Grants for Small UK Charities - Funeral Directors

A list of funeral director charity grants for small UK charities and local community groups.  This was only created in Feb 25, thanks to help from Joycelyn Gerhardt of Funeral Partners Ltd.  Once I've had time to do more research, I'll add more.

Funeral Partners Ltd - Community Grants

Funeral Partners Ltd is a company that quietly does a lot by making grants to small charities close to their funeral homes.   They own 225+ homes across the UK, including multiple locations in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire.  Listed below are the homes that currently make grants to small local charities. 

• Melia Powell - 2 homes in Yorkshire.
• James Brown & Sons - 7 homes in Northern Ireland, mainly around Belfast.
• ML Williams - 1 home in Scotland (Ayr).
• AN Abraham - 2 homes in Wakefield, Yorkshire.
• John Blenkiron - 3 homes in North Yorkshire.
• Eaves - 1 home in Whitehaven, Cumbria.
• Elizabeth Way - 1 home in Mossley, Greater Manchester.
• John Hogg - 3 homes in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
• Miles & Daughters - 8 homes, in and around Reading, Berkshire.
• Mulhollands - 2 homes in Larne and Carrickfergus, north of Belfast.

They have 3 funding rounds each year to support groups local to a home for activities that support Education, Employment Opportunities, Poverty & Social Deprivation.  In 2025, these will be

Westerleigh Group

They have over 30 crematoria and cemeteries in England, Scotland and Wales. They have a corporate charity partner.  Each of their crematoria are members of the Recycling Scheme (see our guide for details) and each year, they donate in a region of £500,000 to charities and charitable causes. They say that staff are also frequently involved in events and activities to raise valuable funds for charities.

Dignity Funeral Directors

Dignity Funeral Directors partner with various charities and their staff fundraise. They say that the majority of charities they work with are chosen at a local level by staff.  they have 800 funeral homes in the UK.  Enter your postcode to find your nearest one.

Crematoria Recycling Grant Funding

Since it started in 2007, the ICCM Recycling of Metals Scheme has raised over £19 million for more than 700 charities.  More than half of the UK’s crematoriums are members; about 260.  And if yours isn't, yet, it's free to join.  Our online guide gives you everything you need to find and secure funding from this scheme.

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