BETTER COMMUNITIES BRADFORD

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
Sport England - Step & Savour: Empowering Women's Walk & Wellness
£7,500	10/11/2023 12	This project will deliver a Women's Walking and Dance Club alongside educational sessions on nutrition for Muslim women living in Bradford. Weekly exercise sessions will take place at women's only spaces, local parks or designated walking trails, ....more This project will deliver a Women's Walking and Dance Club alongside educational sessions on nutrition for Muslim women living in Bradford. Weekly exercise sessions will take place at women's only spaces, local parks or designated walking trails, with participants provided personalised fitness plans. Nutrition workshops will be led by certified dietitians, covering topics such as meal planning and making healthier food choices on a budget.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Better Communities Bradford
£195,200	21/09/2023 36	towards three years' running costs of a project providing a sewing skills and counselling programme for ethnically marginalised women in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	12/05/2023	English Classes to Support BAME Women Survive Domestic Violence
National Lottery Community Fund - Sewing the Seeds of Love
£47,700	17/02/2023	The funding will be used to enable Better Communities Bradford to continue delivering support and skills training to women from diverse backgrounds in Bradford. Women will be offered classes on dressmaking and tailoring from a specialist tutor and ....more The funding will be used to enable Better Communities Bradford to continue delivering support and skills training to women from diverse backgrounds in Bradford. Women will be offered classes on dressmaking and tailoring from a specialist tutor and further supported to take up development opportunities in volunteering employment or study through the organisation’s links in the community. In addition Better Communities Bradford will pilot a scheme providing bespoke mental health support from a trained professional during the safe space of the classes. The project aims to improve women's mental health and gain skills and reduce isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - All Sewn Up!
£9,780	08/07/2022	The funding will be used to deliver sewing classes and mental health support sessions for women from BAME communities living in and around Bradford. The project aims to bring women together to learn new skills to increase their chances of seeking ....more The funding will be used to deliver sewing classes and mental health support sessions for women from BAME communities living in and around Bradford. The project aims to bring women together to learn new skills to increase their chances of seeking employment and provide counselling support sessions to improve their mental health.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sewing Classes
£9,950	12/01/2021 12	The funding will be used to continue and expand an existing project offering sewing classes to women primarily from a BAME background. The project will serve to combat isolation and poor mental health as well as offering improved employment ....more The funding will be used to continue and expand an existing project offering sewing classes to women primarily from a BAME background. The project will serve to combat isolation and poor mental health as well as offering improved employment prospects. Classes will be offered remotely as necessary. The project aims to support people during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,940	17/08/2020	"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."
National Lottery Community Fund - Sewing Classes for Women
£9,954	09/10/2019 12	Sewing Classes for Women

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Trustees (5)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/01/2019, number: 1181634

Gift Aid

• NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

40 LIDGET PLACE
BRADFORD
BD7 2LP

Objectives

1)TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE LIDGET GREEN AND SCHOLEMOOR AREAS OF THE CITY BRADFORD CITY (KNOWN AS GREEN MOOR)IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.2) THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN LIDGET GREEN AND SCHOLEMOOR AREAS OF THE CITY OF BRADFORD ) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE:(B) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES:(C) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES:(D) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT:(E) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE:(F) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE LIDGET GREEN AND SCHOLEMOOR AREAS OF THE CITY BRADFORD CITY (KNOWN AS GREEN MOOR)