BASIC ESSENTIALS FUND FAQS
WHO ARE CASH FOR KIDS? Cash for Kids are the official charity of Bauer Media. Bauer Media are an international media company who run market leading radio stations and magazines.
WHO ARE BAUER MEDIA? Bauer Media operate market leading radio and magazine brands in the UK and worldwide. Cash for Kids is their charity in the UK. Bauer Media UK reaches over 25 million UK consumers through a portfolio of world-class, multi-platform media and entertainment brands including heat, Kiss, Grazia, Empire, TV Choice, Take a Break, Bella, Magic and Absolute Radio. It creates and curates entertaining media content that audiences love whenever, wherever and however they want through a multi- channel strategy and a focus on product excellence and audience insight. The result is an exciting array of influential brands, content and talent which provide compelling and engaging advertising opportunities with valuable audiences for UK commercial partners. Bauer Media UK is part of the Bauer Media Group, one of the world’s largest privately owned media businesses with media assets all over the globe.
HOW IS CASH FOR KIDS GOVERNED? Cash for Kids is made up of three entities: England and Northern Ireland, Scotland East and Radio Clyde (West Scotland).
We have a Chair and Board of Trustees for each entity. The Trustees are a mixture of Bauer Media employees and independent external Trustees.
All governance is ultimately the responsibility of the Trustees.
In England and Northern Ireland we are members of the Fundraising Regulator and the Charity Commission. OSCR is our regulator in Scotland.
In addition, we have annual audits carried out by three external auditors to ensure all income and expenditure is managed as expected.
1 WHAT ARE YOUR CHARITY REGISTRATION DETAILS? Bauer Radio’s Cash for Kids registered charity;
• England and Northern Ireland: 1122062 • East Scotland: SC041421 • Radio Clyde (West Scotland): SC003334
WHAT DO CASH FOR KIDS DO? Cash for Kids are a grant making charity who help sick and disadvantaged children up to and including the age of 18 years.
HOW MANY CHILDREN HAVE CASH FOR KIDS HELPED? In 2019 Cash for Kids helped over a million children.
HOW DO I APPLY? Applications to the Basic Essentials Fund are made online through our websites.
WHO DECIDES WHICH GRANTS ARE SUCCESSFUL? The grant will need to fulfil our Eligibility Criteria. Funds will be dispersed in line with the funds available and once all funds have been dispersed the fund will close.
WHEN DOES THE GRANT ROUND OPEN FOR BASIC ESSENTIALS FUND APPLICATIONS? The grant rounds will be open immediately when we have funds to grant. They will remain open until such time as we have no funds left available to grant. They will then be suspended until we have further funds, when it will re-open.
DO CASH FOR KIDS GRANT TO CHARITIES? Yes we do. They must be registered with the Charity Commission or OSCR.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THE GRANT IS USED FOR THE PURPOSE IT IS GIVEN? We conduct random audits on organisations receiving funds and have strict due diligence procedures before funds are granted.
WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM CASH FOR KIDS WILL GRANT? For the Basic Essentials Fund it will be £35 per child per household. You can apply for multiple households in one application.
CAN FAMILIES APPLY DIRECTLY? No. The application must come on behalf of the family from professionals within a governing body (e.g. social services, GP, teacher).
2 DO YOU HAVE TO BE A REGISTERED CHARITY TO APPLY FOR A GRANT? No. Cash for Kids accepts applications from groups and charities who support children and young people. We require you to have a bank account linked specifically to your group and a constitution or governing document.
WHAT AGE RANGE DO YOU SUPPORT? We accept applications on behalf of children and young people from birth to 18 years old.
DO YOU FUND SCHOOLS? Yes. We will fund children who are in schools which have remained open to support children and young people. The children must be classed as vulnerable or living in difficult circumstances exacerbated by the impact of Covid-19.
HOW DO I MAKE A COMPLAINT? Our complaints procedure can be found at www.cashforkids.uk.com/complaints.
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