The Hadley Trust is a charity whose aims are to assist people who are disadvantaged, either by direct financial assistance, involvement in project and support work or research into the causes of and means to alleviate hardship. They work with over 50 registered charities, including Social Firms UK, who are active in these areas.
Funders
We are delighted to acknowledge the following funders who are currently contributing to our work:
The Sobell Foundation was established by the late Sir Michael Sobell in 1977 for general charitable purposes and is a grant-making trust with which he was actively involved until shortly before his death in 1993. Grants tend to be made in line with the founder’s interests which are principally causes benefiting children, the sick, elderly, needy and disabled. www.sobellfoundation.org.uk
The LankellyChase Foundation is an endowed registered charity with assets of over £100 million. They disperse their income principally to other UK Registered charities who are working within our specified areas of interest. www.lankellychase.org.uk.
As part of the Cabinet Office, the Office of the Third Sector (OTS) leads work across government to support the environment for a thriving third sector (voluntary and community groups, social enterprises, charities, cooperatives and mutuals), enabling the sector to campaign for change, deliver public services, promote social enterprise and strengthen communities. The OTS was created at the centre of government in May 2006 in recognition of the increasingly important role the third sector plays in both society and the economy.
www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector.aspx
The Foundation was established in 1971 as a generalist grant-making trust when Sir John Ellerman died. Today the Foundation uses Sir John's legacy to make grants totalling around £5 million a year to about 180 different national charities, mostly in the United Kingdom in the following five categories:
- health and disability
- social welfare
- arts
- conservation
- overseas.
The CLG aims to foster prosperous and cohesive communities, offering a safe, healthy and sustainable environment for all. Information about activities and policies. www.communities.gov.uk/
Capacitybuilders is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) set up in 2006 to take over the management of the ChangeUp programme and to work with other funders to build the capacity of the Third Sector. We exist to create a more effective third sector and we do this by improving support for third sector organisations. www.capacitybuilders.org.uk/
NatWest (www.natwest.com) is a member of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group and joint funds Social Firms UK with RBS.