Funding & Finances

We’re proud of an already strong track record in securing investment from a range of sources, with local and national trust funders, business and local authority support, community fundraising and individual supporter donations already reflected in our first year:

Of 15 applications for funding submitted during 2022-23, 10 were successful, a further 2 were near-misses, and 1 decision is still pending – an initial success rate of at least 67%.

We are one of only 8 organisations across England selected by the Listening Fund’s Young Advisors to receive a two-year grant, from a field of around 120 applicants.

The Listening Fund is a collaboration between five national charitable Trusts, and their investment has enabled us to recruit a full-time youth-facing post - embedding youth leadership at all levels of our charity from year one!

We’ve secured £65,541 in grant funding towards service development and delivery, with community fundraising activities helping to build our reserve position for the long-term.

Other highlights included:

• business sponsorship from DCW Polymers

• business sponsorship from Persimmon Homes South-West,

• a donation from Meta of 10 ‘Portal Go’ devices benefiting staff and volunteers by helping to connect us more effectively wherever we are based.

• Author royalties from the second edition of Mark Escott’s book ‘One More Life Chance’ will also be donated to the Trust.