Soup Dragon's Den 2024 - applications open

We have tried to keep the application process as simple as possible

To apply, applicants simply need to fill in the application form here 

Guidance notes are given below.

Community groups applying for funding through the Soup Dragon’s Den will need to meet the following criteria:

• Progress Housing Group has properties in the project area
• Customers of Progress Housing Group have the opportunity to benefit from the project
• The project will have a positive effect on the community in general
• There is a plan in place to ensure the future of the project after the Soup Dragon’s Den funding has been used.

The applicants selected to pitch at the event will be informed by Thursday, 9 May 2024. There is no need to book a seat for the event.

1. Complete the Soup Dragon’s Den application form, giving as much information about the project as you can. 
2. Forward the completed application to community@progressgroup.org.uk . We will look through the application form and contact you with any queries or for further information.
3. All applications will go through a shortlisting process to select-up to 6 applicants to pitch at the Soup Dragon’s Den event.
4. The Customer Voice Team will contact you to confirm if you have been shortlisted or not.
5. Shortlisted applicants attend the Soup Dragon’s Den event to pitch their project.

Progress Housing Group reserves the right to publish information about donations made through the Soup Dragon’s Den in the Groups publications and local media.  This may include any photographs taken.  Any successful projects will therefore be asked to complete a consent form to give permission for photographs to be used. 

If needed The Customer Voice Team will help you through this process, so if you have any queries please contact them at community@progressgroup.org.uk or on 03333 204 555.

The information in this form is collected by and for Progress Housing Group. We collect and manage your information in line with the current data protection legislation in the UK.

The data in the form will be used for the purpose(s) of:

• Contacting you.
• Keeping records of our contacts and contact centre activity.

We will retain this contact against your Tenancy record if you are a tenant.

If you are not a tenant, we will retain your information for future reference as a record of this contact and to link it to any subsequent contact you make with us.

This information is processed on the following legal bases:

• For tenants, this will be in relation to your tenancy agreement as a contract;
• For application or prospective tenancy enquiries, this will be in relation to establishing a contract;
• For activities and contacts from non-tenants, this will be in relation to the legitimate interests of the Group to support your enquire and monitor our service provision.

The data will be held for:

• The lifetime of your relationship with the Group and for a period afterwards to allow the handling and raising of any queries or complaints.

The data may be shared with:

• Relevant teams across Progress Housing Group and potentially to our subsidiaries;
• Contractors and suppliers;
• Local authorities or councils;
• Law enforcement;
• Support agencies;
• We need to contact other relevant third parties to resolve your enquiry.

For full details on how we process data, where to enquire about the use of your data and to find out about your rights and how to enact them, visit our full data protection statement here.