Funding
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My Funding Central from Idox is a subscription-based funding service helping charities, local communities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises search for funding
The free charity Funding Finder charitable grants directory enables you to search for funders
The Community Foundation award grants to support causes in Northumberland from nearly 300 different funds set up by their donors. Sign up to their fortnightly newsletter to stay informed about the latest funding opportunities
The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK, raised by players of The National Lottery
GrantFinder and Northumberland County Council Open 4 Community is a user-friendly, accurate UK wide professional funding tool which has helped users to secure millions of pounds worth of support. Sign up here
Arts Council England are looking for organisations, artists, events, initiatives and others to apply for their funding and help them achieve their strategy
The monthly funding eBulletin from Northumberland County Council is free and provides opportunities available in the local area. Sign up here
Heritage Fund are the largest funder of UK heritage. They believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to the past.
We provide unrestricted funding for charities and good causes across Britain
The Albert Hunt Trust supports UK registered charities that provide hospice care; provide support for the homeless or promote health and well-being
The Ballinger Charitable Trust was founded in 1994 and seeks to support charities, CICs and community groups in North-East England, through grants and funding
The Barbour Foundation (originally called The Barbour Trust) was set up to support charities and good causes primarily in the North East of England
The Bernard Sunley Foundation support charities in England and Wales working to raise the quality of life and provide greater opportunities for the young, the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged.
BlueSpark Foundation is a registered charity which supports the education and development of children and young people by providing grants for educational, cultural, sporting and other projects.
The Catherine Cookson Trust supports a wide range of activities including education and training, environment and conservation, arts and culture as well as general charitable purposes
Garfield Weston Foundation support charities that make a positive difference, working in different sectors in the UK. These include welfare, youth, community, environment, education, health, arts, heritage and faith.
Grants for Good is designed to direct funding only to small and growing local charities, voluntary groups or social enterprises that are making a big impact on communities, people or the environment
The Greggs Foundation Community Grants Programme offers grants of up to £20,000 per year to local organisations helping to tackle the challenges facing local communities
The Hedley Foundation provides grants to smaller charities operating across the spectrum of social need. Last year, they supported hundreds of small charities, improving lives and lifting people’s aspirations.
Sir James Knott Trust support charitable activity in Northumberland by making grants to organisations, with the aim of improving the conditions of people living and working in the North East of England
The Joicey Trust make grants across a wide spectrum for either revenue (including ‘core funding’) or capital expenditure
The Mercers’ Company aim to support churches, other faith and community-based organisations that strengthen communities and families
The Morrisons Foundation supports registered charities that make a positive difference in local communities across England, Scotland and Wales
The Northumberland Estates Community Fund was developed to provide support to community groups, charities and organisations that operate in the locality of their operations
Northumberland National Park Communities Fund provides small amounts of funding to projects, community groups, businesses, charities and organisations that wish to deliver a project which is in line with its key aims and priorities.
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation Youth Fund want to fund organisations who support young people (ages 14–25) who face challenging or complex transitions to adulthood
The Rose Education Foundation is pleased and excited to be able to offer financial support to youth projects in North-East England
The Rothley Trust focuses on the needs of children and young people in areas of disadvantage. It also supports community development and the groups which help people with disabilities
The Schroder Charity Trust is an independent grant-making family trust which supports a wide range of charitable activities.
Screwfix Foundation are a grant giving charity with a clear purpose to support projects that improve, repair and maintain homes and community facilities used by those in need throughout the UK
The Veterans’ Foundation provides grants to eligible organisations that provide assistance to serving and former members of the armed forces community, operational qualified seafarers and their immediate families
The Wellbank Foundation is a small, family run, grant-making charity that supports registered charities based in the North East of England
Funding Opportunities
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Reach accepting applications to their funding pots
The trustees meet 3 times each year to review applications, so submit your form by one of the following deadlines – 28th February, 30th June or 31st October
REACH financially supports local groups, organisations and individuals aiming to make a lasting difference to people’s health and wellbeing by experiencing and enjoying the benefits of physical activity. We want to help people of all ages improve their physical, mental and social health, feel connected to their community and develop skills that will benefit them throughout life.
Up to £5000 is available to support projects based in Tyne & Wear, Northumberland, Durham, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland providing opportunities for others to MOVE MORE. Grants are split into two different funding options depending on the type of project you want support with: 1.
Get Movingand 2. Keep Moving.
Funding for Activities to Improve the Lives of the Elderly
Applications can be submitted four times per year in January, April, July and October.
Small grants are available to fund projects to improve the lives of the elderly across the UK. Home Instead Charities awards grants of up to £1,500 to small, local registered charities and up to £500 to grassroots organisations for well-being events, activities or pastimes that prevent social isolation and loneliness amongst adults over 55. Eligible projects may include regular events such as a cinema club, knitting group, or lunch club; one-off activities like a day trip or Christmas lunch; or other initiatives such as yoga classes or guest speaker sessions. The Fund accepts applications four times a year. Applications can be submitted four times per year in January, April, July and October.
Leathersellers’ Foundation
The foundation operates two grant programmes for UK registered charities: Small Grants Programme (up to £5k) – one-off grants for small projects and Main Grants Programme (between £20 – £25k for up to four years) – targeted funding rounds, with grants available towards core costs to support charities working within the focus area of the active round.
The Main Grants Programme: Applications are invited from charities that work to prevent the occurrence of and/or support recovery from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) by providing services to children and young people and/or adult survivors in recovery. The 2025 application round is open to expressions of interest from 26 March 2025 (10am) to 30 April 2025 (5pm). The foundation expects to make 15–20 multi-year grants.
Small Grants Programme: There will be eight application rounds, with submissions accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and the total number capped at 40 per round. The fund is a rolling funding programme. The next application window will open 31 March 2025 (10am).
Applications are made using the online application form on the Leathersellers’ Company website. The Small Grants Committee meets regularly to ensure charities receive a decision within a month of submitting their application.
Co-Op Foundation – Future Communities Fund Round 2
Applications close: Midday, Thursday, 12 June 2025
Co-op Foundation is launching a £1.75 million funding round to support organisations working with young people who have experience of the justice system. The aim is to help these young people re-engage with their communities after time in custody.
Grants of up to £150,000 over five years will be awarded on an unrestricted basis.
The Foundation has committed to the IVAR Open and Trusting Grant-making initiative and is transparent about its funding approach. In line with this, key eligibility criteria are outlined below to help organisations assess their fit for the programme.
Who Can Apply?
Approximately 10 organisations will be funded in this round. Eligible organisations must:
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Have an annual income of £250,000 or less
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Be not-for-profit, registered, and operate exclusively in the United Kingdom
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Have at least two unrelated trustees or directors on the board
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Primarily support justice-experienced young people aged 10–25
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Have a sole organisational purpose of helping justice-experienced young people re-engage with their communities
Capital Grants for Veterans’ Accommodation – Reminder Final Round
Apply by Midday 18 June 2025
This programme will award grants of between £75,000 and £500,000 towards projects that support significant refurbishment, including extensions and new builds, of rental accommodation that will offer high quality support for Veterans with a housing need.
Under this programme, the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust will award grants of between £75K and £500K.
Rosa’s Rise Fund 2025
Applications must be submitted by 4.00pm on Monday 23 June 2025
The fund supports organisations led by and for Black and racially minoritised women and girls. These organisations often provide vital support to individuals and communities but face significant funding challenges.
What is available?
Organisations can apply for a two-year organisational development grant of up to £40,000.
Who can apply?
This fund is for not-for-profit women’s and girls’ organisations which are led by and for Black and racially minoritised women, that have an income of between £30,000 and £300,000 (from their last set of signed annual accounts).
Health and Wellbeing in Museums Fund
This fund will open for applications on 28 April 2025, with a submission deadline on 26 June 2025. Applicants will be notified of any decisions made in late September 2025
This fund aims to support the development and continuation of groundbreaking health and wellbeing programmes in UK museums during a time of financial crisis and increasing demand for services. Around ten grants of between £50,000 to £75,000 are available per funding round.
This fund will enable Museums to build on their existing leading health and wellbeing work. The application process is as follows: Potential applicants must complete a short online eligibility quiz; Eligible applicants will then be able to book a conversation with Museums Association to discuss their idea; Applicants who then meet all the essential criteria and excel in at least one of four criteria for success will be invited to complete a full application.
Guidance notes and an online eligibility quiz will be available when this fund opens.
Grants for charities supporting young women’s mental health for 2025
This programme will re-open on 12 May 2025. The deadline for stage one applications will be: 7 July and for stage two: 22 August. Final decisions will be made in November.
Grants for Seed Stands and Orchards in England Now Available
Applications are open. Deadline: 11:55pm Tuesday 19 August 2025. Agreements are likely to be issued in September/October 2025. All items must be received and work completed by 27 March 2028.
The Government has launched the new Seed Sourcing Grant (SSG) to boost domestic tree seed production, as the demand for UK grown trees continues to grow. The SSG is a competitive grant to provide support to enhance the quality, quantity, and diversity of tree seed sources in England.
The Government has renewed commitment to net zero targets, and?the SSG will help to ensure the availability of planting stock to meet these targets. The grant also aims to improve the diversity of England’s seed supply, by increasing the range of species available.
The SSG is open to any UK-based public, private, or third sector organisation that can demonstrate how the grant will be used to enhance the quality, quantity, and diversity of English seed stands and seed orchards. Individual private landowners may also apply for eligible activities on their own land.
New £5m Fund to Support Community Regeneration of Historic Buildings in Town Centres Across England
The programme will be delivered by the Architectural Heritage Fund and will run from 1 April 2025 until 31 March 2026. The online portal to register Expressions of Interest for the Heritage Revival Fund opened on 1 April 2025
Communities across England can now apply for a share of almost £20 million to help care for historic buildings and heritage sites in their local area, ensuring that everyone, everywhere feels proud of where they live. The new £4.85 million Heritage Revival Fund is currently accepting applications for projects that will help to rescue and repurpose neglected historic buildings, like theatres, department stores and former banks. It will do this by supporting community organisations, charities and social enterprises to take ownership of these sites, transforming them into vibrant spaces that meet local needs.
National Lottery Community Fund Announces New Priorities for Reaching Communities Fund
Application deadline ongoing
This funding will help strengthen communities and improve lives across England. Our priority is the places, people and communities that need it most. By ‘community’ we mean people living in the same area. Or people with similar interests or life experiences, even if they do not live in the same area.
Our priorities are to fund projects that support places, people or communities experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination and support people and communities to shape the decisions that affect their lives.
Your project must achieve one of our missions, which are to support communities to come together, through inclusive places, spaces and activities (either physical or virtual). Especially for communities where people are least able to come together; help children and young people thrive, by developing positive social and emotional skills; be healthier, by addressing health inequalities. And helping prevent poor health; be environmentally sustainable. By engaging with climate issues and having a positive environmental impact. And improving access to quality natural spaces.
Funding starts at £20,001 but most applications we fund are for less than £500,000. After our updates to Reaching Communities on 1 April we expect continued high demand. This means you currently have a lower chance of getting funding than usual.
Funding for Capital Projects to Improve Christian Buildings Across the UK
Applications can be submitted at any time
Benefact Trust is offering grants to support capital works to protect and enhance Christian church and charity buildings, ensuring their continued use and viability, and the safeguarding of their heritage.
The Building Improvement Grants Fund will support direct capital costs relating to the following types of work:
- Essential repairs to ensure the viability of a building.
- Works or equipment to improve accessibility.
- Energy efficiency measures.
- Conservation or restoration of historic features.
- Aesthetic enhancements to indoor or outdoor spaces.
The average decision time for smaller grants (up to £10,000) is two months. Larger grants (over £10,000) are considered at grants committee and board meetings and can take between four and six months.
The programme is open to applications from churches, cathedrals, denominational bodies, and Christian charities across the UK.
Funding to Support Disabled Children and Children with Life-Limiting Conditions Across the UK
Applications can be submitted at any time.
Grants of up to £10,000 are available for registered charitable organisations with an annual income of less than £350,000 across the United Kingdom to deliver projects that work to improve the lives of disabled children and young people up to the age of 25, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families.
The True Colours Trust Small Grants Programme will support projects such as activities for disabled children, children with life-limiting conditions and their families; activities which support siblings of disabled children or siblings of children with life-limiting conditions; bereavement support for children and young people and families bereaved of a child; family and parent-led peer support for parents of disabled children; respite which supports the whole family.
Priority will be given to organisations that operate in areas of high deprivation. Eligible costs include renovation work, upgrading, and additional equipment for hydrotherapy pools and multi-sensory rooms, minibuses, and specialised play equipment or access to play for disabled children, children with life-limiting conditions and their families.
Gosling Foundation Accepting Applications for Royal Marines, Youth and Health Projects Across the UK
Applications can be submitted at any time
Gosling Foundation is offering grants starting from £5,000 for charities, charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs), and community interest companies (CICs) across the UK with an annual income of less than £30 million to support a variety of projects and activities that align with the Foundation’s objectives. The Foundation will support projects that align with the following aims: Royal Navy and Royal Marines – to improve their quality of life; Youth – provide opportunities and support for disadvantaged young people; Education – opportunities and support for people.
Grants can be used for project costs (for projects that directly impact beneficiaries); capital projects eg new buildings, extensions, refurbishment, and recreational spaces; IT projects, moving services online, setting up helplines, etc; Equipment and furniture; Salaries (for positions that directly impact beneficiaries); Events that directly impact beneficiaries.
The trustees tend to only part-fund projects. Applicants are encouraged to raise funds from a variety of sources. Single and multi-year grants are available.
Grants to Reduce Isolation and Loneliness Among Older People Across Great Britain
Applications can be submitted at any time
Barchester Healthcare Foundation is offering grants of up to £2,500 for small community groups and local charities across England, Scotland, and Wales for projects that help reduce isolation and loneliness, promote group activities, and generally improve mobility and quality of life for older people and adults with physical, learning, or mental disabilities.
Funding is intended to help small community groups and local charities with the following: Activities; Equipment and materials for use by members; Member transport; Day trips, outings, and group holidays in the UK.
Priority will be given to innovative projects that help older people and those with a disability to get active, meet people, and reduce isolation. Funding is for small and local groups, and groups with financial reserves of over £150,000 are unlikely to receive support.
Material Focus’s Electricals Recycling Fund Opens for 2025 Applications
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
Material Focus, an independent not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to stop electricals from being hoarded and thrown away, is once again offering grants to communities across the UK to reuse and recycle small household electricals. A total of £750,000 is available to support two types of projects:
- Growing existing services – grants of up to £100,000 for projects that grow existing collection methods for small electricals.
- Innovating new methods – grants of up to £50,000 to come up with new approaches to repair, reuse and/or recycle electricals, for example, collection points at large offices/campuses, drop-offs at post offices, major supermarkets, large shopping centres, retail parks, collection of waste electricals using the return journey/spare capacity during collection/delivery of parcels, or projects that support tackling the growing concerns around digital inclusion.
A range of registered organisations can apply, including charities, local authorities, waste partnerships, private waste contractors, other private companies, and compliance schemes. Material Focus will provide successful applicants with project management support.
Womble Bond Dickinson Foundation Community Grants
Applications accepted at any time
The Womble Bond Dickinson Foundation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation established by Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP in April 2017. Their charitable objectives are broad and open to changing. The Foundation is focusing on the following themes for their 2024/25 cycle: Climate action and environmental protection, LGBTQ+ inclusion, supporting inclusion of individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds, Increasing women’s opportunities in life and work, Disability and neurodiversity inclusion, and Mental health and wellbeing support.
They accept applications from registered charities across the UK, although will generally prioritise projects operating within their local communities. The maximum one-off grant size is £5,000.
Parkinson’s UK Physical Activity Grants Open for 2025 Applications
Applications are open and will be accepted until all of the funding has been allocated.
Our Physical Activity Grants programme is open for the 5th successive year. Following a record year in 2024, we hope to offer even more funding opportunities for activity providers across the UK, and to help more people living with Parkinson’s to get active.
Projects must run for a minimum of three months and a maximum of 12 months and must start within three months of receiving the grant. The funder is planning to provide specific grants to support physical activity projects for people with Parkinson’s from marginalised communities and underrepresented groups. Further details are expected later this year.
Parkinson’s UK will be hosting the following free ‘Meet the Funder’ webinars:
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19 March 25 (10:00 – 11:00)
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8 April 25 (14:00 – 15:00)
Registration is required and can be done via the funder’s website.
Funding to Tackle Hunger Amongst Young People
Schools and other not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants of up to £1,500 for projects and activities that help children across the UK have a stronger start in life. Priority is given to initiatives that provide food and support to young people. These grants assist schools and organisations in offering nutritious food, healthy activities that promote physical and mental wellbeing—such as breakfast clubs or snacks—and equipment for healthy pursuits. Every three months, three local good causes or projects are selected for the blue token customer vote in Tesco stores throughout the UK, with grants awarded based on the number of votes each project receives. The funding is being made available through the Tesco Stronger Starts Programme, which is managed by Groundwork across the UK and is working with greenspace scotland to support applicants in Scotland.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation small grants
This is a rolling programme and there are no deadlines
The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation has small grants of between £2,000 and £10,000 to be used for core costs, salaries, running costs, and project costs. You can apply for a maximum of 50% of the total cost of the project. They do not fund capital projects. They will prioritise projects that address the challenges of local communities, with a preference for front-line organisations working directly with people in need. They are unlikely to support campaigning, organisational development, capacity building, or new work that is a marked shift away from your usual business unless they consider this work to be logical. You can apply if: Your organisation’s postcode falls within the following on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation; Your project has a focus on community support; Your annual income does not exceed £250,000; You can start spending our grant within 1-2 months of receipt and You are embedded in your local community. Please note that they do not fund Community Interest Companies (CICs).
Network Rail Community Tree Planting Fund – Applications now open for 24/25 planting season
No deadline
The Tree Council and Network Rail are once again working in partnership to deliver a programme of community tree planting between 2024 and 2030. This fund aims to support community tree-planting projects that are well-planned, sustainable, and will directly benefit people and communities. £2,500 – £15,000 available. Charities, Schools, CICs, Parish/Town and Community Councils, Community Groups and Tree Warden Networks
Grants of up to £2,000 for Projects Tackling Loneliness Amongst Older People and Adults with a Disability (England, Scotland and Wales)
There are no deadlines, and applications can be submitted at any time.
Grants of up to £2,500 are available to charitable organisations for projects that tackle loneliness amongst older people and adults with a disability. The funding made available through Barchester’s Charitable Foundation offers these grants to support projects that connect or re-connect people with others in their local community. This could include activity projects, equipment and materials, member transport, and day trips. The foundation also offers grants of up to £1,000 to help individuals with mobility issues. Grants can purchase wheelchairs, scooters, bikes, or car adaptations.
Grants for Practical Forestry and Arboriculture Training (England)
There is no deadline for applications, however, funding for courses is limited and interested parties are encouraged to apply early.
Through this programme, grants are available to support individuals who are looking to undertake forestry and arboriculture training courses to learn new skills and develop their career. Forestry short courses cover topics including coppicing and chainsaw maintenance, and broader learning on managing woodland, such as: Planning and planting a new woodland; Deer stalking; Marketing and selling timber; Fencing and hedge laying. Arboriculture short courses cover topics including Aerial tree pruning, Branch removal and crown reduction and Assisted felling and tree surveying. Grants can cover 100% of the training costs for short, practical forestry and arboriculture courses. Funding will be paid directly to the training provider. Applications are welcome from people who are looking to develop new or existing skills in forestry or arboriculture in England.
Boost Charitable Trust
There is no deadline, you are welcome to apply at any time. Please note, that decisions may take up to three months
The Boost Charitable Trust aims to fund and support inspiring programmes that help improve the lives of people who are disabled and disadvantaged through the power of sport. Small grants of up to £750 are available to charities or non-profit making organisations with a focus on sport. You will need to submit a short application on two sides of A4 that gives your organisation details, information on your project and the amount of funding require alongside a budget. Applications should be sent to Sarah Johnson at sarah.johnson@boostct.org.
New Funding Programme to Encourage People to Get Active (England)
Applications can be made at any time.
Sport England has launched a new fund to encourage more people to get active. The Movement Fund, worth £160 million over the next four years, will offer crowdfunding pledges, grants and resources to provide physical activity opportunities for the people and communities who need it the most. Eligible projects could receive up to £15,000 to cover a wide range of costs and items that will help deliver positive change, particularly for those facing barriers to activity, such as people on lower incomes, disabled people, older people, and people from culturally diverse communities. Applications can be made at any time by sports clubs, charities, schools, local authorities and other not-for-profit organisations looking to deliver projects that promote physical activity, including active travel, walking, cycling, dance, fitness and sporting activities.
British Gas Energy Trust
Applications can be made at any time.
Debt relief grants are available to both British Gas customers and customers of other energy suppliers. If you are struggling with domestic gas and electricity debts owed to British Gas or other suppliers, you can apply for a grant to clear that debt. The Trust funds advice-giving organisations across the UK which help people avoid the burden of energy debt, make informed choices and improve their money management skills
Funding Available to Involve More People in Tackling Climate Change
You’ll be able to apply until Spring 2025. They will announce the final deadline nearer the time
One of the UK’s largest grant making programmes dedicated to tackling climate change, is set to close in early 2025. With over £20 million in funding available, the National Lottery’s Climate Action Fund – Our Shared Future programme supports community-led initiatives that integrate climate action into the everyday lives of local communities. Eligible projects may include using other community engagement activities such as the arts and sports to tackle climate change, policy influence, and innovative approaches to involving underrepresented groups in tackling climate change. Grants range from £500,000 to £1.5 million, with a few larger projects considered. Up to 25 projects will be funded, and applications must come from partnerships, including a mix of organisations, such as charities, not-for-profits, and public sector bodies.
