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24 October 1996


 


National Lottery Charities Board publishes Annual Report


 


On 24 October, the National Lottery Charities Board’s Annual Report and Accounts was laid before Parliament. This report covers the first period of grant making from 1 April 1995 until 31 March 1996.


To date the Board has:

    

  • awarded 4,757 grants worth over £318 million across the UK


  • processed 37,000 applications for grants 


  • completed two programmes focusing on Poverty; and Youth Issues and Low Income


  • launched the Health, Disability and Care programme, the pilot of the Small Grants Scheme in Wales and the International Grants Programme 


  • filled 108 permanent posts and recruited 700 assessors


  • carried out two major consultations with the voluntary sector and the general public - featuring public focus discussion groups as well as consultation seminars and a questionnaire for the voluntary sector



During the 12 month period covered by the Annual Report, the Board launched its first and second grants programmes and received over 27,000 applications requesting £3.6 billion. It awarded 2,460 grants worth £160 million in the first programme to voluntary groups and charities around the UK. 



The Board also announced its future grants programmes, following an extensive consultation with the voluntary sector. This included the details of future themes as well as information on the pilot Small Grants Scheme in Wales and the International Grants Programme.



David Sieff, Chairman of the Board, pledged: ‘The National Lottery has raised over £2.5 billion for ‘good causes’ and many thousands of community groups across the UK have benefited from grants, large and small, from all the Distributing Bodies. My colleagues and I will ensure that our share of the fund continues to reach as many charitable and voluntary organisations as possible during the coming years. Our aim is to give grants to groups with projects helping those at greatest disadvantage in society and improving the quality of life in the community. I believe our early grants focusing on Poverty show we are meeting our aims.’