Holiday Opportunities Fund 2026 Application Form

Introduction

Thank you for considering applying to YCF's Holiday Opportunities Fund. In order to help achieve the highest level of success for your application, please read and follow all instructions in this form, and consult the guidance page.

If you are unsure or need any support completing this form, please contact grants@youngcamdenfoundation.org.uk

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Key dates

Application deadline: 23:59 on Sunday 7th June 2026
Outcomes communicated: W/C Monday 22nd June 2026
Grant period: 20/07/26 – 04/06/27. This covers the following Camden school holidays: Summer 2026, October half-term 2026, Christmas break 2026, Easter/spring holiday 2027 and May half-term 2027
Report due: 1 month after completion of trip / project

SF Opportunity Name

This is a custom salesforce integration field. This name should be changed to the relevant funds name and year.

SF Opportunity Date

Date

Are you a YCF member?

Organisation's legal name

This should be the same as registered on Charity Commission or Companies House.

What was your last reported annual income? (£)

How much funding are you applying for?

We will consider applications up to £1,000

Primary contact name

First NameLast Name

Primary contact email address

example@example.com

Primary contact phone number

Primary contact work title

Secondary contact name

First NameLast Name

Secondary contact email address

example@example.com

Secondary contact phone number

Secondary contact work title

How many children and young people do you work with on a regular (weekly) basis?

We define children & young people as 0-25 years old.

What does your regular youth work or play provision look like?

What age range of children and young people do you work with? (Min - Max)

Where will you primarily deliver your work? Or if you don't have a base, where do you usually deliver your play provision or youth work?

What is the name of your project, programme, trip, or activity?

Where do you anticipate your delivery taking place? Please tick the specific Camden ward(s).

Which school holiday period(s) do you plan for this project/ trip/ activity to place during?

Please describe the intended project in as much detail as possible.

How did you develop the idea for this? What motivated you?

Will you be collaborating with other organisations to deliver or plan the project? If so, which organisations and how? (This is not a requirement.)

How will your project support or benefit the young people you're working with?

How many sessions of youth provision do you intend to support with this funding?

If you are only planning a one day trip, for example, it is fine to just respond '1' here.

How many total hours of delivery do you intend to support with the funding?

How many children and young people are you hoping to engage through your programme?

What is the intended age range of children and young people you will engage on the programme? (Min - Max)

Please upload your completed budget form here, including clear details of how you will spend the grant (please upload the budget in excel format)

Please note, all applicants must use our small grants budget template. Costs might include staffing cost, venue cost, the cost of resources/equipment, etc.. Please note that staff members must be paid at least the London Living Wage (currently £13.85 p/h).

Do you intend to fund the project solely through this grant?

If not, how else will you be funding it? (i.e. where will the other funding come from and how much will it be?)

Please be aware that we require all grantees to submit anonymised and aggregated data within a monitoring & evaluation form at the end of the grant period. For more details of the type of data request, please contact grants@youngcamdenfoundation.org.uk

Are you happy to share anonymised and aggregated participant data with YCF and allow us to measure the impact of our grants?

Please upload a recent bank statement here (within the last 3 months).

The bank statement must be in your organisation's name and include your account name, account number, and sort code. If your application is successful, we will ask you to confirm these same bank details on your grant agreement, and the grant will be paid into this account.

When was your last safeguarding incident and how was it dealt with?

Please provide a brief overview of the incident and your organisation's response. Please ensure you do not provide any details which may identify those involved.

Please upload your Safeguarding Policy here.

Safeguarding policies should be reviewed annually. Applications will not be considered without a valid and appropriate safeguarding policy.

Please upload your Health and Safety Policy (or equivalent) here.

Health and safety policies should be reviewed annually. Applications will not be considered without a valid and appropriate health and safety policy.

Please upload evidence of your Public Liability Insurance here (or equivalent).

If you are unsure what to provide here, please get in touch.

If you have any other comments to support your application, please provide them here

If you wish to provide any documents to support your application, please do so here.

You can upload multiple documents.

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Holiday Opportunities Fund 2026 Application Form

Introduction

Section 1: About

Section 2: Project

Section 3: Final Questions

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