Skelton Bounty

Skelton Charity embodies practical local philanthropy rooted in family legacies, dedicated to enhancing quality of life for children, young people, elderly individuals, people with disabilities, and their carers through targeted community support. Core values of stewardship, regional loyalty, and grassroots empowerment drive funding decisions, prioritizing direct, tangible benefits via small-scale interventions that deliver immediate, demonstrable impact. They champion independence and community-led action, believing sustainable change arises from modest capital investments in equipment and facilities that unlock opportunities, foster inclusion, and strengthen local voluntary sector resilience.

Funding emphasizes practical capital projects across education and training for youth employability and skills development, health and disability services including therapeutic apparatus and adaptive equipment for people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, and complex health needs, poverty relief through accommodation improvements and food insecurity aid, arts, culture, and heritage initiatives via creative activities and community spaces, amateur sport with equipment for after-school clubs and outdoor activities, environmental projects enhancing green spaces, and community development addressing social isolation via befriending and peer support groups. Supported interventions include respite care equipment for family carers, accessible facilities for day services and drop-in centres, therapeutic activities like music and art therapy for emotional wellbeing, mentoring and employment training for young people facing barriers, and holistic person-centred approaches preventing crisis for isolated elderly residents and families in hardship.

Exclusions encompass core revenue costs, general running expenses, large building projects, and unrestricted funding, focusing instead on proven, viable capital needs. Distinctive priorities favor grassroots charities delivering equipment-driven improvements for children aged 5-19, young adults with disabilities, elderly experiencing isolation, and carers in regional communities of historic North West heartlands. They seek organizations with local impact, evidence-based practicality, and community-grounded ethos, differentiating through wide resource distribution, trustee-led selectivity, and aversion to overhead-heavy models.