External Funding

Grants for charitable organisations undertaking projects for severely disadvantaged children and young people anywhere in the world.

Grants are available to registered charities, CICs, educational establishments and CIOs for projects that mitigate the digital divide by making computing facilities, support and/or learning available to disadvantaged and vulnerable people.

The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust offers funding to UK registered charities whose work takes place in the UK.The funding is intended to support those in society who face the greatest challenges and whose opportunities are the most limited.

BBC Children in Need have set up a fund to help charitable organisation fund their core costs.

Grants are available for registered charities in North East London and Essex for carrying out projects and activities that benefit local residents.

Grants are available for charities in the UK working with children and adults with special educational or other needs.

The maximum grant available is £2,000.

Grants are available for charities and voluntary and community organisations working in Greater London to fund initiatives that will tackle the effects of poverty and ill health and make a difference. Normally to organisations with an income <£500k. Grants range from £1,000 to £5,000.

Grants to support the running costs of small registered charities in England and Wales working with elderly people, children and young people and people who have disabilities or mental health challenges, or working in the areas of social welfare or education and learning.

Grants are available for registered charities in the UK in which actuaries are active or which are undertaking general charitable activities to further mathematical and financial education, especially within the City of London.

Sport England is committed to the creation of a world-leading community sport system. This means focusing investment on organisations and projects that will grow and sustain participation in grassroots sport to create opportunities for people to excel at their chosen sport.

Grants are available for the UK's most talented young instrumentalists in any genre, aged five to 17 years of age who, because of financial need, may be prevented from fulfilling their creative potential.

Grants are available for charities, voluntary groups, schools and local authorities in England to carry out projects that will improve their local community.

Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Youth Fund provides core funding of up to £50,000 per year, for three years to organisations working with and for young people (aged 14-25) who face complex transitions to adulthood.

The funding is intended to support arts-based work that tackles the disruption caused by the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic to education and the adverse impact on children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, particularly those experiencing systemic inequality and barriers to learning.

Grants up to £35,000 are available to registered charities for the one-off refurbishment of a community space which is used to deliver services to young people in nine boroughs in North and West London.

Grants are available for UK based organisations who are working with young people living or working in the UK or overseas who are experiencing financial hardship.

Grants are available to UK registered or exempt charities for projects that address the objectives of the Foundation which are welfare, education, medical treatment and research, and religion.

The Trust exists to fund projects that allow disadvantaged young people in the UK to take up opportunities to develop an existing interest in the great outdoors and outdoor activities. No minimum and maximum levels of support are outlined by the Trust. Instead, each project will be judged and awarded on merit. Each year the Trust gives eight to twelve grants averaging £400 each.