Postcode Society Trust funding is intended for smaller charities and good causes in England to make a difference to their community for the benefit of people and planet.
Grants of £500 to £25,000 are available to local charities and other not-for-profit organisations based and working in the south of England.
The following funding levels apply to specific applicants:
- Applicants that are not formally registered as a charity with the Charity Commission can apply for between £500 and £2,500 in funding.
- Applicants that are registered with the Charity Commission and can provide a charity number can apply for between £500 and £25,000 in funding.
The funding is for projects that have a clear alignment with one of the Trust's themes for 2024:
- Enabling participation in physical activity
- Enabling participation in the arts
- Preventing or reducing the impact of poverty
- Supporting marginalised groups and tackling inequality
- Improving biodiversity and responding to the climate emergency
- Improving green spaces and increasing access to the outdoors
- Providing support to improve mental health with a focus on organisations that are actively supporting specific mental health issues rather than general mental wellbeing activities.
The funding offered is unrestricted and therefore flexible. It can be used however it is most needed.
To be eligible, applicants must have:
- An income of less than £1 million in the most recent financial year.
- A governing document in the name of their organisation with charitable objectives.
- A UK bank account in the name of their organisation with two unrelated signatories.
- Signed accounts with income and expenditure for the most recent financial year or a 12 month financial forecast with income and expenditure for new organisations.
If the round is oversubscribed, priority may be given to charities and good causes which meet additional criteria outlined on the Postcode Society Trust's website.
Constituted voluntary organisations with no charity number, Excepted and exempted charities, and Companies limited by guarantee with an asset lock can apply for grants of between £500 and £2,500.
Community Interest Companies with an asset lock, Charitable Community Benefit Societies and Charities registered with the Charity Commission can apply for grants of between £500 and £25,000
There will be three funding rounds in 2024 with the following applications windows:
- 9 am on 23 February until 12 noon on 1 March 2024.
- 9am on 27 May until 12 noon on 3 June 2024.
- 9am on 26 August until 12 noon on 2 September 2024.
Application forms will be available on the Trust’s website when each funding round opens.
The 2024 funding guide and 2024 application questions are currently available on the Trust’s website.