This week's Funding Bulletin (March 31st - April 4th 2025)
- lewishallwcvs
- Apr 4
- 4 min read
A short summary of funding opportunities that have came to our attention this week.
Historic England's Heritage at Risk Capital Fund
Historic England has launched the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund, a special one-year initiative with a budget of £15 million aimed at preserving England's most vulnerable historic sites. This fund seeks to provide grants to heritage assets listed on the Heritage at Risk Register, facilitating urgent conservation work to prevent further deterioration.
Eligible applicants, including charitable and not-for-profit organisations, private owners, and local authorities responsible for at-risk heritage sites, can apply for grants. The funding supports activities such as structural repairs, conservation of significant architectural features, and project development work that enables future restoration or improved management.
Please email Histotic England at harcapitalfund@historicengland.org.uk for an expression of interest form.
Current deadline: 30th May 2025
To read more: Heritage at Risk Capital Fund | Historic England
Buttle UK's Chances for Children grants programme
Grants of up to £2,400 are available to vulnerable children and young people who have experienced significant crises that have impacted their well-being and education. The funding aims to provide tailored support packages that can include essential items and activities to enhance learning and development, such as laptops, books, Wi-Fi access, educational materials, and extra-curricular activities, etc.
Buttle UK is one of the UK's largest grant-giving organisations that supports children and young people in crisis. The programme supports those who have been victims of physical or sexual abuse, emotional abuse or neglect by a parent or caregiver, and those who have witnessed or been direct victims of domestic abuse, etc.
The programme supports children aged 2-18 living with parents or carers and young people up to age 20 living independently, provided they are engaged in at least 12 hours of education or training per week. To be eligible, beneficiaries must be living on a low income, experiencing financial hardship, and have moved beyond the immediate crisis while engaging with support services.
To read more: Chances for Children: Grant Criteria - Buttle UK
Home Instead grants
Small grants are available to fund projects to improve the lives of the elderly across the UK.
Home Instead Charities awards grants for well-being events, activities, or pastimes that prevent social isolation and loneliness among adults over 55.
Eligibility Criteria:
small grass roots organisations can apply for funding up to £500
small local registered charities can apply for funding up to £1,500
Eligible projects may include:
Regular weekly or monthly events and activities such as a weekly cinema club, weekly knit and natter or Thursday lunch club
A one-off activity such as a day trip or a Christmas lunch
Activities such as yoga or a guest speaker for your group, such as a local historian
Applications will also be considered from groups, associations, and charities that do not directly service the over-50s but the project they require funding for does, e.g., a local school wishes to hold a special afternoon tea for its local care home residents.
Current deadline: 30th April 2025.
To read more: Apply For A Grant | Home Instead Charities
The William and Jane Morris Church Conservation grants
The William and Jane Morris Fund provides grants of between £500 and £5,000 to churches, chapels, and other places of worship built before 1896 for small programs of conservation work to decorative features and monuments.
To be eligible for funding, the work must be directed by a professional architect or established conservator and completed according to the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) principles. Eligible work includes, but is not limited to, stained glass windows, sculpture, furniture, internal monuments, tombs, and wall paintings.
Current deadline: 31st August 2025
To read more: Our Grant Programmes - Society of Antiquaries of London
The Adamson Trust
Families and groups of children, schools, organisations, and other registered charities can apply for financial assistance from the Adamson Trust for the cost of holidays or respite breaks for disabled children with physical, mental, or emotional impairments.
To be eligible, the child must be a resident of the UK and between the ages of 3 and 17. The Trust requires evidence of their disability or illness from a medical or social services professional. Grants from the Trust usually only cover a portion of the holiday expenses.
Current deadline: 30th June 2025
To read more: The Adamson Trust - Disabled childrens holiday charity
The Leathersellers' Foundation's ACEs Main Grants Programme 2025
The Leathersellers' Foundation has announced the opening of its ACEs Main Grants Programme 2025, aimed at preventing and addressing the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) across the UK. Eligible charities can apply for unrestricted grants ranging from £20,000 to £25,000 per annum for up to four years.
The ACEs Main Charity Grants Programme is open to UK registered charities or charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) but not Community Interest Companies (CIC).
Current deadline: 30th April 2025
To read more: Charity Main Grants
The Pudsey Next Steps programme [CLOSING SOON]
Not for profit organisations working to support children and young people from underserved communities in the UK can apply for grants through the BBC Children in Need 'Pudsey Next Steps' programme. The aim of the programme is to address disparities and ensure equitable access to resources for all young people.
Eligible applicants include organisations that have not previously received funding from BBC Children in Need, have an annual income of £100,000 or less, are not-for-profit entities working with children and young people aged 18 or under, are based within the communities they serve, and address specific local priorities identified for their nation or region.
Applicants can apply for grants through the Project Costs or Core Costs programmes. The Project Costs stream supports specific, time-limited pieces of work based on defined activities, while the Core Costs stream provides funding for essential organisational expenses, such as salaries and utilities. Both streams offer grants ranging from £1,000 to £15,000 per year, for up to three years.
Current deadline: 15th April 2025
To read more: Pudsey Next Steps - BBC Children in Need
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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