This week's Funding Bulletin (October 20th - October 24th 2025)
- lewishallwcvs
- Oct 24
- 4 min read
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week.
Listed Places of Worship Grants
Funding is still available through the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme for the 2025/26 financial year. The scheme provides funding to support the restoration of thousands of listed places of worship, including churches, synagogues, mosques and temples.
This scheme offers grants towards the VAT paid on repairs and renovations to listed religious buildings, including churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples.
The scheme will help fund works such as repairs to foundations, masonry, and monuments integral to these historical buildings.
The scheme recognises the importance of listed places of worship as part of UK heritage and their role in bringing communities together.
Key points of the extended scheme include:
A cap of £25,000 that an organisation can claim during the year, which can be spread across multiple claims
Eligibility for listed places of worship of any size or faith within the UK
Support available until the end of March 2026
To date, nearly £350 million has been awarded under this scheme, supporting various listed religious buildings throughout the UK.
Current deadline: 31st March 2026
To read more: Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant Scheme
The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation
The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation provides support to small UK-registered charities in five areas:
Music
The performing arts
Jewish life and learning (including interfaith initiatives)
Medical Research Travel Grants
Personal Awards
A new Personal Awards category has been introduced, offering grants of up to £5,000 to support individuals driving innovative change within the Foundation’s existing themes.
The Foundation aims to support initiatives that significantly impact individuals and/or communities and leave a lasting legacy.
Large charities will not be considered.
Current deadline: 5th December 2025
To read more: Wingate Foundation – The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation
The Kristina Martin Charitable Trust
The Kristina Martin Charitable Trust awards funding to UK registered charities whose work supports vulnerable and marginalised people experiencing mental health issues, particularly those affected by bereavement, suicide and online bullying.
For this round there is a total funding budget of £400,000 which will be distributed across the following themes:
Breaking the link between homelessness and poor mental health. (Total grant funds available in this category: £100,000)
Reduction in the effects of social media on mental health. (£100,000 available for 4 grants, with a maximum grant size of £50,000)
Reduction of social isolation. (Total grant funds available in this category: £100,000)
Improving mental health outcomes for children and young people. (Total grant funds available in this category: £100,000)
Charities with an annual income of under £1 million are eligible to apply.
The level of funding awarded for most grants will be determined by the Trustees.
Current deadline: 12th December 2025
To read more: Kristina Martin Charitable Trust
SUEZ Communities Fund
Not-for-profit organisations can apply for funding to deliver projects that improve communities and the environment.
The funding is made available through the SUEZ Communities Fund for projects that improve public amenities, repair religious or historic buildings, or support biodiversity in areas surrounding Suez landfill sites.
The maximum grant amount is £50,000 for projects in England
Funding typically covers:
Materials
Equipment
Contractors for improvement work
Current deadline: 19th November 2025
To read more: SUEZ Communities Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund has announced a new funding programme addressing health inequities caused by structural racism and discrimination.
This refers to the ways that systems and practices affect people based on their race. This can include:
Rules and processes
The way services are usually organised
Everyday behaviours and decisions
The Health Inequities: Structural Racism and Discrimination Partnership programme will support up to ten partner organisations in England with grants ranging from £250,000 to £5 million over five years.
The programme focuses on organisations led by and working with racialised communities, including:
Black communities
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
Jewish communities
Middle Eastern and East Asian communities
South Asian communities
Partners will:
Work with people in your communities to reduce inequities caused by structural racism and discrimination
Work with us and other partners to share learning, test new ideas, and shape future funding
Funding is available for both new and existing work, including the costs of project delivery and collaboration with partners.
Potential applicants can learn more about this funding and the application process at the upcoming webinars.
Current deadline: 26th November 2025
The Hedley Foundation
The Hedley Foundation is inviting applications from small to medium-sized registered charities that help to improve the quality of life of people in the UK, particularly the disadvantaged and vulnerable.
The Foundation typically makes grants of up to £5,000 each year for initiatives that benefit the lives of young people, disabled people, elderly people, the terminally ill and otherwise disadvantaged people and their carers. Occasional larger sums are given to charities where high impact can be achieved.
The trustees meet regularly to discuss applications and to make decisions on grants and applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
To read more: The Hedley Foundation - A Grant Giving Charity
The Ironmongers Company
Registered charities (including Schools registered as charities for young people with disabilities) 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,
foster social, emotional or life skills.
Preference will be given to projects piloting new approaches where the outcomes will be disseminated to a wider audience.
Current deadline: 18th November 2025
To read more: Charities | Ironmongers' Company
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 groups@wcvs.org.uk to access bespoke advice and one-to-one support with grant funding.
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