The Gosling Foundation Cadet Fund

The late Vice Admiral Sir Donald Gosling KCVO was a keen supporter of the Royal Navy in all its forms. In 1985, he founded The Gosling Foundation to support his interests and philanthropic priorities, the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines, Youth, Education and Health.

On 11 November 2022, the Gosling Foundation Cadet Fund was formally launched as a sub-Committee of The Gosling Foundation specifically to help Sea Cadet units fund activities which would otherwise be unavailable to them or to contribute to larger projects.

The Fund is focused on the units recognised by the Marine Society and Sea Cadets, which,
unlike other Royal Navy recognised cadet forces, have no direct financial support from the Ministry of Defence.

 

The maximum sum which can be applied through this process is £5000.

The first awards from this initiative were decided in January 2023, when The Gosling Foundation awarded £22,700 to cadet units, with support ranging from building repairs and refurbishments, minibus funds and an expedition.

 

Only the unit chairperson may make applications by completing the online form on this website.

Although there are two main application windows, which close at 1200hrs (London Time) on 30 June and 31 December each year, applications will be reviewed regularly.

If the case is sufficiently strong to require immediate action, funds may be released earlier. 

 

Units may only apply once in any two-year period.

If grants are made earlier than a closing window, the 2-year period will start at the next window, i.e. if awarded a grant in April 2023, the earliest an application can be made is 1 July 2025.

 

Please be aware that awards may be lower than the sums requested as the funds available to support units are finite, and that matched funding may be offered to some applicants.

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Terms and Conditions

GRANT OFFERS

You will receive an e-mail to inform you whether your application has been successful or not and if successful, the grant amount that our Trustees have decided to give and any conditions for that award.

If successful, you will be called to verbally confirm your bank details.

Once these have been confirmed, it usually takes about two weeks for the funds to be received at your bank.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

When you accept a grant or grant pledge from the Foundation, it is on the understanding that you agree to the followingTerms and Conditions:

     Grant Pledges for Capital Projects

A grant pledge is valid for a maximum period of six months unless stated otherwise in the offer email.

The pledge automatically expires at the end of the six-month period unless an extension has been requested and agreed with the Foundation.

Reminders are not issued.

     Grant Payments

The grant will be spent for the purpose approved by the Foundation and as described in the grant offer email.

If you anticipate any changes to the size of the project or its purpose or wish to change the way that the grant will be spent, you need to contact us in advance to seek our agreement.

Any part of the grant which is not required for the purpose approved will be refunded to the Foundation.

The grant will not be used for work outside England, Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland.

We reserve the right to withhold a grant or require repayment if:

  • We find that false information has been supplied to the Foundation.
  • There is any evidence of bribery, corruption or other activity that could damage the reputation of the          Foundation.
  • The work undertaken is not the work for which the funding was approved.
  • The Foundation fails to receive a project report.
  • Your organisation becomes insolvent or goes into administration, receivership or liquidation and the funding has not been spent on its intended purpose.
  • You will inform us of serious incidents, including but not limited to safeguarding or fraud (whether relevant to the funded project or not) and plans for any changes to the governance of the charity.

We will sometimes add additional conditions to an individual grant to take account of particular circumstances. These will be included in the grant offer we make to you.

     Reporting
Recipients of a grant are required to complete a simple report and impact statement, six months after the grant has been issued or on another mutually agreed date.

We will send a reminder email with a link to your application.

Where possible, you should try to upload additional documentation and photographs.

     Publicity and Data Protection

We have the right to visit to see the work funded by the Foundation.

The Foundation may publish basic details of grants (such as the award amount, the date and purpose) in its Annual Report, on its website and other publicly available databases, reports and publications.

As a grant recipient we will keep your details on our database. This information is for the purposes of assessing and managing your application and any grant awarded to your organisation.

We also keep records of applications submitted to the Foundation to maintain full records of applications made and grants awarded by the Foundation.

We never share this information with third parties.