Your organisation's total income in the last financial year

How long your organisation has been operating

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Voluntary Sector Support Fund 2027-30 Expression of Interest

1.1 Organisation name (as registered)

1.2 Legal status

1.3 Company no.

1.4 Charity registration number (if applicable)

1.5 Full name

1.6 Job title

1.7 Email address

1.8 Contact number

1.9 Website

1.10 Organisation address (including postcode)

1.11 Is your organisation based in Kensington and Chelsea?

1.12 If yes, in which ward is your office located?

1.12 If no, please provide more information about where your organisation is based and its activities in Kensington and Chelsea.

1.13 Approximately what percentage of your beneficiaries are from Kensington and Chelsea?

1.13.1 If less than 75% of your service users are from Kensington and Chelsea explain why.

1.14 What was your organisation’s total income in the most recent complete financial year? (Organisations that distribute money should answer this question for their operational income)

I confirm I have read the Programme Guidance and that my organisation meets the essential eligibility for the VSSF 2027-30 programme.

Programme Guidance Confirmation

2.1 Which VSSF 2027-30 grant strand are you applying for? (You can only apply under one strand)

2.2 Are you applying for this grant as a:

I confirm I have read the Programme Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions, and that my organisation meets the essential eligibility for the VSSF 2027-30 programme.

Grant Strand Understanding Confirmation

3.1 Briefly describe your organisation’s core purpose and main activities.

(see Programme Guidance notes for an explanation of the term: beneficiaries)

3.2 Who are your primary beneficiaries, and why?

Outcomes

4.1 Please describe three key outcomes you aim to achieve each year for residents experiencing deprivation in Kensington and Chelsea, and explain how you will measure progress?

4.2 Which areas of deprivation, early intervention and prevention does your organisation or partnership help to address in Kensington and Chelsea?

4.3 In alignment with the Council’s priorities or equivalent statutory partners, how will your organisation or partnership help to reduce residents’ demands on services?

5.1 How does your organisation ensure that its services are inclusive, accessible, and meet the needs of people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010, including through culturally appropriate delivery?

•	Collecting and maintaining accurate service‑user data
•	Keeping policies and procedures updated and in place
•	Submitting monitoring and reporting information on time
•	Maintaining positive and timely communication with funders
•	Actively fundraising to support and sustain your services
•	Keeping external regulatory records up to date (e.g., Charity Commission, Companies House)
•	Using service‑user feedback to review and improve your services

Please provide brief examples where possible. 

6.1 Outline your organisation’s track record in the following areas: 

Using your personal information

The information you have provided to the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Partnerships team will only be used to assess your application. Your information will only be used for the intended purpose, we will not collect any additional information about you, and we will only share your data with Council staff involved in the assessment process. 

If we intend to use your information for any other purpose, we will normally ask you first. In some cases, the Council may use your information for another purpose if it has a legal duty to do so, to provide a complete service to you, or if there is a risk of serious harm or threat to life. The Council will retain your information in accordance with our retention schedule, and it will be held securely.

For more information on your data protection rights and how the Council processes personal data please read the Council’s https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/data-protection/privacy-notice .

If you have any questions regarding your Data Protection rights, such as accessing your personal information, etc. or if you have a concerns over the handling of your information, you can email the VCS Partnerships team at voluntarysector@rbkc.gov.uk.

If you would like to raise a complaint about how your information has been processed, please email the Data Protection Officer at DPO@rbkc.gov.uk.

Please also ensure to notify us immediately if there are any changes in your circumstances and personal details for us to maintain an accurate and up to date record of your information.

Data Protection Notice

I agree to the handling of my personal data according to the terms above.

Please provide the name of the lead partner organisation

2.2.1 Partner Organisation Name

2.2.2 Lead Partner Charity Registration Number (if applicable)

2.2.3 Partner Organisation's Primary Contact - Full Name

2.2.4 Partner Organisation's Primary Contact - Job Title

2.2.5Partner Organisation's Email Address

2.2.6 Partner Organisation's Contact Number

3.1 Briefly describe your partnership's core purpose and main activities.

3.2 Who are your partnership's primary beneficiaries, and why?

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4.1 Please describe three key outcomes your partnership aim to achieve each year for residents experiencing deprivation in Kensington and Chelsea, and explain how you will measure progress?

4.2 Which areas of deprivation, early intervention and prevention does your partnership help to address in Kensington and Chelsea?

4.3 In alignment with the Council’s priorities or equivalent statutory partners, how will your partnership help to reduce residents’ demands on services?

5.1 How does your partnership ensure that its services are inclusive, accessible, and meet the needs of people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010, including through culturally appropriate delivery?

6.1 Outline your partnership's track record in the following areas:

8.1 Please confirm that organisations in the partnership have the following:

8.1 Please confirm that your organisation has the following:

Governance 

Policies and procedures

Insurance

Finance

I understand that if any information in this Expression of Interest is found to have been deliberately misleading, my organisation (or partnership) may be excluded from the application process.

I confirm that I am authorised to submit this Expression of Interest on behalf of my organisation (or partnership).

I understand that submitting this Expression of Interest does not guarantee an invitation to the full application stage.

I accept that the Council may decide not to invite my organisation (or partnership) to submit a full application, and that this decision cannot be appealed.

I acknowledge that as part of the assessment process, the Council will verify organisations’ track record, including compliance and delivery under past arrangements with the Council. 