B&Q Foundation
B&Q Foundation grants are available for UK Charities, for a project that helps the charity to improve homes for people in need.
Grants are for essential home improvements and home starter kits, helping individuals and families facing homelessness, domestic abuse, disabilities, illness, or financial hardship to feel more settled and supported in their living spaces.
Charities may apply for a Home Improvement Grant or a Home Starter Kit Grant, not both.
Eligibility
UK registered charities supporting people experiencin. Charities will need a published profile on Neighbourly in order to apply
Funding amount
Grants of up to £10,000
Closing date
The current application window closes at 6pm on 20 February.
More information
For full details and to apply, visit the B&Q Home Improvement or B&Q Home Starter Kits webpages.
Austin Hope & Pilkington
Austin Hope & Pilkington offer grants to registered UK charities that work with communities in the UK. They aim to support those in society who face the greatest challenges and whose opportunities are most limited.
In the current and upcoming grant round, the funding priority is:
- People experiencing or at risk of homelessness
Focussing on projects that provide life skills, including food education, healthy living and budgeting. Priority will be given to people leaving the armed forces, leaving prison or care. We don’t fund salaries for charity staff unless specifically employed for the project concerned.
Eligibility
Voluntary and community organisations with minimum income and expenditure of £100,000 and maximum income and expenditure of £1,000,000.
Funding amount
Grants of £1,000 are available in the current round.
Closing date
The current application window is 1 to 28 February 2026.
More information
For full details and to apply, visit the The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust webpage
Stef & Philips Foundation
Grant funding is available for community projects supporting individuals and families living in emergency or temporary accommodation in London.
Successful applicants will demonstrate how funding will enrich the lives and wellbeing or those supported or offer opportunity to further and realise potential.
Eligibility
London-based voluntary and community organisations with income under £1mil and free reserves under 30% of their income level.
Funding amount
Grants up to £2,000.
Closing date
The upcoming application windows are:
- 1 February to 31 March 2026
- 1 May to 31 July 2026
More information
For full details on this grant, visit the website.
Help the Homeless
Help the Homeless is a grant-giving trust, founded in 1975, to help homeless people off the streets and enable them to live healthy, independent lives. Funding for capital costs are available to small charitable organisations from across the UK.
Eligibility
Applications are welcome from organisations:
- Registered with the Charity Commission
- With annual turnover of less than £500,000
- Applying for funding towards the costs of capital projects. The Trust does not accept applications towards running/core costs, or for computers and IT equipment.
- Who have not applied for a Help the Homeless grant for two or more years.
Funding Amount
Grants of up to £5,000.
Closing Date
The upcoming quarterly deadlines are:
More information
Please visit the Help the Homeless website.
The Esmée Fairbairn - Communities and Collections Fund
The Communities and Collections Fund offers core grants to single museum organisations for strategic development of their inclusive collections work; and partnership project grants for museums and community organisations working equitably with collections to achieve shared aims for inclusion.
Eligibility
Museums, and community organisations working in partnership with museums.
Funding amount
Not specified.
Closing date
The next deadline for expressions of interest is 22 July 2026.
More information
Visit the Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund - Museums Association webpage for more information.
The Rose Foundation
Funding for refurbishment projects of less than £200,000, including general refurbishments or a specific scheme, repairs, creating disabled access, or fulfilling Health and Safety requirements or fire protection.
Eligibility
Registered charities and exempt bodies in London.
Funding amount
Grants between £5,000 and £10,000.
Closing date
31 March 2026
More information
Please visit The Rose Foundation website for more information.
Asda Foundation - Local Community Spaces Fund
This grant programme supports grassroots community groups to transform spaces at the heart of their local community. Grants can be used to repair, renovate and develop them so that they can continue delivering vital activities and services.
Eligibility
Charities and CICs that benefit local people
Funding amount
Grants of £10,000 to £20,000.
Closing date
Applications open from 14th April 2026.
More information
Visit the Local Community Spaces Fund webpage for more information.
Ulverscroft Foundation
The Foundation provides funding for projects in the UK that benefit visually impaired people.
The Foundation supports charities, community interest groups and social groups in the UK and worldwide with projects that help visually impaired people. Grants can only be considered if the VI element is significant.
Eligibility
Applications are accepted from any organisations that help the visually impaired in the UK or overseas. Organisations need not necessarily be a charity and can be a community interest company (CIC) or social group.
Funding amount
Funding is at the discretion of the Trustees. Grants range from around £100 to £500,000.
Closing date
The Trustees consider appeals quarterly each year. Upcoming application deadlines are:
- 15 June 2026
- 15 September 2026.
More information
Visit the Ulverscroft Foundation for more information and to apply.
John Ellerman Foundation
Grants for core costs for charitable, changemaking organisations in the UK to support the wellbeing of people, society and the natural world.
The Foundation aims to ensure the rights of people, society and the natural world for current and future generations. Applications should address at least one of the following funding criteria:
- Tackling the triple planetary crisis by mitigating and adapting to climate impacts, reducing pollution, and protecting and restoring nature.
- Building greater trust and connection, reducing polarisation within society and increasing the levels of participation and influence in the political process.
- Promoting the development and adoption of economic models and systems that support people and planet, and reduce wealth inequalities.
- Advancing equity and justice for marginalised communities impacted by these issues.
Eligibility
UK Registered Charities with annual income of between £100,000 and £10 million
Funding amount
The maximum annual award is £60,000.
The total maximum available to an organisation is £180,000 (over three years).
Closing date
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
More information
Please visit the John Ellerman Foundation website.
Motability Foundation – Organisation Grants
The Motability Foundation supports organisations which help disabled people to make journeys. It makes grants to organisations providing services for disabled people, or working to make transport more accessible.
Eligibility
Eight grants are currently open to applications. Visit each grant theme webpage for details about eligibility and restrictions.
Funding amount
Grants starting from £50,000 are available, for projects up to three years.
Closing date
Various upcoming closing dates, depending on the grant theme.
More information
For more information, please visit the Organisation grants | Motability Foundation webpage.
Esmée Fairbairn - A Fairer Future
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation aims to improve our natural world, secure a fairer future and strengthen the bonds in communities in the UK. It supports people and organisations who are doing everything they can to bring about the change the Foundation wants to see.
The Foundation’s grant funding is focussed on work that will deliver long-term impact and create change for the future. This means it makes longer-term grants to organisations, rather than short-term or small-scale grants.
The Foundation’s current priorities under “A Fairer Future” are:
Eligibility
Organisations with an annual turnover of more than £100,000.
Funding Amount
Grants valued from £30,000 (no maximum) are available for core or project costs, including staff salaries and overheads. Unrestricted funding for charities is available. The majority of grants are for three to five years.
Closing Date
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
More information
Please visit the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation website for more information.