Membership

The Britannia Building Society Foundation is our own registered charity and from January 2008, our yearly contribution will increase from £300,000 to £500,000!

The Foundation offers grants and donations between £1,000 and £25,000 to registered charities and schools working within education, particularly numeracy and/or financial literacy.

It is an independent registered charity, number 1069081 and has its own Board of Trustees who evaluate all grant applications.

We believe that community involvement provides us with a significant way of putting our values into practice and of contributing to the communities in which we live and work.

Therefore our focus is to support local communities where there are higher densities of Britannia Group employees, customers and/or members.

We welcome applications from:

Registered Charities and Schools: Any registered charity or school working within our key priorities and operating in an area where we have a high density of members.

National Charities: Any national charity working within our key priorities that can ring fence their activities to a local community where we have a high density of members.

Note: The Foundation prefers buying specific items of equipment but in some circumstances will consider capital expenditure and salary costs.

Please see the list of exclusions before you apply.

Email us for an application form, or call on 01538 391734*. You'll need to supply us with the most recent copy of your report and accounts, independently audited where possible.

What happens to my application?

All applications will be acknowledged on receipt. There are two regional trustee committees who evaluate applications. The trustee committees meet twice a year, so there may be a delay before a decision is made and communicated to you.

If your application is successful the trustees will want to ensure the donation / funds are used as expected and the intended benefits are achieved. How this is done will depend on the circumstances of each case.

As the Foundation receives far more applications for support than we can meet from available funds, it is with regret that we are unable to provide reasons or enter into any correspondence in relation to the decline of any application.

See Community News for stories about how the Foundation has helped local communities.

*Lines are open 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 12noon Saturday