Community Care Fund

The promoter of the Community Care Fund is Caremark Limited (“Caremark”).

• The competition is open to UK-based community groups, charities, not-for-profit organisations, schools, pre-schools, and community-run or local authority–run projects.
• Individuals submitting an application must be UK residents aged 18 or over and may apply on behalf of an eligible community project.
• Applications must relate to a project that delivers a clear benefit to the local community.
• Employees of Caremark, Caremark franchise owners, their immediate families, and anyone professionally connected with the competition are not eligible to enter.

Online: form on our website

Email: caremark@pmwcom.co.uk

Post:

Caremark’s Community Care Fund
C/o PMW Communications
Stane Court
Stane Street
Billingshurst
West Sussex
RH14 9HP

Each application must include:

• Name and contact details of the individual (aged 18+) responsible for the project.
• Name of the community group, local charity or not-for-profit organisation (e.g. school, community-run group or local authority).
• UK region the application relates to: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, North East, North West, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London (including Greater London), South East or South West.
• A short written statement including a short description of the project explaining how you would utilise the £3,000 grant and how it would benefit the community.
• At least one photograph showing what the funding is needed for (e.g. a space, building, equipment or area requiring improvement).
• All information submitted must be accurate, truthful and written by the applicant.

Photographs must:

• Be original and owned by the entrant.
• Not infringe third-party rights.
• Not include identifiable individuals unless appropriate consent has been obtained.

The deadline for entries is 31st May 2026. No entries received after this time will be considered.

Shortlisting:

• A judging panel at Caremark head office will review all eligible entries.
• One finalist will be shortlisted from each of the 12 UK regions listed above.
• Submission of an entry does not guarantee selection as a finalist.
• The judging panel’s decision is final.

Public vote:

• The 12 shortlisted projects will be announced on Caremark’s website and social media channels.
• Public voting will be conducted on Caremark’s social media platforms, and this will determine the winners of the Community Care Fund.
• Voting will open shortly after the shortlist announcement and close at 9am on 1^st September 2026.
• Caremark reserves the right to monitor voting activity and to disqualify votes or entries where fraudulent, automated or unfair voting is suspected.
• Three overall winners will be announced shortly after the conclusion of public voting. Caremark will notify the winners via the contact details provided during entry.
• The decision of the judges and public vote is final. No correspondence will be entered into regarding the outcome of the competition.

• Three winning projects will receive a grant of £3,000 each.
• The prizes will only be paid into an organisational/registered not-for-profit bank account (e.g. charity, community group, school or club account). Payments to personal bank accounts will not be permitted.
• After the winners have been confirmed, the prizes will be fulfilled subject to the provision of valid banking details.
• The winners may be required to provide proof of organisational bank account ownership, such as a recent bank statement or official documentation, before payment is released.
• Caremark may request photographic evidence showing how the grants were used after the payment has been made, which can be used for marketing purposes.
• Prizes are non-transferable and must be used solely for the project described in the winning application.

• Personal data supplied will be used solely for the administration of the competition and related publicity.
• Caremark will handle all personal information in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

• By entering the competition, participants grant Caremark a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use, reproduce, and display the submitted entries, project names, regions and related images or updates for promotional purposes, including but not limited to social media, website content and printed materials.
• Projects involving children or vulnerable individuals must comply with all relevant safeguarding and consent requirements.
• Caremark reserves the right to disqualify entries that are inappropriate, offensive or do not meet the submission guidelines or these Terms and Conditions.
• Caremark reserves the right to modify, suspend or cancel the competition in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
• If any of the winning projects are unable to proceed as described, Caremark reserves the right to withdraw the prize and award it to an alternative shortlisted project.
• By submitting an entry, applicants confirm they have read and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.