British Gas Energy Trust and Scottish Gas Energy Trust

Offering help to those trapped in a maze of debt

Organisational Grants

The British Gas Energy Trust funds organisations to provide money and debt prevention advice and education, often with a particular fuel poverty emphasis.

Organisational Grants 2008

Applications in 2008 are NOW invited from voluntary organisations with operational capability to run projects with specialist debt advice workers in the following areas:

  • England      Yorkshire, Humberside, Liverpool & Nottingham
  • Scotland     Borders
  • Wales        South Wales

 

If you would like to apply for an organisational grant please read the Application Guidelines. Then click to download the Application Form (MS Word). Applications can be submitted online but please supply a hard copy by post.

You can request hard copies of the application documents by calling 01733 421021 in case of difficulty.

Applications must be submitted by 5pm on Friday 16th May 2008

Organisational Grants 2007

The Trust has funded Development Works in the following areas:

  • Glasgow - Drumchapel CAB
  • Manchester - Manchester CAB
  • Birmingham - Birmingham CAB
  • Bristol - Bristol Debt Advice Centre (jointly with EDF Energy Trust)
  • East London - Toynbee Hall
  • South London - Toynbee Hall

Organisational Grants 2006

Organisations funded for 2006 and 2007:

Scotland

  • Angus CAB
  • Abroath Dundee CAB
  • Gorgie & Dalry CAB (Now Edinburgh CAB)
  • Edinburgh Granton Information Centre Edinburgh

Yorkshire & Humberside

  • Burley Lodge Centre, Leeds
  • South Kirklees CAB (Warm Zone partnership)

South London

  • Greenwich CAB
  • Blackfriars Advice Centre
  • Centre 70

Organisational Grants 2005

Awards in 2005 for 2 or 3 year funding were awarded to:

Scotland

  • Drumchapel CAB, Glasgow East Ayrshire Carers, Kilmarnock

North East England

  • Wansbeck CAB
  • Gateshead CAB
  • Stockton Advice & Information Centre
  • The Rights Project

Wales

  • Merthyr Tydfil CAB
  • Caerphilly CAB

North London

  • Camden Community Law Centre
  • Barnet CAB
  • Mind in Enfield
  • Ethiopian Community Centre

Geographical areas for funding rounds is identified by the Government Idicies of Deprivation.

Future funding rounds will be publicised on this website.