FREE Virtual Meet the Funder Event: Lloyds Bank Foundation

Price: FREE Webinar

Join Get Grants for an exciting Meet the Funder event featuring Peter Cunnison from Lloyds Bank Foundation West Midlands!

This is an opportunity to gain insights into their Specialist Programme, supporting Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations (DDPOs) – DDPO (Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations).

This programme is designed to offer support to small charities and CICs with an annual income of £25,000–£500,000. To be eligible, organisations must be led by and working with Deaf and Disabled people experiencing poverty.

Book a place via the link below:

FREE Virtual Meet the Funder Event: Lloyds Bank Foundation from Get Grants:  

Partners in Care and Health: Missing and Safeguarding Adults – Free webinar

Partners in Care and Health is hosting a free webinar to explore key findings from the Missing People Organisation’s report: “Missing from Hospitals, Health and Care Settings”.

The session will highlight lessons from Safeguarding Adult Reviews and prevention reports, offering practical guidance to improve how health, care, and police services respond when adults go missing.

Who should attend?
Safeguarding leads, Adult Safeguarding Board members, commissioners, practitioners from all sectors, and anyone involved in adult social care reporting or service improvement.

Why attend?
Gain valuable insight, strengthen preventative strategies, and help build safer, more responsive systems for adults at risk.

Date & Time: 7 July | 2:00–4:00 PM.

For more information and to book a place, click the link: Local Government Association

Association of Chairs: Board Essentials – Free webinars

Board Essentials is a series of 75-minute online training sessions designed for new trustees or anyone wanting to refresh their knowledge. These sessions are available FREE of charge until autumn.

They have three upcoming Board Essentials webinars.

To learn more and reserve your spot, click on the relevant links below:

  1. An introduction to trustees’ core finance duties (5pm Wednesday 30 April)
  2. How to diversify your board (5pm Tuesday 27 May)
  3. Your legal responsibilities – getting the basics right (5pm Thursday 26 June)

The Steel Charitable Trust: UK Under-26 Fund

Deadline: 15th July 2025

The Steel Charitable Trust’s UK Under 26 Fund supports projects aimed at improving outcomes for children and young people across the UK.

The fund focuses on creating educational and access opportunities for young people facing economic hardship or social marginalisation, helping to reduce disadvantages that may impact their future.

All grants are for restricted funding, but can include clearly defined running or capital costs—such as salaries for named roles, specific IT improvements, or building renovations.

Available funding: £10,000 – £25,000

Click the link to visit website: UK Under-26 Fund: Guidance Notes

Sport Welfare Opportunities in Yorkshire and the Humber

Active Humber is excited to share two free online opportunities designed to support sports clubs and voluntary groups across Yorkshire and the Humber. Whether you’re a coach, volunteer, or welfare officer, there’s something valuable for everyone.

1). Safeguarding Children in Hull – Supporting Children and Families  

Date: Thursday 26 June 2025

Session times: Morning: 9:30–11:00am Evening: 6:30–8:00pm

What to expect: Overview of the Local Safeguarding Children’s Partnership Hull’s updated safeguarding guide: Right Support, Right Time, Right Place Listening to children and professional curiosity Importance of sharing information and decision-making based on family needs

Sign up here:
Morning session – Register
Evening session – Register    

2). Sport Welfare Connect – Issues Affecting Children and Young People  

Date: Thursday 3 July 2025
Time: 6:00–7:30pm (via Microsoft Teams)

What to expect: Guest speaker on vaping and its impact on young people Trauma-informed coaching practice – understanding the effect of difficult experiences Understanding behaviour of children and young people  

Register here: https://yorkshire.sportsuite.co.uk/forms/view/7120  

HSE Guidance on Running Events Safely

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding event organisers to prioritise the safety of workers and attendees by consulting its dedicated event safety webpages. Whether planning a small community gathering or a large public event, the HSE provides clear, practical guidance to help organisers meet their legal health and safety responsibilities and ensure events run smoothly and safely.

HSE’s guidance supports effective event planning, management, and monitoring through three key sections:

Click each link to read more.

Companies House – new measures and changes

Provided by GOV.UK

If you operate a Charitable Company, a Company Limited by Guarantee, or a Community Interest Company, these changes may affect you. Please refer to the information below from GOV.UK,

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act received royal assent on 26 October 2023.   

The act introduces the biggest changes to Companies House since corporate registrations were established in 1844. We’ll have the power to play a far more significant role in tackling economic crime, supporting economic growth, and making sure the UK is one of the best places in the world to start and grow a business.  

Over time, the measures will lead to improved transparency and more accurate and trusted information on our registers. This will drive confidence in the UK economy, increasing the value of the register for businesses and citizens across the UK and beyond. 

The measures include: 

  • introducing identity verification for all new and existing registered company directors, people with significant control (PSCs), and those who file on behalf of companies  
  • broadening our powers to become a more active gatekeeper over company creation and more reliable data 
  • more reliable and accurate financial information on the register, which reflects the latest advancements in digital technology and enables better business decisions 
  • providing Companies House with more effective enforcement powers, and increasing our ability to share relevant information with partners 
  • enhancing the protection of personal information to protect individuals from fraud and other harms 

This act builds on the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act, which introduced the Register of Overseas Entities in August 2022. Together, both acts are a major step forward in tackling economic crime and improving corporate transparency.  

Changes at a glance – Changes to UK company law Companies House changes

Care Plus Group (CPG) Community Governors

Closing date for nominations: Thursday 26 June 2025, (3.00 pm)

Care Plus Group (CPG) is seeking two passionate and committed individuals to join as Community Governors on a voluntary basis, serving until the Annual Members Meeting in 2028.

They are looking for a variety of people with different interests to represent a cross-section of Care Plus Group services and the community. 

Interested?
To request an application pack or find out more, contact: CPG.COG@nhs.net

Further details are also available in the attachment below.

To find out more about the work of The Care Plus Group, visit their website: www.careplusgroup.org

Easyfundraising Donation Day

Get a share of free unrestricted funding this summer

So far this year, over £3.5m in unrestricted funding has been donated to community groups and good causes through the easyfundraising platform. In August, a further £1million will be paid out. Get your organisation signed up to easyfundraising now so you don’t miss out on this free funding.

How does it work?

Through this free to use website, thousands of online retailers will donate money to your organisation when you and your volunteers, staff, trustees and supporters shop with them. Retailers who donate include Tesco, trainline, eBay, Boots, Argos, Just Eat, Sainsbury’s, John Lewis, Asda, Booking.com and 8,000 other well-known names.

Every three months, the donations your supporters have raised through their shopping is paid to your organisation, to spend on whatever you need. No forms to fill in and no fees to pay. easyfundraising is already trusted by lots of good causes in the area.

Get free funding this summer

This summer, another £1million in unrestricted funding will be paid out and your organisation can be part of it by setting up your free easyfundraising page here: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/nel-sector-support/