2012 Recipients Criteria for eligibility
Annual fundraising activities
Media Auction
The silent media auction off ers industry members the chance to bid for generously donated media slots. The auction will go live in December on the BTHA website and will close on the fi rst evening of Toy Fair at the annual Industry Awards. Last year the auction raised £86,600. For further information contact
matt@btha.co.uk
Christmas Card Initiative
The BTHA runs this annual initiative which raises approximately £10k by asking members of the industry to forego sending out Christmas cards and instead to donate to the Toy Trust in return for their logo appearing in a Christmas best wishes advert in the three toy trade magazines. For further information contact
tracey@btha.co.uk
Outstanding Contribution Award
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Rob Mann presented with his award by former BTHA Chairman Christine Nicholls
In 2012 the Toy Trust created a special award to recognise ‘outstanding contribution’ to the Toy Trust. The inaugural recipients of the award were Flair’s Andrew Brown for the money he raised in rowing solo across the Atlantic Ocean in world record breaking time and former Toy Trust Chairman Robert Mann for his dedication and hard work towards numerous fundraising activities. To read more about their achievements visit
www.btha.co.uk/toytrust
Dates for 2013:
The ‘Round the Isle of Wight 8th June Bike Ride’
BTHA Golf day Date tbc
Hasbro 7-a-side football Date tbc tournament
ABOVE AND BEYOND CHARITY ACTION FOR KIDS AMBITIONS ABOUT AUTISM APPRENTICES ARE MAD- THE MAD BUS APPEAL THE ART ROOM BAG BOOKS BETHWIN ROAD BRIXHAM YOUTH ENQUIRY SERVICE BENTLEY BEGINNINGS BLAEN WERN FARM TRUST BLANDFORD OPPORTUNITY GROUP BRAINWAVE CENTRE LIMITED BULLIES OUT CAUDWELL CHILDREN CECILY’S FUND CEREBRA CHERNOBYL CHILDREN IN NEED CHILDRENS AID TEAM CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS DREAM HOLIDAYS CHILDREACH INTERNATIONAL CHRISTCHURCH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP CORDOMUS CHILDREACH INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S AID TEAM CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS DREAM HOLIDAYS CHRISTIAN RESOURCE MINISTRIES CLAIRE HOUSE CHIDREN’S HOSPICE CORDOMUS DINGLEY FAMILY AND SPECIALIST EARLY YEARS CENTRE DISABILITY CHALLENGERS THE DORCHESTER OPPORTUNITY GROUP THE EAST AND NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE EDEN-ROSE COPPICE EMERGE POVERTY FREE ENCEPHALITIS SOCIETY EXTRATIME FOOTSTEPS FOUNDATION FOOTSTEPS INTERNATIONAL THE FRAGILE X SOCIETY FRIENDS OF CHERNOBYL’S CHILDREN WEST LEICESTERSHIRE THE GOOD ROCK FOUNDATION HANDICAPPED CHILDREN’S ACTION GROUP HINCKLEY & DISTRICT TOY LIBRARY HOMESTART CASTLE VALE AND PYPE HAYES HOP SKIP AND JUMP THE HOUSE ON THE CORNER IN TOUCH KIDZ KLUB COVENTRY MACHYNLLETH COMMUNITY CHILDREN’S PROJECT MALAIKA KIDS UK MOVEMENT FOUNDATION THE MUSIC SPACE TRUST THE OL LENTILLE TRUST OVER THE WALL OWTON FENS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION PARC (ESSEX) PENCADER FAMILY CENTRE THE PHILLIPINE COMMUNITY FUND THE RAINBOW CENTRE FOR CONSUCTIVE EDUCATION S PINTER YOUTH PROJECT SANDWELL ARTS TRUST SEND A CHILD TO HUCKLOW FUND SFK THE SEND A CHILD TO HUCKLOW FUND SICKLE CELL & YOUNG SPECIAL NEEDS ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND SPLASH THEODORA CHILDREN’S TRUST VISION TOMORROW VOICE OF THE CHILD VRANCH HOUSE SCHOOL & CENTRE WHIZZ-KIDZ WILLOWFIELD PARISH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION WIRRAL SWALLOWS & AMAZONS ADVENTURE GROUP WORLD MEDICAL FUND FOR CHILDREN WROXALL PRE-SCHOOL YOUTH SPACE KLUB PROJECT’
The Toy Trust receives many requests for donations on a weekly basis. Each request is evaluated against a set of criteria.
All applications should:
1. Be for supported with a registered Charity number
2. Have supporting up to date fi nancial accounts 3. Be running for a minimum of one full year
4. Be in support of disadvantaged children aged below 13 years
5. Be for less than £5000 unless a compelling case can be put forward
6. Show real benefi t for relieving hardship and suffering to benefi ciaries
7. Not be for individual cases without compelling reasons
8. Be for equipment and services but generally NOT for salaries, wages and research
9. Demonstrate effective fund raising effectiveness by the applicant
10. Not be for books or publishing unless for compelling reasons
11. The applicant’s accounts must show a ratio of administration and overhead to income of less than 30%
12. The applicant’s accounts must have unrestricted net assets of not more than £200,000 or of less than one year’s income.
13. Should the applicant not provide a set of accounts by the time the applications are submitted to the committee for approval that application will be declined.
14. Applications are accepted from organisations based in the UK and Ireland but applications will also be considered from organisations around the world who have a UK based offi ce.
15. Successful applicants cannot reapply for funding for 2 years. Upon 3 successful applications for funding you are advised to refrain from applying for further monies until at least 3 years from the time of your most recent Toy Trust donation. This is in turn will allow the Toy Trust to distribute funds fairly given the large volume of applications we receive.
16. The Toy Trust reserves the right, when funds are available, to make a larger and longer commitment for special projects.
If your charity fulfi ls the above criteria and you wish to make an application for funding from the Toy Trust, please visit
www.btha.co.uk/toytrust and download the application form.
GET INVOLVED If you wish to organise your own local event in aid of the Toy Trust, the BTHA has produced an ‘Events Manual’ available for download through the BTHA website to help you in co-ordinating your event. If you would prefer a hard copy please send your name and postal address to
matt@btha.co.uk
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