The Friends of the Elderly Grants Programme provides small grants of up to £600 to help older people living on low incomes across England and Wales. The scheme supports individuals or couples who are of or over state pension age, have savings of less than £5,000, and do not meet the criteria for other funders.

Apply by 21st October for Triangle Trust grants of up to £10,000 supporting women-led organisations working with vulnerable young women and girls at risk of entering the criminal justice system.

Paul Hamlyn Foundation offering up to £20,000 to support bold, early-stage ideas tackling social issues across the UK (details coming soon)

Apply by 20th October for National Gardens Scheme grants to transform community outdoor spaces and boost wellbeing through gardening.

Apply by 14th October for Groundwork Grassroots grants of £500–£2,000 supporting small charities tackling local issues in Wolverhampton and beyond.

Ongoing grants available from the Gardening with Disabilities Trust to help disabled gardeners adapt their gardens and keep gardening.

Apply by 31st October for Edgar E Lawley Foundation grants of £1,500–£2,000 to support UK charities in health, education, and community wellbeing.

The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation supports organisations across the UK working towards long-term, positive change. Their funding focuses on three priority areas.

Sport England offers up to £15,000 for physical activity projects in the community. The focus is on people who face barriers to activity and projects designed to help them.

The Wolverhampton Sports Advisory Council (WSAC) is offering grants of up to £500 to support grassroots sport and physical activity across the city. The fund aims to help more people get active and to celebrate the success of local sports people, clubs and leagues.

The Moto in the Community Trust is offering funding to charities, schools, and community organisations working within a 15-mile radius of a Moto Motorway Services site.

The British Gas Energy Trust is offering grants of up to £1,700 to help households clear energy debt. The fund is open to all households, not just British Gas customers, especially those whose energy supplier doesn’t provide a hardship fund or whose application to such a fund has been declined.

This free programme comes with an attendance grant of £1000 and focusses on Business Planning, Finance, Sales & Marketing and Impact Measurement.

People’s Postcode Lottery‑funded trust offering flexible, three‑year awards (up to £50,000 total) for small charities, CICs and community benefit societies (£10k–£1m income). Themes include mental health, poverty, arts, physical activity, climate/biodiversity, green spaces and tackling inequality.

Competitive capital grants (often £40k–£75k) to registered charities/local authorities for buildings, refurbishment or equipment improving independence and quality of life—particularly disability projects (training, employment, supported housing) and services for older people.

Open Grants Programme offers capital funding to small/medium UK charities, CICs (limited by guarantee) and community benefit societies working with people experiencing disadvantage.