RPT Application Form

Our mission is to support the organisations and individuals combatting the suicide epidemic. If we can help save just one family from the tragedy of suicide, this initiative will have been worth it.

The Rose Paterson Trust has been founded in honour of Rose, who took her own life in June 2020. The Trustees seek to raise funds to consolidate, amplify and strengthen suicide prevention projects.

More information can be found at https://www.rosepatersontrust.com

The Trustees of The Rose Paterson Trust wish to invite you to complete an application for their annual Grant programme. Our application process is closed and you have been shortlisted in recognition of your amazing work.

Thank you for your dedication and commitment to fighting suicide.

The Rose Paterson Trust supports small organisations based in the UK with the provision of unrestricted grant funding. All grants are subject to available financial resources and are typically between £5,000 and £20,000.

The Rose Paterson Trust does not usually fund marketing or advertising materials, website development, media development, fundraising, one-off events, or academic research.

Advice for completing this application form:

The focus of The Rose Paterson Trust is on suicide prevention. Please ensure that your answers are focused directly on your contribution in the fight against suicide. Where possible, the Trustees would like to see evidence of:

Reaching people who otherwise may not be reached
Active life-changing interventions
Filling a ‘needs gap’

Please tell us what you are doing, why you are amazing, and the impact you are having on those who need help.

We expect this application form will take about 60-90 minutes to complete.

Successful Applicants will be expected to commit to the following:

Attend a virtual interview with Trustees
Submit a proposed spending plan and OKR (Objectives & Key Results) document
Allow The Rose Paterson Trust to use and share Grantee information, logos and other media in their communications
Host a visit from the Trustees
Complete of a Progress Report approximately 6months after Grant payment

Should you require any additional information or experience any problems completing this application form, please contact mark.libby@centreforsocialjustice.org.uk.

Section 1: General Details

Organisation Name:

Legal Listing:

For example: Charity, Community Interest Company or Social Enterprise.

Charity Number:

Please leave blank if not a registered charity.

Company Number:

If you have provided a charity number, please leave this blank.

Website Link:

Main Address:

Postcode:

Area(s) of Operation:

Please roughly describe your main geographic footprint. For example, the region or city/town where your services are focused.

Section 1a: Your Details

Please provide your contact details as the person completing this form.

Name

Job Title:

Phone:

Email:

Section 2: About Your Organisation

Year of Registration:

Background:

Please provide a brief background about your organisation. You may wish to include the reason your organisation was founded.

Purpose:

Please briefly describe the mission of your organisation.

Employees (Full Time):

Employees (Part Time):

Volunteers:

Organisation Overview:

Please provide a broad overview of your organisation’s activity. Include here what you do and how this combats suicide.

Main Project(s):

Please use this space to provide more detailed information on what you would consider to be your main delivery project(s). Provide an explanation on the interventions you deliver.

Service Need:

Please use this space to describe the specific need for your services. Is there a gap in provision which would otherwise not be met?

Summary of Impact:

Please use this space to provide any information you may have on your impact.

Reach:

Please indicate the amount of people you reach through your services throughout your last reporting year. Only include the people who directly interact with your services.

Reach (Description):

Please describe how you have reached these people, and an approximate breakdown across your services. For example, please differentiate between one-to-one support, group sessions, call handling and digital interventions.

Lives Changed:

Please indicate the amount of lives you believe that have been changed through your services throughout your last reporting year. Only include the people who directly interact with your services.

Lives Changed (Description):

Please describe how you have changed the lives of your service users, and an approximate breakdown across your services. We hope to understand the outcomes you are delivering for people through your services.

Main Achievements:

Please use this space to provide what you consider to be your three main achievements.

Number 1:

Number 2:

Number 3:

Section 3: Financial Details

Financial Year End:

Income (Previous Financial Year)

Expenditure (Previous Financial Year)

Surplus/Shortfall:

Please provide an explanation on how any surplus will be deployed or how any shortfall will be addressed.

Funding Sources:

Please provide a brief overview of your main sources of funding.

Reserves Policy:

Please provide your policy for holding reserves.

Current Reserves:

Please state the financial reserves you currently hold.

Financial Changes:

Please use this space to highlight any significant changes you expect to your financial position (positive or negative).

Section 4: Potential Grant Funding

The Rose Paterson Trust typically provides grants of £5,000 to £20,000, subject to application and available financial resources. Grants are provided on an unrestricted basis although the Trustees hope that funds contribute towards saving lives.

This section of the application will gather information on how you would use a grant awarded by The Rose Paterson Trust if your application were to be successful.

How would you spend the grant?

Please use this space to indicate broadly how you would spend grant funding from The Rose Paterson Trust. Please include any specific project(s) and the likely main areas of expenditure, for example, staff or equipment.

Why is this important?

Please use this space to share with the Trustees why you would spend the grant in this way.

What outcomes do you expect?

Please use this space to share with the Trustees what you expect this grant funding would achieve.

How would this combat suicide?

Please use this space to share how the grant will help to prevent suicide and save lives.

Section 5: Case Study

This section of the application is optional. Please use the below space to provide an example of your work and intervention. This could follow an individual or a group session or any aspect of your services to highlight the help you provide.

We are very happy for any people referenced to be anonymised.

About the Recipient(s):

Please provide the background about the person/people receiving your service. What were their circumstances and what the challenges they were facing.

About your Intervention:

Please describe your services and how you intervened. This could be a specific occasion or a series of sessions with the person or group.

About the Result:

Please describe the outcome resulting from your intervention. What impact did you achieve and how has this changed the person or group.

Testimonies:

Please use this space to provide any comments, feedback or quotes from the person/people who have accessed your services.

Section 6: Closing Comments

Additional Information:

Please use this space to provide any further comments for the Trustees.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this application and for your amazing work fighting suicide.

We will review your application and contact you in due course. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out: mark.libby@centreforsocialjustice.org.uk

The Next Steps

The below timeline is provided to give applicants a rough indication on the following stages:

April 2024:

Applications reviewed
Prospective Grantees to be invited to interview with Trustees

May 2024:

Interviews with Trustees

June 2024:

Budget Proposals and OKR Documentation (Objectives & Key Results)
Final grant decisions

July 2024:

Transfer of Grants

Should a grant be awarded, organisations are expected to complete a progress report during January 2025, ahead of the 2025 grant application process.