Apply for help from CRASH

Photograph courtesy of Centrepoint, a charity that CRASH has helped.

CRASH helps organisations that help homeless people. We do this by helping with all aspects related to refurbishment of buildings and occasionally new build schemes.

Our process for giving support

We offer help in 3 ways

  1. By providing professional expertise, this can be architects, quantity surveyors, project managers and specialist engineers. The earlier you involve us the more we are likely to be able to contribute. For example if you want to run your vision by one of our Project Advisors they can help you to identify what you will need to consider, and what you should prioritise so you can draw up your brief for your architect, contractor or funders.
  2. We can provide cash grants but we are by no means the largest funder of building projects.
  3. We can try and source building materials free of charge from our list of Patron or supporting suppliers.

What we cannot do is take over and run your building project. Thanks to the companies who support us we can help you understand what you are taking on, what you will need to consider and help you achieve a good end result for the budget that you have.

How to apply

If you would like to apply to CRASH for help please see the steps below. If you would like to discuss your needs with us before you complete an application form please don't hesitate to contact the CRASH office. Click here to fill out a contact form or call 020 8742 0717.

  1. Application Criteria

    • Charity status: Your organisation must be a registered UK charity with the Charity Commission in England or Scotland.
    • Legal Hold: Your charity must have a legal hold on the building in question, either freehold or a lease for at least 3 years.
    • Use: The building is used to deliver services to homeless people (aged 18 or above) or a high percentage of people who are homeless or be related to the charity's administrative functions.

  2. Application Form

    Every project that applies to CRASH for assistance must complete an application form.

    Once completed please send to Nicola Baskerville, Projects Administrator at:
    CRASH, The Gatehouse, 2 Devonhurst Place, London W4 4JD

    Download Application Form (136KB, Word document)

  3. Initial Project Visit

    If CRASH is able to proceed further with an application, a CRASH Project Advisor will visit your project as part of the application process. The purpose of the visit is to gain a deeper understanding of the project's requirements and to understand if/how CRASH can best help. The Project Advisor will compile a report following the visit.

  4. CRASH Offer

    Having received and reviewed the report and recommendations from the Project Advisor, CRASH will then issue a letter stating how CRASH intends to help. If your application is not successful we will inform you following the Advisor's visit.

CRASH is only able to help projects thanks to the direct help that we receive from our Patron and other companies in the construction sector.

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