NORTHAM BURROWS CHARITY
2025 GRANT APPLICATIONS
Organisations that wish to apply for a grant from the Northam Burrows Charity must apply on the form obtainable from the Burrows Grants page of the Northam Town Council website (www.northamtowncouncil.gov.uk).
Hard copies are available from the Charity Trustee’s Secretary, care of the Council Offices, Windmill Lane, Northam. EX39 1BY
The 2025 grant fund is £39,917.80. The maximum single grant award made to one organisation or to one project will be ¼ of the fund, or £9,979.45. The Charity welcomes applications for grants of amounts up to and including this figure.
The Charity Trustee may only award grants to those organisations that benefit the inhabitants of the wards of Appledore, Northam and Westward Ho! in such charitable ways as the trustee thinks fit.
Completed forms should be returned to the Charity Trustee’s Secretary, care of the Council Offices, Windmill Lane, Northam. EX39 1BY, or by email to townclerk@northamtowncouncil.gov.uk
by midnight on 10th July 2025.
Northam Burrows
Charity has opened its 2025 grant round, in line with Object 2 of the Northam
Burrows Charity, the Objects of which are above.
Annually, the Charity invites applications for grants which align with the criteria in Object 2 above.
The 2025 grant fund is £39,917.80. The maximum single grant award made to one organisation or to one project will be ¼ of the fund, or £9,979.45. The Charity welcomes applications for grants of any amount, up to and including this figure.
To apply for a grant, please complete this form and return it to the Charity Trustee’s Secretary, care of the Council Offices, Windmill Lane, Northam. EX39 1BY
Completed forms are to be returned by midnight on Thursday 10th July 2025. The Charity will consider the applications at its meeting on the 24th July 2025. This meeting is open to the public.
Please note that this application will not be considered unless it is accompanied by:
- A copy of the latest set of accounts, showing your organisation’s income, expenditure and bank balances, and
- A copy of the organisation’s constitution, including a list of committee members and signatories.
If your organisation is too new to have annual accounts, copies of the bank statements covering at least the previous six months must be enclosed.
The Charity considers grant applications from local organisations each year, subject to available and identified funds and in accordance with the Grants Policy (see link above). A successful application does not imply automatic future success – each application is considered on its merits and against availability of funds.
The objectives of orgainsations apply should align with one of the Charitable Purposes defined by HM Government via the Charity Commission.