Funding

The Green Community Grants Programme offers one-year flexible funding for not-for-profit groups in England, Scotland and Wales with an annual income between £10,000 and £1 million.

This fund is designed to provide effective crisis support to those that encounter a financial challenge and help individuals build their long-term financial resilience, reducing their dependence and repeat need for emergency assistance.

The Asda Foundation has launched its 2026 Local Community Spaces Fund, offering grants of between £10,000 and £20,000 to UK-based charities and not-for-profit organisations that manage community spaces.

The Department for Education (DfE) have granted Local Authorities funding to provide Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) to cover the Easter, Summer and Christmas Holiday Periods for 2026.

The Southall Trust (also known as the WF Southall Trust) is a Quaker-based grant-making family trust, The Trust awards grants to charities that are registered in the UK. Typically, these charities will be working in at least one of the following four fields: Quaker Work & Witness Environmental Action & Sustainability Peace & Reconciliation Social Action

The funding is intended for both national and local charities across the UK so that they can fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities specifically for those in need (by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage or distress) in the UK.

Barclays community fund in partnership with Sported. To support the delivery of football, tennis or cricket activities for women and girls.

Cheshire West and Chester Council are inviting voluntary and community organisations, charities and other groups focused on providing opportunities for children and young people in our borough to apply for the Youth Opportunities Grant (YOG) 2026-27 funding.  

Two focus areas: A Place to Call Home and Financial Wellbeing. 

Paul Hamlyn are interested in funding: organisations working with young people (14–25); targeted work with and for young people who face transitions in their lives which may be challenging or create barriers for example into or out of education, care settings, housing or the secure estate†; and work that recognizes young peoples multiple and overlapping identities (for example race, gender, sexual orientation, class, faith, migration status, ability).

Applications are open to individuals, registered charities, CIC’s, and more, and funding can be used to cover core organisational costs, equipment, training, wellbeing activities, and even community initiatives.

The James Tudor Foundation supports UK-registered charities with a health focus through four funding programmes. Each programme is tailored to address specific needs within the health sector, enabling organisations to deliver meaningful and lasting impact to the communities they serve. We support a diverse range of physical health and mental health charities in the UK and internationally. Funding rounds are quarterly.

Transforming lives across the UK. The areas we support include: In the UK – healthcare for the vulnerable, tackling mental ill-health, alleviating poverty, women and children at risk of violence or exploitation, prisoner rehabilitation and education of the most disadvantaged. The enquiry window may be closed at any time and may be closed without further notice.

The Westminster Foundation works with local charities and organisations that generate localised impact and create opportunities for children and young people up to 25 years old. Our funding is focused on helping provide a solid structure to children and young people, their families and the local communities around them. We prioritise awarding grants that benefit those facing deprivation or intergenerational inequality who might otherwise not have access to these life opportunities.

Grants will fund organisations to provide services for disabled people, or work to make transport more accessible https://www.motabilityfoundation.org.uk/organisation-grants/ Support for individuals and their families through Scheme-related grants and Access to Mobility grants https://www.motabilityfoundation.org.uk/individual-grants/

For small, local charities and community groups based in the areas where Stagecoach operates. Funding supports projects that promote health and wellbeing, young people’s skills and employment, loneliness and social isolation, and accessibility and opportunity. Applications are reviewed monthly.  

Charities and organisations are welcome to apply all year around. This programme, funded by the John Good Group, offers unrestricted funds that can be used for any costs, including core running costs. These grants are designed for small and growing charities, voluntary groups or social enterprises making a big impact on communities, people or the environment, closing on 15 March 2024.

The Marjory Boddy Charitable Trust meets three times a year to consider applications for grants from registered charities that are involved in but not confined to the areas of health, education, welfare and the arts.

The objectives of the fund are: - Cost of Living Support – funding to any registered UK charity or community group whose work directly supports those most affected by the cost-of-living crisis, such as foodbanks, accommodation, poverty relief and where people/communities in the UK are the primary and immediate focus of investment. - Our Communities Support – funding to projects embedded in the communities in which Arnold Clark operates and is available to organisations who provide services widely accessible to those within Arnold Clark local communities, addressing the needs of those living within them. - Gear Up for Sport – 150 sports kits given away each month to support youth sports teams across the UK. Any youth team with up to 30 members aged 4 to 15 years can apply.

Single year grants between £10,000 and £50,000 are available for core costs, salaries, running and project costs or multi-year grants for a maximum of 3 years, not to exceed £100,000 in total over this period, for core costs, salaries, running or project costs. No more than £50k can be applied for in any given year. Organisations should have a focus on Family Support, this may further include: * Early intervention * Families coping with addiction * Prisoners' families * They fund voluntary sector organisations with a turnover up to £500,000. If you are located in a rural area, you must be in the bottom 50% most deprived areas according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation.

The funding is intended for registered charities working with people in need (by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability, other disadvantage or distress) in the UK and who need funding for the following: · Projects that provide, maintain, repair or improve housing or community space. · Supporting people experiencing poor housing or homelessness There are two levels of grants: · Up to £5,000 for garden projects · Up to £10,000 for building or indoor projects. The B&Q Foundation will consider awarding higher value grants.

Grants and other resources are available for community groups, local sports clubs and grassroots organisations across England with ideas of how to tackle inequalities and help get more people active as well as new initiatives that improve both environmental sustainability and physical activity opportunities for those who need it most.

Organisations approved to take part in the Communities Fund can receive up to £25,000 in match funding per calendar year, with a maximum of £250 matched for each unique donation. Funding is available throughout the year to support a wide range of organisations.

The Masonic Charitable Foundation has opened its small and large grant programmes for charitable organisations working with early years (up to five years of age), children affected by domestic abuse, children with special educational needs and disabilities, and people with dementia and their carers.

Providing financial support for people experiencing hardship, distress and illness, with a focus on children, the homeless and people living in poverty.

Single year grants between £2,000 and £10,000 for core costs, salaries, running and project costs. Projects must have a focus on Community Support. Your organisation’s postcode falls within the following on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation: if you are located in an urban area, you must be in the bottom 15% most deprived areas if you are located in a rural area, you must be in the bottom 50% most deprived areas

The Community Award fund is intended to assist small organisations and good causes from Chester and surrounding areas. Any charity, voluntary organisation or good cause can apply.