MARGARET CLITHEROW TRUST

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Domestic Abuse Programme
£10,000	23/06/2023	The funding will be used to establish a domestic abuse support programme and helpline for women from the Gypsy Romany and Traveller community. The project aims to improve knowledge about mainstream services and women's rights and aid quality of life.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	14/10/2022	Making a Difference
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Margaret Clitherow Trust
£10,000	04/03/2022 36	£10,000 over three years (£3,000 now, £3,000 next year, £4,000 the year after) as a contribution towards this national Gypsy Roma and Traveller charity's core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - MCT Volunteers
£10,000	11/02/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a volunteer recruitment programme and improve the groups digital capacity to support people from the traveler community. The project aims to decrease disadvantage and provide practical advice and support to ....more The funding will be used to deliver a volunteer recruitment programme and improve the groups digital capacity to support people from the traveler community. The project aims to decrease disadvantage and provide practical advice and support to improve wellbeing.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Margaret Clitherow Trust
£25,000	06/10/2021 24	To support the development and delivery of chaplaincy services to Gypsy, Traveller & Roma (GTR) communities across London.
National Lottery Community Fund - Making a Difference
£145,030	25/03/2021	The project will use its funding to cover staffing costs in order to meet the demand for its services. It will support volunteer support workers and help to reach schools and offer training to promote the understanding and cultural needs of the ....more The project will use its funding to cover staffing costs in order to meet the demand for its services. It will support volunteer support workers and help to reach schools and offer training to promote the understanding and cultural needs of the Gypsy Roma and Traveller communities.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	22/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

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Trustees (3)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/09/2015, number: 1163629

Gift Aid

• Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

Garden Cottage Offices
Badgemore Park
HENLEY-ON-THAMES
Oxfordshire
RG9 4NR

Objectives

The objects of the CIO are: (a) To advance social inclusion for the public benefit in relation to communities or groups which are socially excluded in such ways as the charity trustees see fit including, inter alia, by: ? Providing advocacy and facilitating equitable access to legal, public, housing, religious and charitable services; ? Providing tailored safeguarding and domestic abuse services; ? Delivering training to other organisations about the needs faced of a particular marginalised community or group and how these might be addressed; ? Raising awareness of the issues affecting a particular marginalised community or group. (b) To advance education for the public benefit in marginalised communities or groups in such ways as the charity trustees see fit including, inter alia, by: ? Facilitating engagement with, and access to, education for marginalised communities or groups; ? Encouraging and resourcing the development of literacy in marginalised communities or groups. (c) To advance health for the public benefit in marginalised communities or groups in such ways as the charity trustees see fit including, inter alia, by: ? Facilitating engagement with, and access to, health and social care for marginalised communities or groups; ? Encouraging and resourcing the development of mental health provision for marginalised communities or groups. (d) To advance the Christian faith for the public benefit in marginalised communities or groups in such ways as the charity trustees see fit including, inter alia, by: ? Providing flexible pastoral care and chaplaincy in accordance with the varying beliefs of different marginalised persons, communities or groups. (2) Faith-based inclusion Notwithstanding sub-clause (1)(d) of this clause, and for the avoidance of doubt, the CIO will provide its services irrespective of peoples? religion, faith, belief or values and the CIO will not proselytize nor seek to impose a particular faith or belief. (3) Scope of beneficiaries (a) The CIO will work with and for the benefit of marginalised communities that are Traveller, Roma and Gypsy. (b) Notwithstanding sub-clause (3)(a) of this clause, the trustees may decide the CIO will, from time to time, expand its work to include other marginalised and socially excluded communities and groups. (c) For the purposes of Clause 3, the definition of socially excluded and marginalised communities or groups will be those where one or more of the following is applicable: i. Those who are substantively socially stigmatised; ii. Those whose cultural needs are commonly misunderstood; iii. Those who have substantive difficulty accessing legal, public, religious, housing or charitable services; iv. Those who have communication and/or literacy difficulties, such that they have substantive increased difficulty in representing their own views; v. Those with disabilities and/or chronic ill health; vi. Those who are or are at risk of homelessness or being poorly housed (that being housing that does not meet basic habitable standards); vii. Those who are transgender or otherwise gender non-conforming or similar; viii. Those who are, were or are considering becoming sex workers; ix. Those where there is a risk or history of being subjected to domestic abuse, honour-based abuse, childhood abuse, exploitation, others forms of abuse or similar; x. Those who suffer with or are at risk of suffering from addiction; xi. Those who are involved or may be at risk of involvement in criminality; xii. Marginalisation as a result of being a relative or close friend of a person who is a member of a marginalised community or group (as defined by the aforesaid factors) even if they themselves are not directly in the said community or group. (4) Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable.