If you, your partner or spouse has ever worked as a Business to Business (B2B) salesperson - visiting business customers in their premises to sell goods or services - and now find yourself in financial need, then the Salespeople’s Charity may be able to offer you support.*
About the Salespeople’s Charity
The charity was founded in 1849, pioneered by a group of five Commercial Travellers who met at The Union Hotel Penzance to consider how they might help a colleague who was no longer able to work.
Since then many different titles have been given to Commercial Travellers - Sales Representative, Account Manager, Sales Agent, Business Development Manager, Field Sales Representative, National Account Manager, to name a few.
Not only do the job titles vary but also the industries and trade sectors we are able to consider applicants from. We are not industry specific – all we ask is that you have worked as a sales representative for a minimum of five years during your career.
How we help
Following a simple application process those seeking support are visited by one of our Trustees, who will seek to understand and identify an applicant’s most pressing needs. Based on this meeting a proposal(s) for support is made to the Board of Trustees, who vote electronically within 48 hours of receipt of the proposal(s). Once a majority is achieved the applicant is advised and the support implemented.
The type of support we can provide is extremely varied and includes such things as:
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Assistance with utility bills
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Funeral grant
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Furniture
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Home adaptations
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Long-term bi-monthly grants
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Mobility equipment
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Respite breaks
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Securing accommodation (rent and deposit)
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Short-term ‘One Off Grants’
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Training programmes
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White goods.
"I feel so special and hopeful and happy and I forgot what that felt like."
Angie, The Salespeople's Charity grant recipient
Who we help?
Whilst our focus is on supporting sales representatives, their spouses and partners, we are also able to consider applications from widows and widowers of deceased sales representatives.
We are also able to consider the needs of children of sales representatives and, when necessary, signpost applicants to a charity who can consider support.
Find out more
For more information and how to apply, see the Salespeople's Charity website
You can also make an enquiry by telephone on 01752 932155.
Read the Turn2us Grants Search profile for the Salespeople's Charity
Feedback from people the Salespeople's Charity has helped
Becky
“Thank you so much, I'd have been so lost without this help and probably homeless too... I can't thank you enough."
Angie
“I’m still in shock. I’m crying tears of joy.... you’ve made my house a home for a very very very beautiful boy and his Mummy. I simply have no words.
"I feel so special and hopeful and happy and I forgot what that felt like."
Elaine
“The help and support that we receive, and have received in the past from yourselves, makes such an incredible difference to our lives and enables us to keep going in these dark times. It is comforting to know that you are out there, working so hard to aid us and all the other beneficiaries. Without your help, I really don’t know how we could possibly carry on."
Notes
* Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applications from anyone whose sales experience has been in a Business to Consumer (B2C) environment. However, there are other charities on the Turn2us Grants Search that can help people in this kind of sales occupation.