CHANGES in the way Children in Need grants were handed out to local charities led to a drop in the number of organisations receiving support in 2025.
Sessions have been held with local charities to “encourage applications following the reopening of the funding programme.
The drop in support received came after a new grant-making system was introduced by Children in Need, according to the Association of Jersey Charities’ latest Annual Report and Impact Review.
Speaking to the JEP, AJC chief executive Marcus Liddiard said that the association had looked into the matter, “working closely” with the Association of Guernsey Charities.
“BBC Children in Need used to grant fund a number of charities in Jersey and Guernsey, and then it seemed that moved to zero,” he said.
“We couldn’t see any charities being grant funded in Jersey and Guernsey, and so the questions were asked why that was the case.
“They [had] sort of shut down their application round, and now they have reopened it again. So there are charities now applying.”
A spokesperson for BBC Children in Need said a transition to a new grant-making system had been implemented throughout 2025, during which time it was temporarily closed to new applications.
They added: “Following the reopening of our funding programmes, we delivered local pre-application sessions to encourage applications and will continue our outreach activities on an ongoing basis.
“Since reopening, we are proud to have awarded Autism Guernsey £84,126 over three years. We also recently communicated a funding award to an organisation in Jersey, which will be announced in due course.”
