What we can and cannot fund
We can support:
- project delivery activities
- activities that take place between mid-December 2024 and 1 March 2025
- staff costs for administration, management, planning and delivery of the project
- insurance and DBS certificate costs
- venue hire
- Licensing and event notices cost – please note that you will need to arrange any necessary permissions
- costs to make the activity more accessible to participants
We cannot support:
- projects that do not align with any criteria
- projects that are not primarily focused on delivering arts and cultural activities
- projects that take place outside of North Paddington (Westbourne, Harrow Road, Queens Park, Little Venice, and Maida Vale wards)
- staff travel expenses and parking costs
- purchase of equipment, unless specifically used and retained by the beneficiaries
- activities that promote discriminatory or extremist views
- regular core running costs, loan repayments or VAT
- 'business as usual’ activities, such as normal maintenance or repairs, or projects that already have funding to continue
Venues
We are aware that applicants may not have access to their own venues or spaces. Please see the list below of some spaces to hire in the area:
470 by Rebel Business: Co-working | 470 By Rebel | London (extraordinarylifecic.org)
Paddington Arts: Room Hire - Paddington Arts
Grand Junction: Hire - Grand Junction | Community, Arts & Culture
Stowe Centre: Stowe Centre – Paddington Development Trust (pdt.org.uk)
Great Western Studios: Hire | Great Western Studios