Grants from £100,000 to support long-term solutions that improve financial resilience across the UK. The Aviva Foundation’s Financial Futures Fund supports organisations developing ambitious, long-term solutions to help people feel more financially secure, confident and in control of their futures. Up to £3 million is available annually through two funding rounds. The fund supports projects […]

£60 million to test innovative approaches supporting disabled people and people with long-term health conditions into employment. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched the Pathways to Work Innovation Fund to test new approaches that help disabled people and people with long-term health conditions move towards, enter, remain in and progress in employment. […]

Grants of up to £5,000 for community projects tackling illegal money lending The England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT), known as Stop Loan Sharks, has opened applications for its 2026/27 Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) funding programme. The fund uses money confiscated from convicted loan sharks to support community projects that raise awareness of illegal […]

National Grid Electricity Distribution, working in partnership with Localgiving, has launched a £500,000 funding programme to help communities tackle fuel poverty and improve energy affordability this winter. Funding is available across the Midlands, South West England and South Wales. The programme will support practical projects helping people stay warm, reduce household energy bills and improve […]

 The McCarthy Stone Foundation supports grassroots organisations helping older people live happier, healthier and more connected lives. Its funding focuses on organisations supporting people aged 65 and over, particularly those experiencing loneliness and social isolation. Priority themes: Festive Connections: Grants of up to £750 for activities bringing older people together over Christmas and New Year. […]

The Boots Charitable Trust is an independent charity wholly funded by Boots UK. Traditionally focused on Nottinghamshire, it has expanded its programme to support projects across the UK, with funding split 50/50 between Nottinghamshire and national applications. For national applications, the priorities are quite specific: Health – community-based support for people and families living with […]

Bentley Motors, working with the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), has launched a national fund supporting smaller charitable organisations working with vulnerable, disadvantaged and under-represented communities. Priority themes they want to fund Projects need to fit at least one of Bentley’s four priorities: Access – breaking down barriers to education, services and employment. Empowerment – helping […]

Creative Debuts supports emerging and underrepresented artists and aims to make the creative sector more accessible. Its Black Artists Grant (BAG) provides direct, no-strings-attached financial support to Black artists in the UK. The grant is specifically for artists with Black heritage who identify as Black. It is open to all creative disciplines, including painters, musicians, […]

The Gardens Trust works to protect and promote the UK’s historic parks, gardens and other designed landscapes. Its Community Grant provides seed funding to help volunteer-led groups develop sustainable projects. Priority themes they want to fund Projects can cover any activity relating to a historic designed landscape, but the Trust particularly welcomes work around conservation, […]

About the funder The Bernard Piggott Charitable Trust has been supporting charities for more than 50 years, with a specific geographical focus on North Wales and the greater Birmingham area. Priority themes they want to fund The Trust has unusually broad priorities, supporting work around older people and care, young people and education, health and […]