Hobson Charity Ltd

Archived Adult Education/Learning Age Aged 60+ Animal Welfare Arts, culture and heritage Children (0-12) Education and learning environment Faith and religion Health, wellbeing and sport Human rights and equality Miscellaneous People with disabilities Poverty and deprivation Social welfare and poverty Sustainable development Transport, travel and tourism Young people (13-25) Antrim & Newtownabbey Ards & North Down Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Belfast City Causeway Coast and Glens Derry City and Strabane England Fermanagh and Omagh Great Britain Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Large (over £60,000) Medium (up to £60,000) Micro (up to £1,000) Small (up to £10,000)

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Overview

The charity was established in 1985 and the objectives for the following purposes. namely:

The relief of poverty, suffering and distress among the aged, impotent and poor inhabitants of the United Kingdom and the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation in the interests of their social welfare
The advancement of education amongst the inhabitants of the United Kingdom generally
The furtherance of such other charitable purposes beneficial to such of the communities of the United Kingdom as the Company may think fit
To make grants to such associations, trusts, societies or corporations as are established for charitable purposes.

The trustees regularly review the grant making policies of the charity which currently are:

the charity will continue to make grants to individuals only in exceptional circumstances
the trustees will consider applications for grants which are in accordance with the stated objects of the charity
there is no minimum limit for any grant
all grants will be approved unanimously by the trustees,

The charity aims to distribute grants prim arily to those charitable organisations that the board of trustees decide are in line with the objects of the charity, by providing such financial support the charity seeks to enable other charitable organisations to achieve their objectives.

NB. Grants are usually confined to projects in England and Wales.

Multi-year or repeat grants are not usually considered.

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