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Opportunities: Funding & grants

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The Weaver’s Company Benevolent Fund

Grants available for smaller UK registered charities working with young disadvantaged people, particularly young offenders, prisoners, ex-prisoners and young people at risk of becoming involved in criminal activity in the UK.

Deadline: 13 March 2025

A joyful girl wearing a yellow jacket sits on the lap of a smiling man in a wheelchair, and they both look at a smartphone together in an outdoor setting.

The deadline for this opportunity was 5 January 2025

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The Charles Hayward Foundation

Grants available to UK registered charities working in the UK in the areas of Social and Criminal Justice. Grants are also available for overseas projects.

Deadline: 31 January 2025

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The Bruce Wake Charity

Grants, generally for under £5,000, are available for UK registered charities to provide leisure activities for people with a disability.

The Foyle Foundation Main Grants Programme

Grants of up to £75,000 are available to UK based charities which have a core remit of the Arts, Learning and/or Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and an annual turnover of over £150,000.

Deadline: 31 January 2025

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The Leslie Sell Charitable Trust

Grants are available to Scout and Guide groups across the United Kingdom for projects that encourage people to engage with scouting or guiding.

Deadline: 14 February 2025

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The Wolfson Foundation

Grants for organisations working in the area of mental health for capital projects with a focus on training, employment and supported housing.

The deadline for this opportunity was 5 January 2025

A boy with a prosthetic leg stands on a paddle board, on water. while an instructor kneels behind him

Sport England’s Movement Fund

Sport England’s Movement Fund provides small grants of between £300 and £15,000 for organisations in England to get more people active, reduce the number of inactive people and tackle inequalities.

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The Andrew Wainwright Reform Trust

Grants available to UK organisations and (occasionally) individuals who do not qualify for charitable funding because they may be viewed as too radical or political.

The deadline for this opportunity was 14 January 2025

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The Woodward Charitable Trust

Grants for organisations working to support disadvantaged families, isolated children and young people, and prisoners and ex-offenders.

The deadline for this opportunity was 13 December 2024

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The Foyle Foundation Small Grants programme

Grants available to smaller charities operating at a grassroots community level with an annual income of under £150,000 for activities and projects that will have a significant and beneficial impact on local communities.

Deadline: 31 January 2025