BUILD UP FOUNDATION 

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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
The Fore - Grant to Build Up Foundation
£30,000	01/04/2023 36	Build Up helps young people make a lasting impact on the physical spaces they live in. Supported by architects, designers and construction leaders, the charity gets young people involved in ....more Build Up helps young people make a lasting impact on the physical spaces they live in. Supported by architects, designers and construction leaders, the charity gets young people involved in designing and transforming structures in the heart of their communities. They have an impressive track record, having built over 40 permanent projects across 12 London boroughs.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Build Up Foundation
£100,000	13/03/2023 24	£100,000 over two years (2 x £50,000) to empower disadvantaged young people (aged 10-23) living in London’s most deprived areas to shape where they live by giving them agency over how public and ....more £100,000 over two years (2 x £50,000) to empower disadvantaged young people (aged 10-23) living in London’s most deprived areas to shape where they live by giving them agency over how public and community spaces are designed and built.
National Lottery Community Fund - Construction Training Workshops Pilot
£9,998	07/10/2022	The funding will be used to increase opportunities for young people to take part in construction training workshops and make physical improvements to their community spaces. The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to increase opportunities for young people to take part in construction training workshops and make physical improvements to their community spaces. The project aims to improve the skills and confidence of young people and help reduce their experiences of isolation.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	04/02/2022	Core funding for Build Up Foundation
National Lottery Community Fund - Build Up Aldriche Way
£9,995	09/07/2021	The funding will be used for young people to work within the community planning designing and building physical improvements to their estate. The project aims to bring people together and expand the ....more The funding will be used for young people to work within the community planning designing and building physical improvements to their estate. The project aims to bring people together and expand the skills of those involved.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Build Up Foundation
£45,000	31/03/2021 24	over two years as continuation funding towards core salary costs for a charity supporting young people to lead community construction projects in London
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Build Up Foundation
£46,000	25/03/2021	£46,000 to Build Up Foundation for additional staff time from the director to work with a product development consultant, set up a cloud-based accounting system and financial modelling, develop a ....more £46,000 to Build Up Foundation for additional staff time from the director to work with a product development consultant, set up a cloud-based accounting system and financial modelling, develop a CRM system and board recruitment, to enable the organisation to apply for social investment.
CAF - Grant to Build Up Foundation
£10,000	02/07/2020 3	Grant to Build Up Foundation to support the organisation through COVID19
Comic Relief - Build Up Recovery Funding
£15,716	23/06/2020 6	COVID19 Recovery funding
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	12/06/2020	Request for core funding to expand our innovative youth-led construction programme and increase our organisational sustainability
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Build Up Foundation
£12,941	11/06/2020	£12,941 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 support for our young people
£10,000	29/05/2020 4	The funding will be used to deliver online workshops for young people to support an inner-city regeneration programme to support their mental well-being.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£12,868	20/05/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Build Up Foundation
£30,000	11/09/2019 24	over two years towards core salary costs for a charity supporting young people to lead construction projects in London
National Lottery Community Fund - Flanders Way Nature Build
£9,990	02/08/2019 12	The funding will be used to transform a neglected site into a public space built and designed by young people for the local community to enjoy. The project aims to facilitate skills development and ....more The funding will be used to transform a neglected site into a public space built and designed by young people for the local community to enjoy. The project aims to facilitate skills development and improve resilience.
Comic Relief - Build Up London (BUL) Extension
£18,291	03/07/2019 18	The Build Up Foundation works with 6-23yr olds in London, many of whom feel stigmatised and excluded from their own community spaces. The first year of the current #iwill grant has enabled it to work ....more The Build Up Foundation works with 6-23yr olds in London, many of whom feel stigmatised and excluded from their own community spaces. The first year of the current #iwill grant has enabled it to work with 50 young people on youth-led construction projects - building the skills of young people, and evidencing their value to the wider community. This proposal will involve some of these existing participants in recording their testimonies on film and creating an exhibition to showcase their work. Three-hundred new young people will be involved via youth-led focus groups and as exhibition attendees. The grant will also invest in evaluation support around evidencing social impact..
Comic Relief - Build Up London (BUL)
£80,082	27/09/2017 36	Working with young people aged 10-14 years across London, the project will build large structures on adventure playground and play sites. Young people are at the heart of this project, and each year ....more Working with young people aged 10-14 years across London, the project will build large structures on adventure playground and play sites. Young people are at the heart of this project, and each year 8 young people will benefit from leadership training in designing and building structures and will then lead a bigger group to create and build them across 6 London sites.Working from design through to construction, young people will gain confidence and develop resilience as well as gain valuable leadership and construction skills and experiences that will inspire a life-long commitment to community action and volunteering.
National Lottery Community Fund - Cody Dock Shelter
£9,995	25/04/2017 12	The funding will be used to run community workshops to design a new outdoor shelter, bringing together young people to work together. The project aims to develop social skills, self-confidence, ....more The funding will be used to run community workshops to design a new outdoor shelter, bringing together young people to work together. The project aims to develop social skills, self-confidence, practical and creative skills and provide an opportunity for outdoor learning.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Build Up Foundation
£9,100	10/04/2017	purchase of a van for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in London
National Lottery Community Fund - Risks and Rewards
£10,000	29/07/2015 12	The group will use the funding to run a series of team building workshops for deprived young people within the area. This will develop life skills, build confidence and promote interaction within the ....more The group will use the funding to run a series of team building workshops for deprived young people within the area. This will develop life skills, build confidence and promote interaction within the community.

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Trustees (3)

Legal constitution

• Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/10/2015, number: 1163872
• Registered at Companies House on 23/12/2014, number: 09365881

Gift Aid

• Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

Cody Dock
11C South Crescent
Canning Town
London
E16 4TL

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED