Log in
Watch Our Video
The latest local grants for small UK charities and community groups. Our secret grants for smalls lists focusses on niche UK grant makers most don't know about, simple to apply to and almost all for local small charities. This partly AI generated grants list is updated on a rolling basis - last update 1 Sep 24. I've listed our bot search grants for small charities, then some more of the latest funding for small charities from the free Funding Finder grants directory search for Small Charities & Community Groups. There are now more than 750+ small charity grants within this category in the system.
Find Funding, Free Help & Resources - Everything Is Free.
Each wind farm has a community fund to spend on improvements in the local area. Your project has to be within a few miles of a farm but that means competition is limited, plus the amounts can be substantial for a small charity and we've found 100+ in England, Scotland and Wales so far (including offshore farm funds), so we created a web page for them.
| Up to £5,000 to charities and community groups helping to break down barriers and boost employability for people who are underrepresented in the workforce and find it harder to get a job. Unregistered community organisations can apply for up to £2,000. They are particularly keen to reach 16 to 25-year-olds not in full time education, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and ex-offenders. Since its launch in 2021, the Community Matters Fund has awarded £10.5 million to local groups across the Midlands, South West and South Wales. |
| Since 2019, Red Row have granted £40,000. This year they have £12,000 for good causes across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, including for equipment and running costs. Deadline Midnight, 6 Sep. | |
| A polythene manufacturer based in Colnbrook in Slough (Berkshire). They have their Imperial Community Impact Fund to support local community groups and charities. With an annual fund of £10,000, they offer up to £1,000 per project for the environment, sustainability, creativity, and addressing local problems. The deadline for the 2024 round is 5pm on 26 Sep. | |
| The Fund is open for applications twice a year. It's an opportunity for community and voluntary groups in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire to get involved and assist both the PCC and Thames Valley Police in tackling and reducing crime. In the Jan 24 round they made grants to 36 organisations, totalling £201,445.32, with grants ranging from under £1000 up to £10,000. The next round will open from 19 Aug to 9 Sep. | |
| Funding and capacity building support for community groups and organisations in Birmingham, including their monthly external funding bulletin. | |
| For services or facilities to those in need, hardship, or distress in the City of Birmingham. Children – sick and disabled children, holidays and play schemes, Young people – clubs and associations, Adults – sick and disabled, Social problems, Community centres / neighbourhood groups, Hospital charities and Care for the elderly. Apply at any time. Three meetings a year. I can't find any amounts. Annual spend in the year to Dec 22 was £176k. | |
| Funds a large variety of projects. Grants up to £2,000, to help those who are disadvantaged and help smaller causes where modest donations can make a difference. The fund will support projects working within a 25 – mile radius of Birmingham city centre I think you can apply at any time. | |
| Supporting small charities helping children and young people in and around Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, especially those with a Christian foundation. Spend in year ending Apr 23 was £51k. | |
| For local organisations in Buckinghamshire - workshops, projects and services for mental health and wellbeing, life skills, and economic wellbeing. Up to £5,000. Open to most non profits. Will fund equipment. Deadline 11 Sep but may close earlier depending on the volume if applications. |
| Cornish community projects in Gwennap Parish Council, Chacewater Parish Council, St Day Parish Council, Carharrick Parish Council, the China Clay Community Network area, St Agnes Parish and Redruth Tolgus area. Core and project costs. Grants £2500 - £2,500. | |
| They fund individuals, groups, charities and organisations that fall within: culture; heavily involved with and promotes surfing, music, creativity, education and/or Cornish culture and community, which has 2 parts. In the immediate festival vicinity, (Newquay, Porth, Whipsiderry, Tregurrian, Watergate Bay and Fistral. Or within Cornwall, supporting diversity and inclusion (accessibility, gender equality, LGBTQIA+, POC and minority groups) and/or improving and raising awareness of issues such as homelessness, mental health and negative environmental impacts. Annual funding round, next in Sep 24. They donate in excess of £100k pa. |
| Cockermouth and Papcastle Recreational Trust | Grants of up to £500 for arts and sport in the Cockermouth and Papcastle area (Cumbria). Maximum annual spend is £3,000. Application forms can be obtained from Mrs Sheila Brown, email sheila.brown67@hotmail.com. The trustees usually meet twice a year (May and November). |
| The organisation of an annual Essex fun walk and the distribution of corporate donations amongst the charities and community groups attending the fun walk. Spend in year ending Dec 22 was £28k. | |
| The support a wide range of organisations covering social welfare and the local community; the elderly; disadvantaged; disabled; ethnic groups; asylum seekers; refugees and young people and are particularly interested in small, grass root organisations. We provide grants to groups in Southend on Sea, Rochford and Castle Point local authority areas (Essex). The maximum grant is usually £5,000. The Trustees meet three times a year. | |
| The Trust distributes, on average, £400-500,000 annually to between 120-150 organisations principally for projects within Essex. The Trustees meet three times a year in in Feb, May and Sep. Arts, Churches, Community, Medical, Miscellaneous and Youth. They will consider core funding, project-based initiatives, refurbishment of premises and also equipment. Average grant size is around £2,000 – £3,000. | |
| Allows councillors to give up to £1,250 in their ward to organisations and groups running local support projects and initiatives that will benefit the people of Braintree District (Essex). Ward councillors can pool their budgets to joint fund projects within the ward. | |
| Small or medium registered charities in Gloucestershire who may struggle to find funding elsewhere. They are often able and willing to award non-restrictive grants and like to form on-going relationships with charities and regularly award multiple year grants. The Trust is currently focused on helping young people, including in education. Spend in year ending Dec 23 was £311,749. | |
| IT, mental and emotional health, education (young people), small arts organisations and the environment. Charities and CICs within Hampshire and surrounding areas. Smaller charities and projects with a value of less than £100,000 will be prioritised. It says up to £5k but annual spend is only about £4k in total. | |
| Grassroots community organising in North Manchester, North Wales and Hampshire and Surrey mobilising excluded communities, and organisations led by women and people of colour. They're recently registered and there's not much else on their grant making, such as how to apply or deadlines. I'd contact them. Charity number 1203784. | |
| This fund is for grass-roots organisations and only open to organisations with an income under £1million (with some funds reserved for organisations with an income under £100,000). Grants of £1,000 – £10,000 for not-for-profit community organisations. We will only make grants to organisations based in AND supporting work within Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton, and the Isle of Wight, for new or existing activities and services. Deadline 1 Oct 24. | |
| Organisations with income under £500,000 pa that deliver services via volunteers to support people who are disadvantaged and live in Herefordshire. It's for organisations that are experiencing financial difficulties. Grants up to £1,000. For an application form, or for more information call 01568 616653 or email: contactus@s4il.co.uk. | |
| A range of grants and support, not only for the community but also individuals and businesses. | |
| Local community groups are invited to apply for funding to provide vulnerable families with food, hygiene items and wider essentials. Open if you are a registered community or voluntary sector organisation, including faith groups, youth organisations, CIC, town, parish, and community councils, charities, and education settings. Applications: 28 May – 3 Jun, 24 – 28 Jun, 22 – 26 Jul and 27 Aug – 2 Sep. | |
| Making grants to small charities based in Kent or Surrey for children in need; helping young artists to develop their careers in musical theatre; protecting animals indigenous to the UK or providing a welfare environment for displaced domestic animals; and, occasionally, supporting major charities at the time of an international emergency. Spend in year ending Mar 23 was £25k. |
| A range of support, information and resources related to grants and funding. The information provided includes a series of funding bulletins, from a range of funders, along with details of support provided to voluntary and community sector groups, charities and social enterprises, by other relevant organisations. |
BTAC Small Grant Scheme Constituted Boston-based community group or organisation working to deliver projects for the benefit of residents within any of the town centre wards of Boston (Lincolnshire). Four rounds annually- 6 Jun, 1 Aug, 3 Oct 24 & 30 Jan 25.
| They provide access to the creative arts for small charities and non-charitable groups and clubs operating in South London and Kent. They are keen to support projects that promote access to community arts for: older people, young people, people living with a disability, a mental health condition, people experiencing financial hardship, or experiencing social isolation. No grant amounts specified. Apply at any time - the Trustees will meet twice a year in March and in September. | |
| The Fund covers the 70-miles stretch between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York. Community projects located within 5 miles of the main route and its key diversionary routes will be eligible for funding. A total of £175,000 is available in 2024, either as small grants (£1,000 to £5,000) or medium grants (£5,000 to £20,000). Applications for small grants 5 Aug and medium grants 19 Aug and close six weeks later. |
| Accent Fresh | A regional food service business based in West Norfolk, plans to budget £250 a month to help local communities with its Accent Fresh Community Fund created in May 24. They also sponsor Festival Too and local sports clubs but this is separate from their Community Fund. |
| Grants of up to £500. The fund will close when the funding pot is fully spent. For unconstituted or small VCSE groups in Breckland, Broadland, Great Yarmouth, King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, North Norfolk, Norwich, and South Norfolk. | |
| A range of community grants with varying deadlines and amounts. | |
| Each South Oxfordshire District councillor has £5,000 for projects in their ward. Those eligible to apply include town councils, parish councils, parish meetings, not for profit preschools and PTAs and local not for profit organisations. In the last round of funding £165,546 was awarded to 90 projects. Deadline 29 Nov. | |
| A variety of local grants including capital and core funding. |
| Up to £1000 - open to most non profits who provide facilities or services for people in the geographical area covered by Stafford Borough Council. Next deadline 6 Sep. | |
| Voluntary organisations and community groups, up to £1,000: mental health and wellbeing, reduce social isolation and loneliness or healthy eating and activity in children, by targeting and engaging with year 5 children, staff and parents through communication and education. Deadline 11 Sep at 9am. | |
| South Downs National Park Travel Grants | Up to £250 community groups to cover travel costs so they can come to the South Downs. It's particularly aimed at communities on the urban fringes across Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey. Trips must have taken place by Mar 25. |
| The only info I have is that the deadlines are 10 May, 9 Aug and 6 Dec. Now you know as much as I do. But they also have a climate change grant for community groups. Warwickshire. | |
| Registered charities mainly based in West Midlands (Birmingham, The Black Country, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall & Wolverhampton), Herefordshire and Worcestershire, focusing on: Children & Young People, Disabled & Health, Environment & Heritage, Arts, Work in the Community & the Elderly, Social Support and Hospices. Will fund core or a project/capital appeal. Most grants are generally between £1,000 and £5,000. Larger grants may be considered for regular beneficiaries and capital projects. Apply at any time. Three meetings a year. Next one is 8 Nov. | |
| Grants of up to £5,000 available to support community/voluntary organisations and registered charities working with disadvantaged young people aged 13 to 25 years old, within Birmingham and the Black Country (West Midlands). | |
| They support children and young people and community activities in the Wolverhampton area by making around one hundred donations pa, with the average being between £500 and £2000. They will consider repeat requests for donations, and will also consider longer term sponsorship arrangements. They are particularly interested in supporting smaller, volunteer-based organisations and will not fund national charities. Applications are considered monthly but those for £3000 or over, or for long term projects are considered quarterly. | |
| They have a Community Fund, which provides funding, marketing help, free travel or the use of its buses for events. June and December (Wiltshire). This application could be as small as a raffle prize or as large as a £500 donation. They have a total of £500 to give away, in June and December each year. I don't know if you can apply for non financial support outside of these times. Apply via their website. | |
| A range of grants offered by the Council, in Wiltshire. | |
| A local bus company, their Community Fund is open to everyone in the local community; whether it’s a charity, a sports team, a school or an event in the Salisbury and the wider Wiltshire area. There are 2 rounds of applications annually - during in April and October for something as small as a raffle prize or as large as a £500 donation. | |
| A standalone shop in Castle Street, Salisbury (Wiltshire) that gives all profits to dog rescue – particularly groups that are lesser known and lack support. Opening hours are Tuesday - Friday, 10am – 2pm and Saturday, 10am – 4pm. If you live there and have any spare doggie things to give away or a donation, drop in. It all helps, thank you. | |
| Small voluntary and community groups, small charities, and other non profits in East Yorkshire, Hull, North Yorkshire or York, with turnover under £150,000. Between £200 and £2500 for core costs, direct project costs, pilot projects or development needs. Apply at any time. | |
| Grants for recreational opportunities or the use of public open space in Leeds. The large grants programme is for registered charities. they are interested in Children & Young People, the Elderly, the wider Community, the Arts and Open Space. No grant amounts specified. They also have a small grants programme for small community groups and charities with income under £10,000 pa. Grants up to £300. I think you can apply at any time. Spend in year ending Dec 23 was £282,552. | |
| Yorkshire Building Society | The Small Change Big Difference Fund makes donations of up to £2,500 to UK registered charities, nominated by the Society’s members and colleagues for alleviating poverty and improving health / saving lives. It prioritises work in areas of deprivation, and charities with income under £100,000. Deadlines are 31 Mar, 30 Jun, 30 Sep and 31 Dec annually. |
| Common Good Funds | Owned by local authorities in Scotland, with a combined value in excess of £300m, which generates at least £20 m annually for local good causes. We found at least one that was underspent by £100k in 2023. |
| Funding is available to groups, organisations and individuals. Applicants in Ayr can apply for up to £1000 and in Prestwick up to £200. Deadline 5pm, 26 Sep 24. | |
| A whole range of funds they administer on behalf of their communities in Berwickshire, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Roxburgh, and Tweeddale. | |
| For people living within the Fossoway and District Community Council and the Muckhart Community Council areas. Grants from £3,000 to £10,000. |
Aberdeenshire – Marr Local Place Plan and Community Action Plan Grants.
4 Winds Trust - 4Winds Trust distributes funding from the Little Raith Wind Farm in Fife. Since launching in 2013, they've donated £738,577. Trustees meet 4 times a year. Up to £3k for projects in Auchtertool, Lochgelly, Cowdenbeath, or Lumphinnans.
Glasgow Care Foundation - Support local community groups, charities and organisations with projects, educational grants, transport, food poverty and other needs with grants normally no more than one thousand pounds. Also make grants to schools and individuals.
Merchants House of Glasgow. Various funds and purposes to support charities in Glasgow and the surrounding area.
| Their Community Grants Scheme supports projects based within 2 km of the River Tweed (or within 2 km of links to Biggar and Moffat) which have a connection to the River Tweed and its Nature, History and Stories. I'm not sure, but think this includes Peebles, Selkirk, Roxburgh and Berwick. It eventually enters Northumberland in England. Minimum grant £1,000, and maximum £10,000. The next deadline I have is 5pm on 9 Oct. |
Community Relations/Cultural Diversity Grant Scheme for local based voluntary and community organisations to develop their capacity to engage in community relations work and to enhance the community relations potential of projects they undertake. Groups can apply for grants of up to £10,000, but most grants awarded will be of between £2,000 and £5,000. Deadline 1 Nov 24 (4pm).
Newport – Net Zero Decarbonisation Programme. Grants up to £30,000 for local businesses and community groups with buildings in the Newport area. I can't find as deadline.
| Established for those resident in the parish of Llangynog, Carmarthenshire. Charities, not for profit groups and organisations - grants of up to £1,000. | |
| Grassroots community organising in North Manchester, North Wales and Hampshire and Surrey mobilising excluded communities, and organisations led by women and people of colour. They're recently registered and there's not much else on their grant making, such as how to apply or deadlines. I'd contact them. Charity number 1203784. | |
| Up to £5,000 for projects meeting the Port’s themes of ‘a sustainable and resilient environment’; ‘a safe, inclusive and enjoyable waterway’; and ‘a vibrant and prosperous community’. Grants to all kinds of organisations, however projects that align with the Port’s core values of safety, collaboration, excellence and sustainability will be prioritised. The fund is administered by PAVS (Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services). | |
| South Hook LNG is a receiving and regasification Terminal in Milford Haven. In partnership with Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services (PAVS), it supports Pembrokeshire communities through financial assistance. Applications quarterly basis. They also have staff volunteering and fundraising activities, match funding of volunteering hours, and there's a form on their web page for you to apply for raffle prizes. Ethics note: this is a fossil fuels company. |
A registered charity ourselves, the CEF works for any non profit, not just charities.
Plus, 100+downloadable funder lists, 40+ policies, 8 online health checks and the huge resource base.
Quick, simple and very effective.
Find Funding, Free Help & Resources - Everything Is Free.
To access help and resources on anything to do with running a charity, including funding, click the AI Bunny icon in the bottom right of your screen and ask it short questions, including key words. Register, then login and the in-system AI Bunny is able to write funding bids and download 40+ charity policy templates as well.
Ethics note - the grant funding in this list was partly found using AI and bots.
