your application why you are seeking a further grant.

Application Form

Registered Charity Number 223760