Community Grant
LDT Community Grants are available for local charity or not-for-profit organisations based in Lesmahagow, Blackwood, Kirkmuirhill, Draffan, Boghead and Auchenheath. A Number of local organisations have already benefited from these awards, including ; Class Act, Hawksland Community Events Group, Lesmahagow Curling Club, Lesmahagow Old Parish Church, Nethan Valley Craft Group, Lesmahagow OAP Lunch Club, Lesmahagow Juniors Football Club, Lesmahagow Community Football Team, St John’s Primary School, Scottish Women's Institute, Lesmahagow High School & Woodpark Primary School.
More Information
In order to qualify, the organisation must be properly constituted and be able to provide accounts on request.
Grant Allocations will be up to £500.
Only 1 Allocation can be made to an organisation in a 12 month period.
Allocation decisions will be made Quarterly at the LDT Board Meeting following the cut-off dates below. Only applications which include ALL of the Required Information & Supporting Documentation and arrive BEFORE the cut-off dates will be considered.
- 1st March
- 1st June
- 1st September
- 1st December
Supporting Documentation
Please submit copies of the following Supporting Information with your application;
- Previous Years Accounts Independently verified by a person of requisite skill (Include a summary of the verifier’s qualifications)
- Last 3 months Bank Statements (bank printouts are ok, only if stamped by bank)
- Signed Constitution (or Equivalent founding documentation)
All information received will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and all documents submitted will be destroyed upon finalisation of the application.
Additional Information may be required if your application progresses past the first stage.
Please Email all documents to info@lesmahagowdevtrust.com
Please include your organisation’s name and “Community Grant Application” in the subject line of the email.
Exclusions
Funding requests for the following will be refused;
- Applications which are not on an Official Application Form
- Retrospective Applications
- Trips
- Prizemoney
- Internal Entertainment (e.g. Christmas Lunches)
- Anything contrary to the Memo & Articles of Lesmahagow Development Trust
Special Awards
The Management Board reserve the right to make Special Awards to young Individuals on a case by case basis with the aim of providing support for realising outstanding achievements.
The Final Decision on approval or rejection of the Application will be made by the Management Board of Lesmahagow Development Trust. If you are unsure if the exclusions apply to your application, please contact LDT.
Copies of the Memo & Articles are available from LDT on Request.
Paper Forms
If you would prefer to fill out a paper form, you can download it here: Small Grants Form
Following a successful award, we would appreciate if you could complete the Award Monitoring Form to let us know what impact the grant has had on your organisation. You can download it here: Small Grants Monitoring Form