Carlton Hayes Mental Health Charity

The charity funds mental health projects across Leicester City, Leicestershire, and Rutland. It supports a wide range of costs: project delivery, equipment, training, research, events, and transport. Grants are particularly favoured when they provide leverage to release other resources, fill gaps in NHS provision, demonstrate clear client benefits, and offer value for money. The charity also emphasises non-discriminatory approaches. Beneficiaries include disabled people and carers, and all work must directly benefit residents of the three local areas. The types of work funded are chosen to complement, not replace, statutory services.

Locally registered charities and community groups working in the mental health sector are welcome to apply. The charity prioritises projects that support disabled people and carers. Organisations must be based in or serve residents of Leicester City, Leicestershire, and Rutland. The charity also looks for applications that demonstrate clear client benefits and value for money. There is no restriction on religious affiliation, and both registered charities and informal community groups are eligible to apply.

The charity does not fund capital works, projects that would replace statutory provision, or capital developments that carry ongoing revenue costs (though rare exceptions may apply). Discriminatory programmes are also excluded. Applications that do not align with the charity’s local focus or that duplicate existing statutory services are unlikely to be supported.

Grants can be made as single payments or spread over two or three years. The charity does not require match funding but favours projects that can leverage other resources. Unsolicited applications are accepted, and the charity welcomes approaches from eligible organisations. Funding decisions are based on the charity’s stated priorities, and support is provided entirely through their grant-making programme.