Become a partner

Please note that we cannot give individual guidance (via phone or email) as to whether your charity is eligible. Please read the following eligibility criteria to determine whether you should apply for our UK partnership. This may be subject to change so always check the latest eligibility criteria on our application form before applying. Our global partnership is subject to similar criteria but is focus on disaster relief and recovery and needs to operate in different global jurisdictions.

• Charities with an income of between £1m and £10m (including investment portfolios and reserves)
• Support people and communities directly
• Support groups that are at risk and are the hardest to reach
• Focus on one or more of the following themes: Health, Homelessness, Young People and Climate.
• Demonstrate good governance and due diligence 
• Are a collaborative charitable organisation with others in the sector
• Proposals that are evidenced by research
• Demonstrative of long-term sustainability once the partnership has ended
• Demonstrate a key need and address the issues outlined in the proposal
• Charities who offer employee engagement opportunities to the Lloyd’s market including business collaboration, fundraising, volunteering, pro-bono support and awareness raising
• The primary focus of the partnership will be employee engagement through fundraising with volunteering opportunities being a secondary focus

In scope:

• Salaries to deliver the project
• Materials and equipment for the project
• Training of charity employees to deliver the project
• Activities for the project
• Projects that support UK
• Previous grantees of the Society of Lloyd’s or the Lloyd’s charities
• Work to support “at risk” groups

Out of scope:

• Charities with significant levels of reserves and/or significant income above £10 million
• Community interest companies (CIC)
• Contributions directly towards individuals, individual beneficiaries, or sponsorship of individuals
• Charities that only support a specific sector of society based on ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, or political beliefs
• Grant giving organisations
• General ongoing core services and unrestricted funding
• Facilities or services that the MoD provides
• Sponsorship of events, or contributions towards fundraising events
• Office items or IT equipment for the charity’s own use
• Memorials
• Academic research
• Global and local emergency response appeals as this is channelled through our global flagship partnership
• Ad-hoc donations and any requests for sponsorship from global or local individuals and charities as this is channelled through the Lloyd’s Market Charity Awards
• Organisations with no UK presence