Grants | William Hobbayne Charity

Grants provided by the William Hobbayne Charity

We provide grants through our three charity funds to families, individuals, educational settings and organisations in Ealing, with an emphasis on the Hanwell area.

Unfortunately we can not cover Acton or Southall

Through the Eleemosynary Charity we provide grants to two distinct types of beneficiaries within Hanwell:

Families and individuals in need, hardship and distress

Organisations whose work supports and makes a positive impact to those living in Ealing, with a focus on residents of Hanwell, primarily in need hardship or distress.

For more information on the grants we provide for these beneficiaries see the relevant section below.
The Ealing Aid in Sickness Trust covers a wider geographical area. People who receive these grants will typically have a medical condition. In addition to Hanwell, the fund may support people living in:

Perivale

Northolt

Greenford

Central Ealing (W5 & W13)

We do NOT cover Acton or Southall.

Grants through the Ealing Aid in Sickness Trust are made through a sponsor for Families & Individuals. See relevant sections below using the headings below for further information.
The Educational Trust helps schools, other educational establishments, and youth groups that either support or involve Hanwell residents. The Charity provides grants for educational trips and uniforms for pupil premium students and also supports educational projects.

A small selection of recipients have inlcuded:

St Mark's School (Breakfast Club, school awards, PGL and a reading acceleration project

South Hanwell Cubs

Hanwell Rainbows (Play equipment and uniforms)

Hobbayne Primary School (School Trips, uniforms, food parcels)

Mayfield School (Residential Trips, uniforms, food parcels)

St Joseph's (Music Lessons, PGL and uniforms)

Brentside Highschool (PGL and School Uniforms)

Drayton Manor High School (Educational Equipment)

Elthorne High School (Uniform and music lessons)

Funds available to the Educational Trust are limited.

How to apply

The Educational establishment should complete the online application form.
Start Application
If the grant is for school uniform please complete the uniform online application form.
Start Uniform Application
If you wish to fill in a hard copy of one of the above forms, click 'Start application' on the relevant form where you will have the option to download a PDF copy. You must then return it by secure email to grants@williamhobbaynecharity.co.uk or post it to;

The William Hobbayne Centre
St Dunstans Road
Hanwell
London W7 2HB

What happens next

Once we have received your grant application it will be assessed.

The trustees meet on the second Monday of the month. At this point they will make a decision on whether the grant can be made.

We will let you know whether your application has been successful within five working days of the meeting.

Payment will then be arranged.

PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL GRANTS WILL BE SUCCESSFUL

Organisations

We make many grants to organisations in Hanwell or to those directly supporting Hanwell residents. We do not support grants for staff or running costs. The organisation must benefit Hanwell residents. Applications from national organisations are (almost) never considered.

A small selection of recipients have included:

Empowering Action & Social Esteem (EASE)
The BeFriending Service
Ealing Centre for Independent Living (ECIL)
Brentford Football in the Community
St Thomas’ Church Hanwell
Ealing Women’s Refuge
Dementia Concern Ealing
Home Start
St Mungo’s Homeless Shelter
The Youth Engagement Programme
North Hanwell Baptist Church
Ealing Foodbank
Ealing Association for the Blind
Hanwell Neighbourly Care
Ealing Sheltered Housing Scheme
The Log Cabin

How to apply

The Organisation should complete and submit an online application form.

Start application

If you wish to fill in a hard copy you can download the application form. You must then return it by secure email to grants@williamhobbaynecharity.co.uk or post it to;

The William Hobbayne Centre
St Dunstans Road
Hanwell
London W7 2HB

Applications from organisations must be made by an authorised offical of the organisation applying.
We need you to provide enough information. You must complete the application form fully and attach additional information where applicable.
If the organisation is not located in Hanwell, you must show how the benefit would be made available to residents of Hanwell and how many people would likely benefit.
While we can sometimes deal with a request quickly, in many cases, it can take up to six weeks before we can let you know the outcome.

What happens next

We will acknowledge receipt of the application.
We will assess the application and let you know if we need more informaiton.
Our Trustees will meet to discuss whether to make your grant.
We will let you know whether the application has been successful within 5 days of the Trustees meeting.
Payment will then be arranged.

PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL GRANTS WILL BE SUCCESSFUL
The charity cannot give grants for debts.

We rely on our sponsors and professionals to help identify people in need in Hanwell and to help us support them.

Sponsors should typically be (but need not necessarily be limited to) people such as:

Social services officers
Ministers of religion
School teachers/administrators
Medical Practitioners or NHS professionals
Registered Charity Officers
or similar

As part of the grant application process we rely on Sponsors to support families and individuals in their application for grants. We expect you to be able to identify and confirm why the grant is needed and to give us specific information to enable us to process applications swiftly. As a small charity we are able to react quickly when there is urgent need but we cannot do this without your help.

Please ensure you have filled in the application form fully and that all of the following details have been confirmed:

The applicant and any additional signatories, where necessary, have signed the form before submitting it.
If the applicant is requesting appliances you should confirm they are needed (which could involve a home visit).
You will need to check and tell us whether additional work such as gas fitting and plumbing is needed as this affects the amount of the grant.
Sponsors must ensure that all landlord permissions and permits are in place if needed. We prioritise grants for items that the applicants can take with them if they move.

From time to time in may be necessary for the Charity to request a visit to the applicants home to support their grant application.

If you have any questions or queries please contact grants@williamhobbaynecharity.co.uk or call us on

+44 (0) 208810 0277.

Sponsor form

If you would like to fill in a hard copy you can download the application form here. Please complete all fields in the form and then email the form to grants@williamhobbaynecharity.co.uk or post it to:

William Hobbayne Centre

St Dunstans Road

Hanwell

London W7 2HB

What grants are applicable

The grants that we offer to Families & Individuals are:

The Eleemosynary Charity of William Hobbayne
The Ealing Aid In Sickness Trust

You can find details on these grants in the relevant section above.

Who can apply

Applications for families & individuals must be made by a sponsor, not by the person who will receive the grant. Sponsors should typically be (but need not necessarily be limited to) people such as:

Social services officers
Ministers of religion
School teachers/administrators
Medical Practitioners or NHS professionals
Registered Charity Officers
Or similar.

These grants are meant to help those in need, hardship or distress. Sponsors must give us information to show why the grant is necessary. We need to have an application form in (almost) all cases. Without the right information the Trustees will not be able to meet the request.

Grants to families & individuals are always paid through the sponsor, or directly to the supplier of goods, never direct to the beneficiary. Beneficiaries should live in Hanwell, W7. We will rarely make grants for people who live outside this area.

How to apply

An application form should be filled out by your sponsor. The form can be found in the Information for Sponsors tab.
Please ensure all the information has been entered and you and your sponsor have signed the form. If your application is to help a child they will have to sign the application form if they are 13 years or older. Please ensure you sign the GDPR Declaration.
Your sponsor MUST let us have your application 7 working days in advance of the meeting of Trustees, otherwise the grant application will be held at the following months meeting.

What happens next

We will let you know that we have received the application.
We will assess the application and may contact your sponsor if we need more information.
We try to deal with all applications in a timely manor, however it may take up to six weeks for you to receive your outcome.
Our Duty Trustees review any urgent applications, on a case-by-case basis, usually within five working days.
Non urgent applications will be discussed at the monthly Trustees meeting and a decision will be made whether to approve the grant.
Your sponsor will be notified of the Trustees decision. We aim to do this within five working days after a decision has been made.
We will then arrange to deliver goods or vouchers or make payment to your sponsor.

PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL GRANTS WILL BE SUCCESSFUL
The charity cannot give grants for debts.

Other ways to find help

We network with organisations to help improve the community of Hanwell. Through our work with other groups, we can also signpost applicants to more appropriate organisations, ensuring the best possible support is given, particularly where we don’t feel that the applicant qualifies for our help.

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