Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited is a company registered under the Companies Act (registration number SC036386) and having its registered office at 454 Hillington Road, Hillington Park, Glasgow, G52 4FH (“Arnold Clark”, “we”, “our”) and operates the Arnold Clark Community Fund ("Community Fund").
For the purposes of these terms and conditions, “you” and “your” refer to charities and community groups applying for funding from the Community Fund.
Registered and unregistered charities, as well as community groups including grassroots sports teams, can apply to the Arnold Clark Community Fund.
No purchase is necessary.
Applications are accepted during designated periods throughout the year. Please refer to community@arnoldclark.com for details on current application windows and the availability of individual campaigns.
Applications submitted outwith the designated application window (as outlined at ArnoldClark.com/community-fund/timeline) will not be eligible for consideration and will not be processed.
Applications submitted outwith the designated application window will not be eligible for consideration and will not be processed.
Charities and community groups may submit one application per campaign per calendar year. Applications to multiple campaigns are permitted, provided only one application is submitted per campaign. Additional applications to the same campaign within the same calendar year will be disqualified.
Applications will be accepted from directors, trustees or employees of a charity or community group.
We will only accept applications from organisations operating in mainland UK.
Applications from members of the public on behalf of a charity or community group will not be accepted.
Applications for raffle prizes, individual sponsorships, school donations or similar will not be accepted. These requests should be directed to community@arnoldclark.com for consideration.
Professional sports teams are not eligible to apply.
All applications must be made through ArnoldClark.com/community-fund using the application form provided. Applications received by any other method, for example email, post, telephone or in-person, will not be eligible and will not be considered. Before applying, please check your eligibility here.
Internet access is required to apply.
If successful, the decided funding amount will be paid as a one-off payment (maximum of £2,500) into the applicant's business bank account by BACS. Funding cannot be paid into personal bank accounts under any circumstances.
Arnold Clark reserves the right to donate a higher amount at our discretion.
Arnold Clark will contact successful applicants on a weekly basis.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until all funding has been allocated. Please do not submit duplicate applications.
Registered charity applicants will be required to provide their charity number, current bank statement and proof of address. Applicants from unregistered charities and community groups will be required to provide a bank statement and evidence of charity constitution or articles of association.
Funding is non-transferable, non-assignable and non-negotiable and must be used for charitable or community-benefitting purposes.
In the event of unforeseen circumstances and circumstances outside of Arnold Clark's control, Arnold Clark reserves the right to delay payment to you.
Arnold Clark reserves the right to terminate, amend or modify the Community Fund or its rules, including these terms and conditions. Any change will be noted on the Arnold Clark website: ArnoldClark.com/community-fund.
By applying, you accept that Arnold Clark may contact you to participate in any reasonable PR requests in relation to the Community Fund and Arnold Clark, including but not limited to social media, content and photography requests, for a period of two years from the date your funding is granted.
Arnold Clark will request permission from you to share and use any content relating to social media mentions or tags regarding the fund and your application.
Arnold Clark will not be liable for any circumstances beyond its reasonable control that prevent the funding from being fulfilled, or successful applicants being chosen, or any payment being taken up or fully enjoyed by a successful applicant.
If you are unable to take up the funding for any reason, or if Arnold Clark has been unable to contact the successful applicant, you will no longer be eligible for any share of the funding. Arnold Clark shall not have any liability in such circumstances.
Arnold Clark reserves the right to disqualify applicants upon reasonable suspicion of fraudulent activity or the use of any irregular profiles used to participate.
Arnold Clark does not accept responsibility for entries that are not received for any reason.
Arnold Clark shall not be held liable, for any reason whatsoever, if the Community Fund is terminated, cancelled and/or postponed to another date.
Arnold Clark will not be held responsible for any loss or injury arising from participation in the Community Fund, the application process or the use of any funds awarded.
If the charity, community group or grassroots sports team has to attend court for any reason, or there are any legal or criminal situations that arise, your connection with Arnold Clark and the Arnold Clark Community Fund must not be discussed, unless required by law.
We may collect personal data for the purposes of contacting successful applicants to grant funding and contacting unsuccessful applicants regarding funding in the future. Any personal data held shall be processed in accordance with Arnold Clark’s privacy policy, which can be viewed here: Arnoldclark.com/cookies
Should you wish to withdraw your application before the end of the Community Fund campaign or request your personal data be deleted, please contact community.fund@arnoldclark.com
These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of Scotland and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.
