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This week's Funding Bulletin (June 9th - June 13th 2025)

A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week.

Big Give's Christmas Challenge 2025

Christmas at Big Give is back! Applications for the UK’s biggest fundraising campaign are open. For seven days starting on #Giving Tuesday, supporters of participating charities can double their donations and, in doing so, make an extraordinary difference to some of the world’s biggest challenges.


Big Give have a funder exclusively looking to fund charities in Merseyside. If you are a charity working in the region, Big Give would welcome an application from you.


Early submissions are encouraged to allow plenty of time for pledge collection. Don’t leave it until the last minute! Find out more about how to apply via the Christmas Challenge page.


Current deadline: 4th July 2025



VOLA's UKSPF Digital Connectivity Grants

VOLA is launching the sixth funding round of the Liverpool City Region UKSPF Digital Connectivity for Community Facilities Grants programme on Wednesday 11th June. Grants of between £2,500 and £10,000 will be awarded to successful applicants in early August, with £150,000 available across the Liverpool City Region. Further information is available on VOLA’s website, including borough funding allocations and Round 6 funding priorities.


Current deadline: 9th July 2025



FCC Community Action Fund

Registered Charities, Churches, Parish Councils, Local Authorities, and CASC-registered sports clubs can apply for grants of between £2,000 and £100,000 to provide, maintain, or improve community facilities. The funding is being made available through the FCC Community Action Fund and is available to projects located within 10 miles of an eligible FCC Environment site.


Recent changes to its funding policy mean that the FCC Community Foundation will now accept applications for renewable energy projects based at community buildings, including solar panels. Applications for non-substantial extensions such as porches, storage areas, and toilets/kitchens will now also be accepted in some circumstances.


All grants require applicants to secure a contributing third party (CTP) payment. This is a very specific payment required to be paid to the landfill operator and should not be confused with match funding. Please see the application guidelines below for further information.


Current deadline: 20th August 2025



D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

Grants are available for UK-registered charities that seek to enhance and improve people’s lives by advancing the arts, health and medical welfare, and the environment. The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust typically awards grants of between £500 and £6,000 for projects and core costs, with a preference for small-scale, locally based initiatives.


The types of services provided to communities could include:


Arts: Promoting access to the arts, providing performance development opportunities for early-career artists, and supporting charities that engage young people on the fringes of society through music and drama projects

Environment: Conserving the countryside, encouraging voluntary work and active involvement in hands-on activities, particularly those that benefit young people, and supporting rural crafts and skills in heritage conservation

Health and Medical Welfare: Supporting charities that alleviate the suffering of adults and children with medical conditions, providing music and art therapy to improve quality of life, and providing breaks for carers without regular support

Three grant-making meetings are held annually, which occur in March, July, and November.


Current deadline: 30th September 2025



The Woodward Charitable Trust

The Woodward Charitable Trust has opened its 2025 funding round. The Trust now provides funding only for organisations that support disadvantaged families with children aged 0-11, or that work directly with children in this age band. Trustees say the focus reflects rising early-years deprivation and the vital role of small local services.


Applicants may request up to £10,000 a year towards core costs, funded for one, two or three consecutive years; one-off awards are also possible. The Trust has not set a specific budget, but its latest accounts show charitable expenditure of £402,926 in 2024, giving an indication of scale.


Eligible applicants must be UK-registered charities, CIOs, CICs and exempt charities with annual income below £200,000, and at least 75 per cent of their work must benefit the target children or their families.


Current deadline: 31th July 2025



Co-Op Local Community Fund

Grants are available for small charities, voluntary and community groups and other not-for-profit organisations to support projects that benefit local communities centred around Co-op Food Stores across the UK or the Isle of Man.


This year the Fund is looking to support projects that enable people to access food, create opportunities for young people, improve people’s mental wellbeing, promote community cohesion and build sustainable futures.


A total of £5 million in funding is available, with £6,000 to share between three local causes in each community.


Funding is determined by Co-op community members who vote on the project they wish to support. Applications for projects that promote and celebrate diversity and inclusion are encouraged.


Current deadline: 6th July 2025



BBC Children in Need Emergency Essentials programme

Grants are now available to support children and young people in the UK experiencing a crisis or emergency. The grants which are made available through the BBC Children in Need Emergency Essentials programme supports families with children up to the age of 17 who are living with financial, health and social difficulties by providing items that meet children’s most basic needs such as:

  • Cookers

  • Furniture

  • Kitchen equipment and small appliances

  • Children’s beds and bedding (including cots)

  • Washing machines and tumble dryers

  • Fridges, freezers and fridge-freezers

  • Baby equipment

  • Clothing


Applications must come through a registered referral agency supporting the family or young person. The programme is delivered by Family Fund Business Services.


A tiered strategy is in place to ensure the programme can achieve longevity and reach underrepresented areas. Each region or nation has a tier allocation, which may be subject to change as the current funding year progresses.


It is recommended that applicants read our tiered strategy guidance so that referrers can check for any changes to this tier allocation before making an application.


The aim is to process applications within 10 working days.



Islamic Relief UK’s Grants

Grants of up to £40,000 are available through Islamic Relief UK’s Grants (Domestic) Programme to support organisations across the UK working with vulnerable and marginalised communities. Eligible applicants include local community groups, voluntary and faith-based organisations, and registered charities.


Funding is aimed at initiatives that address the following areas:

  • Youth empowerment

  • Empowering women and girls

  • Supporting refugees and asylum seekers

  • Building resilience to poverty

  • Responding to emergencies within the UK


A total of £2 million has been allocated for this year’s funding round. The grant can be used to support a range of costs, including:

  • Staff salaries and related expenses

  • Room hire

  • Equipment, materials, and other project resources

  • Organisational or core costs (e.g., rent, utilities, insurance)


Applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM on 7 July 2025.


Current deadline: 7th July 2025



UK Charity Family Fund's Your Opportunity grants programme

UK charity Family Fund is offering funding to support low-income families caring for disabled or seriously ill young people aged 18 to 24 who live at home.


Through the Your Opportunity grants programme, the charity aims to help families manage the significant additional costs of caring for young adults with high support needs in three or more of the following areas:

  • Personal care, supervision and vigilance

  • Access to social activities

  • Education/vocational training

  • Communication

  • Therapy and medical treatment

  • Specialist resources such as a wheelchair, oxygen, screen magnifier or electronic communication aid

  • Support with getting around, travelling independently, and keeping safe


The flexible grants can support a wide range of essential items that promote independence and improve quality of life, including computers, white goods, clothing, specialist equipment like sports wheelchairs, transport costs and club or membership fees.


Applications must be submitted by the parent or carer and are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are fully allocated.



The Thomas Wall Trust

Grants of up to £5,000 are available to registered charities to support projects that equip people (18 or older in order) from disadvantaged groups with the communication skills necessary to gain employment.


Priority will be given to projects that target people experiencing multiple deprivation or other groups facing major hurdles to employment, especially women, people with physical, mental or learning disabilities, refugees and asylum seekers.


The funding is being made available through the Thomas Wall Trust and to be eligible, applicants must:

  • Be a UK charity that has been registered with the Charity Commission for at least 3 years

  • Be a project or running costs for a charity that equips people (aged 18 and over) with the skills ready for employment

  • Have an annual turnover of between £25,000 - £500,000

  • Beneficiaries must gain at least one accredited vocational qualification during delivery or within two months of project completion


Current deadline: 22nd September 2025



The Ironmongers Company

Registered charities that work with disadvantaged children under the age of 25 can apply for funding of £3,000 to £10,000 through the Ironmongers Company's grants programme.


Projects must meet all of the following criteria:

  • For children and young people under the age of 25 who are disadvantaged

  • Consists of educational activities that develop learning, motivation and skills

  • Have clear aims and objectives to be met within a planned timescale

  • Are within the UK


The Company is particularly interested in enabling primary age children to develop a strong foundation for the future. Projects could, for example:

  • Support special educational needs

  • Address behavioural problems

  • Promote citizenship, parenting or life skills


Current deadline: 30th June 2025



Our past Funding Bulletins will also have grant opportunities that are still open!


Need support applying to any of the above? Get in touch with us at info@wcvs.org.uk to access bespoke advice and one-to-one support with grant funding.




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