Funding
Please note that Inclusive North does not administer any of these funds.
The following links and information being shared are for your interest only, and it is the responsibility of each applicant to read the eligibility criteria and guidance carefully before applying for the funding.
David Riddell Memorial CIO
David Riddell Memorial will only fund suicide awareness and prevention programmes run for charitable purposes. Applications can include full cost recovery. Applications for core costs may be considered to the extent that the mission of the applicant organisation meets our grant criteria.
Funding is for organisations whose core work fits one of four themes: enabling participation in the arts; preventing or reducing poverty; supporting marginalised groups and tackling inequality; improving mental health.
Funding Deadline: 31st October 2026
Trees Outside Woodland Fund
The Tree Council and Defra are once again working in partnership to deliver the Trees Outside Woodland Fund for the 2026/27 planting season. The fund’s purpose is to establish trees outside woodland to create or enhance green spaces using a range of tree sizes, species and planting types.
This fund contributes to the Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan, which aims to increase England’s overall tree canopy cover from 14.5% to 16.5% of total land area by 2050. This fund is open to local authorities and registered charities.
Funding Deadline: 31st October 2026
Vaughan Williams Foundation
Composers are at the heart of what they do. VWF offers three annual funding rounds towards: the performance, commission, and recording of music by British and Irish composers active in the last 100 years, and/or work which furthers the knowledge and understanding of the life and work of Ralph Vaughan Williams, and of Ursula Vaughan Williams.
Funding is for organisations whose core work fits one of four themes: enabling participation in the arts; preventing or reducing poverty; supporting marginalised groups and tackling inequality; improving mental health.
Funding Deadline: 31st October 2026
The Concertina Charitable Trust
Concertina tries where possible to support smaller charities providing music for the elderly, reaching parts of the charity world that larger grant givers can’t. Examples in 2018 included Llys Glanyrafon Care Home in Newtown, Powys; Haven Court (health and social care provider) in South Tyneside; Coundon Care Centre Charity in Coventry and Spitalfields Music in East London for their project providing music for the elderly in three care homes in Tower Hamlets.
Funding Deadline: 31st October 2026
Friends of the Nations' Libraries
Founded in 1931, FNL has awarded thousands of grants to regional, specialist and national libraries. With our help they have acquired rare books, manuscripts archives and fine bindings which are now accessible to all.
Funding Deadline: 1st November 2026
Waterloo Foundation - Environment Programme
- Stopping destructive and illegal fishing.
Supporting sustainable and small-scale fisheries.
Tropical Rainforests
Stopping deforestation of tropical rainforests.
Supporting intact rainforests and keeping them standing.
Across both the marine and rainforest funds, projects should demonstrate benefits to people, climate and biodiversity.
Funding Deadline: 1st November 2026
Shackleton Foundation Grant
The Shackleton Foundation provides seed funding and support, by means of a single grant or loan of £15,000 to early-stage social ventures with a primary focus on benefiting disadvantaged young people in the UK.
Funding Deadline: 2nd November 2026
Wolfson Fabric Repair Grants
The aim of the grant is to support the conservation and restoration of places of worship with outstanding historic and architectural significance. Churches of any Christian denomination can apply for grants of up to £15,000 to support repairs to the fabric of their buildings such as roof repairs, masonry repairs, rainwater disposal and drainage, and floorwork.
Funding Deadline: 3rd November 2026
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust – Family Focus Programme
The Family Focus programme offers grants of between £100,000 and £200,000 to fund projects that help armed forces families with care needs to access support, improve wellbeing and resilience, and prepare for the future, either during service or transition and civilian life.
Funding Deadline: 4th November 2026
Barclays Community Sport Fund
The Barclays Community Sport Fund offers grants, bespoke support, and exclusive ticketing opportunities to make football, tennis, and cricket more accessible to women and girls in communities across the UK.
What you can apply for:
- A £1000 grant to help sustain and increase access to football, tennis, and cricket for women and girls
- Funding for football, tennis, and cricket coaching courses to help increase the number of female coaches delivering sport to girls
Funding Deadline: 4th November 2026
The LGBT+ Fund: Get Active Fund
The LGBT+ Fund: Get Active Fund responds to the fact that LGBT+ groups delivering sporting and physical activities are under-resourced, facing consistent under-investment and challenges to accessing relevant opportunities. Systemic and social pressures also mean that LGBT+ individuals are more likely to disengage from physical activities in multiple settings, including those intended to be inclusive.
The fund aims to invest much needed resource into community based LGBT+ sports and physical activity-focused organisations and projects across the UK. It will prioritise grassroots groups supporting LGBT+ communities who face additional barriers to participation.
Funding Deadline: 4th November 2026
easyfundraising Impact Fund
The Impact Fund offers 15 grants of £1,000 to UK not-for-profit organisations to help you continue or enhance your work. The grant is unrestricted and can be used where it’s needed most.
Funding Deadline: 8th November 2026
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in Schools Grant Scheme
The Department for Education (DfE) are pleased to announce that the Schools Water Strategy is now inviting applications for the Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in Schools Grant Scheme. The aim of the SuDS in Schools grant is to reduce surface water flood risk in the school estate. This is a match funded scheme and therefore, at the DfE’s discretion and where the scheme criteria allow, the DfE can grant fund up to 50% of the total project costs.
Funding Deadline: 9th November 2026
Screwfix Foundation
The Screwfix Foundation is a registered charity set up in 2013 in the UK and launched in the Republic of Ireland in 2025. We are passionate about making a difference to communities for the benefit of people in need.
The Screwfix Foundation currently offers local registered charities and not for profit organisations funding in the region of £5,000. All applications are reviewed individually by our team on a quarterly basis, the review dates are in March, June, September and December.
Application Deadline: 10th November 2026
Henry Smith Charity - Holiday Grants for Children
The Holiday Grants Programme offers one-off grants for schools, youth groups and non-profit organisations to take children aged 13 and under on recreational day trips or short residential trips.
Deadline: Applications for trips between 1 October and 31 December 2026 are open from 20 August and 19 November 2026. Apply at least 4 weeks before the trip.
The Royal Society - Partnership Grants
The Partnership Grants scheme funds UK schools and colleges up to £3,000 to work in partnership with STEM professionals from academia or industry to run an investigative STEM project. The scheme is open to all levels of education supporting students aged between 5 – 18. Schools and colleges that are outside of the UK (except the Channel Islands and Isle of Man) are not eligible to apply.
Funding Deadline: 30th November 2026
Chrysalis Trust
The Chrysalis Trust was established in 2009 and makes grants to UK registered charities and other organisations that carry out charitable activities providing public benefit. They focus on less popular and harder to fund projects and with a spread of funding between local (North-East England), National (providing benefit across the UK) and International projects. The trust provides support for both capital projects and core funding
Funding Deadline: 15th December 2026
Help the Homeless Grant Scheme
Help The Homeless provides grants to registered charities to help homeless people off the streets and enable them to live healthy, independent lives. They favour small, grassroots charities working to help the most vulnerable people in their communities. Applications are only accepted towards capital projects such as equipment, furniture, or building costs (but not including IT equipment). The charity will not fund projects relating to offering shelter to homeless people, or offering any other forms of sustenance.
Funding Deadline: 20th December 2026
The Following Funding Opportunities Have Rolling Deadlines And Can Be Applied For At Any Time.
Colyer Fergusson's Through the Gate Fund
Colyer Fergusson’s Through the Gate Fund supports organisations working with people leaving prison and moving back into the community in Kent and Medway.
Organisations can apply for either:
a one-off grant of between £10,000 and £50,000
a grant of between £20,000 and £75,000 payable over two or three years.
If you apply by the end of June you will usually receive a grant decision by early November. Please note: These are not fixed deadlines.
RWE Hameldon Hill Wind Farm Community Fund
Following the extension of the Innogy Renewables UK Wind Farm on Hameldon Hill, a community investment fund has been set up to benefit local communities throughout the lifetime of the wind farm (up to 25 years). The fund wants to encourage local people to take pride in their local area and create a sense of community spirit.
Duration: 1 Year
Universal Music UK Sound Foundation - School Funding
Universal Music UK Sound Foundation (UMUKSF) was formally known as EMI Music Sound Foundation (EMI MSF) and is an independent music education charity, established in 1997 to celebrate the centenary of EMI Records and to improve young people’s access to music education in the UK & Ireland.
The Solidarity Fund
This funding is for organisations in England dealing with the causes of inequality. By inequality we mean poverty, disadvantage and discrimination. We know that there are many organisations already working on this. We want to support and strengthen their work over the long term.
The Movement Fund
The Movement Fund is Sport England’s simplified, England‑wide funding programme launched in April 2024 that provides grants or crowdfunding pledges of £300 to £15,000 to support grassroots projects addressing inequalities and increasing physical activity in underserved communities.
David Riddell Memorial CIO Grant Programme
The fund supports suicide awareness and prevention programmes run for charitable purposes. Applications may include full cost recovery, and core costs will be considered if the applicant organisation’s mission aligns with the grant criteria. Priority is given to innovative projects.
The Harry Payne Fund
The Harry Payne Fund was founded in 1939 (as part of the Harry Payne Trust) and funds a large variety of projects.
With grants of up to £2,000, the fund aims to:
Help those who are disadvantaged & Helping smaller causes where modest donations can make a difference
Allen Lane Foundation
The aims are to fund work within each of the funding programmes which:
Will make a lasting difference to people’s lives rather than simply alleviating the symptoms or current problems;
Is aimed at reducing isolation, stigma and discrimination, and;
Encourages or enables groups that experience marginalisation and/or discrimination to share in the life of the whole community.
The Allen Lane Foundation funds small organisations working within their seven programmes, including young people, offenders and ex-offenders.
The total amount available is up to £15,000, which can be over three years, two years, or a single grant.
Please note: Applications received from now until early August are likely to be considered ahead of the Trustee meeting in October.
Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants
The programme supports development by allowing artists, cultural practitioners and organisations to work in new ways and to get their work out to new audiences.
BBC Children in Need - Core Costs
The Core Costs Funding Stream is for charities and not-for-profit organisations. Applicants to this programme can apply for grants for up to three years. They aim to give quicker decisions for grants of £15,000 or less per year.
BBC Children in Need - Project Costs
Funding for specific projects and activities children and young people aged 18 or under. Priority to smaller, local organisations and rarely fund organisations with income above £1 million. For UK wide Hospices and Housing Associations there is no maximum income limit. They will only consider applications for over £15,000 pa, if you are a registered non profit.
BBC Children in Need - Emergency Essentials
BBC Children in Need has announced that its Emergency Essentials programme has reopened for applications. Through the programme, grants are available to support children and young people in the UK experiencing a crisis or emergency.
Eric Wright Charitable Trust
Minor Grants are aimed at supporting small local charitable organisations which deliver services directly to beneficiaries. They fund core costs, average grant size is £500 – £4,999.
Community Grants are aimed at assisting and supporting the development of smaller local charitable organisations which deliver services directly to beneficiaries. Grant Size in the range of £5,000-£20,000
Esme Fairbairn Foundation
Grants are available to organisations doing legally charitable work in the UK that focuses on Communities or people most affected being involved in campaigning or leading change / Work which makes connections across our aims: Our Natural World, A Fairer Future and Creative, Confident Communities. You must have an annual turnover of less than £100,000. Funds of £30,000 upwards
Tesco Community Grants
The grant is always open for applications from charities and community organisations to bid for up to £1,500. Three projects in 575 local communities are voted on by customers in Tesco stores throughout the UK, with projects changing every three months.
The National Lottery Community Fund - Awards for All Grants
A quick way to apply for smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £20,000.
Suitable for Voluntary or community organisations
Apply at least 16 weeks before you want to start the activities or spend any of the money.
Reaching Communities England
With this funding, we want to help strengthen communities and improve lives across England. Our funding is available to all communities. But our priority is the places, people and communities that need it most.
UK Shared Prosperity Fund
The UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK. It invests in communities and places, supporting local businesses, people, and skills.
Forte Charitable Foundation
Forte Charitable Foundation gives grants for running costs to charities and not-for-profit organisations (excluding CICs) in accordance with criteria that are regularly reviewed and decided by the Trustees.
Bailey Thomas
UK charities can apply for grants to help children and adults suffering severe learning difficulties, including autism. The funding can be used to purchase equipment, support capital works, and cover project and core costs.
The Fund does not currently accept appeals from Community Interest Companies. There are two funding programmes. The main programme is for grants of £9,000 or more, and a small grants programme for appeals below £9,000.
Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund
The fund, administered by Access Sport, aims to increase the opportunities for young people in disadvantaged areas to playsport.
Projects should focus on including young people (up to the age of 18) who would otherwise be excluded from sports such as: disadvantaged young people, women and girls, young people from minority ethnic communities, young offenders and those at risk of offending.
School projects or school facility improvements will be considered for funding if there is significant community involvement.
Larger grants may be possible in some circumstances. Contact: Aipff@AccessSport.org.uk
Speech Language and Hearing Foundation
The Speech Language and Hearing Foundation has announced funding to support education, therapy and research aimed at improving the lives of children facing communication challenges and complex developmental needs across the United Kingdom.
The Foundation provides grants to small UK-based charities working with children who have hearing impairments, speech delays, language and communication difficulties, or broader complex needs. In addition to direct educational and therapeutic support, funding is also available for medical innovation and research initiatives that advance understanding and treatment in these areas.
Award Amount between £500 and £15,000
Paul Hamlyn Youth Fund
Not for profit youth organisations that support young people (aged 24-25) facing disadvantage can apply for grants of up to £150,000 spread over three years. The Youth Fund supports organisations whose main purpose is to help young people facing complex transitions to adulthood.
The Souter Charitable Trust
The Souter Charitable Trust invites applications from UK-registered charities that work to relieve human suffering in the UK and overseas. The Trust particularly supports organisations with a Christian ethos, although charities without a Christian emphasis are also welcome to apply.
The Trust works with organisations that share its values and aims to support vulnerable and underserved communities. Funding is intended to help charities provide practical assistance and improve both physical and spiritual wellbeing.
Award Amount between £1,000 and £3,000
Applications are reviewed at a monthly basis.
The Clothworkers Foundation
The Clothworkers Foundation awards grants to UK-registered charities, CICs, and other registered UK not-for-profit organisations (including special schools).
Blue Spark Foundation
BlueSpark is a registered charity which was set up to support the education and development of children and young people by providing grants for educational, cultural, sporting and other projects.
Educational Opportunity Foundation
Educational Opportunity Foundation supports work that aims to improve the educational outcomes and life chances of care-experienced young people (under the age of 25 and living in the UK).
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT)
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) is an independent trust which makes grants to organisations and individuals working to produce positive social change through their charitable work. Their mission is to support people who address the root causes of conflict and injustice. Every year JRCT makes more than 100 grants for all kinds of charitable work, from grassroots community groups to well-established charities working to build a peaceful and just world.
They make grants via five funding programmes: Power and Accountability, Peace and Security, Rights and Justice, Sustainable Future and Northern Ireland.
This support is provided, primarily, through funding applied for by applicants.
We draw our income from a responsibly invested endowment. We don’t fundraise.
