The Dorset Health Trust

The Dorset Health Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 273413).

The Dorset Health Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that exists to support health-focused work across Dorset through grant funding. It awards grants to charities and other qualifying organisations working for the relief of sickness and the preservation of health in North, South and West Dorset. The annual report shows £210,500 paid in giving. The Trust also retained ownership of the land on which The Winterbourne Hospital is built, from which it receives an annual rent.

Priority Areas

The Trust awards grants to charities and other qualifying organisations working to relieve sickness and preserve health in North, South and West Dorset. It supports projects, services, equipment and initiatives intended to improve health, wellbeing and care and support better outcomes for local communities. Its grant-making criteria include stimulating ideas and projects that lead to better healthcare in Dorset, supporting advanced methods and practices with long-term benefits, and promoting a more human delivery of NHS facilities. It also contributes to organisations’ running costs, equipment purchases and facilities. Trustees describe their approach as flexible and open-minded.

Themes

• Health and wellbeing

Geographic Focus

North Dorset; South Dorset; West Dorset.

Applicants submit their grant application by email in PDF format, including full details of the grant requested.

Who can apply:

• Charities and other qualifying organisations working for the relief of sickness and the preservation of health across North, South and West Dorset.

What to send:

• Full details of the grant requested.
• Status of the applicant (ie registered charity, exempt charity, NHS Trust etc).
• Charity Registration number (if applicable).
• Copy of Trust Deed/Memorandum & Articles of Association with copies of Special Resolutions.
• State geographical area within which the applicant operates.
• The number of expected beneficiaries from this grant residing in north, south & west Dorset – specifically postal districts DT1 – DT11 inclusive, BH19, BH20, SP7 & SP8.
• In the case of a charity a copy of your most recent accounts. If not a charity a copy of your income & expenditure account.
• State why it is considered appropriate to seek support from privately generated funds.
• The approval of the Chief Executive of the NHS Trust, in writing, must be obtained (a) confirming their support of the application and (b) confirming that revenue funding is available and approved for the use of any equipment/service applied for.
• Detailed breakdown of the project/equipment for which grant required including full cost and stage reached.
• Amount of grant applied for.
• Details of other grants received, promised or applied for in connection with the project/equipment applied for.

What the charity says:

• The Trust’s grant-making criteria include projects leading to better healthcare in Dorset, advanced methods and practices with long-term benefits, and a more human delivery of NHS facilities.
• Successful applicants provide a report on how the grant was spent and the difference it made.