The Randal Charitable Foundation was founded by Dr Nik Kotecha OBE DL and Moni Kotecha with a clear unwavering vision, which is to save, and significantly improve, the lives of 1 million people, in the UK and around the world.

The Randal Charitable Foundation is partnering with Northamptonshire Community Foundation to award small grants to grass-roots organisations for projects based in Northamptonshire.

The aim of the fund is to support projects with grants of up to £3,000, addressing one of the following themes as part of the Randal Charitable Foundation's strategy:

• Healthcare for the vulnerable - this could include providing health and wellbeing activities for older people or those in vulnerable circumstances

• Tackling mental ill-health - this could include peer support groups or therapeutic activities 

• Alleviating poverty - examples of this type of work could include community gardens or access to free youth clubs

• Prisoner rehabilitation - an example could be supporting individuals into work or volunteering roles

• Education of the most disadvantaged - this could include providing educational opportunities where people are able to learn new skills

Grant awards must be spent within 12 months of receiving the award and funding can be used for core costs, capital costs and project delivery costs.

Please note, groups who were previously awarded a grant through the Randal Charitable Foundation fund earlier this year will not be able to apply for this round of funding.

Follow this link to make an application: Randal Charitable Foundation Fund

Is my group eligible?

• Your group must be a small, locally managed charity, constituted community group, social enterprise such as a Community Interest Company (CIC), or a company limited by guarantee with charitable aims. Please note that as a general exclusion we do not fund social enterprises that have a person with significant control (PSC).

• You must be based in Northamptonshire

• Have an annual turnover of £50,000 or less (average of last 3 years)

• You must have a set of written rules or constitution that your group adheres to, that contains a dissolution clause specific to Northamptonshire. We can help advise you on how to do this especially if you are a new group

• You must have safeguarding policies in place if relevant to your work and all groups must have and equalities policy in place

For more information about eligibility and information on supporting documents please visit our Help for Groups section.

Please read the guidance notes and download the reference form and supporting documents checklist at the bottom of the page before applying.

Northamptonshire Community Foundation can provide advice and guidance during the application process as well as viewing draft applications prior to submission. Call the grants team on 01604 230033 for more information.

Please click here to view our Diversity Statement applicable to our grant awards.

If you are unsure about any of the above text or have any other queries, please contact the Grants Team on 01604 230033 or email enquiries@ncf.uk.com for further contact details.