At the East of England Co-op we recognise the importance of charities to provide support to our local communities. We'd like to support you to raise awareness of your good cause, how people can utilise your support and how they can support you. We're passionate about bringing communities together and aim to support people in playing an active part in our communities to reduce barriers and inequalities and improve social contact and experiences. 

Whilst we would like to be able to support everyone, our available branches only have one slot per month so there may be occasions when we have to turn people down. We're very sorry if this is the case and encourage you to have a look at the other ways that we might be able to support you. Ideally we'd like you to contact us at least one month in advance to allow us time to co-ordinate the booking. 

As a member owned business it's really important to us to make sure that our available support is used in the way our members feel it should be. For this reason, we only support activities which will benefit our local communities and can meet certain requirements to minimise any risk to our members and customers and those that we support. 

What sort of charitable organisations do we support? 

We can support your charity if you're running services or activities to address local needs where the East of England Co-op trades. 

Who can apply?  

• Your group must have a registered charity number 
• You must be over 18 years of age 
• Your attendees must be able to present with ID or other identifiable documentation on the day authorising them to collect donations for the group 
• The work the group is delivering must benefit people from all faiths and political associations and must not purely be intended to further religious or political beliefs. 

We can't support: 

• The running of a raffle (there are fundraising regulations about this and you may need a licence) or other fundraising activity unless it is compliant with fundraising regulations and relevant legislation 
• If it is to hold any cake, bake or food sales in our branches or, open food events or food giveaways (these are not allowed at all as we're unable to manage the allergen risk) 
• The selling of any goods unless it is your charity's merchandise 
• Individual's challenges or requests including medical fundraising, research, treks or similar requests for scholarships, entry fees into charity races or sponsorships 
• Individuals for study, research or travel grants 
• Individuals for personal situations, e.g., terminally ill or treatments. 

What else will you need?  

• You will be asked to provide a risk assessment for the relevant activity 
• You will be asked to provide public liability insurance. 

What can you do for us? 

We would really appreciate it if you can provide some feedback of your experience on the day and how much money you've collected. This really helps us to analyse the support that we're providing and helps us to report back on the difference we're making. 

To be aware of 

In order for us to process your application you agree to share your data with the East of England Co-op so that it can be stored, processed, shared with colleagues, audited and used for reporting purposes and that you may be contacted for publicity purposes.