Grocers’ Charity Grant Programme (United Kingdom)

Deadline: 5-Sep-25

The Grocers’ Charity is seeking applications for the its grant programme to support UK-registered charities.

Focus Areas 

• Relief of Poverty
  • They support programmes that reduce the disadvantages that people experience due to their circumstances or a lack of financial means. Theyfund charities
    • Providing training courses, better facilities, or parenting support.
    • Supporting and empowering those who experience or are at risk of homelessness, including domestic violence/abuse.
    • Working in areas of high deprivation (English Indices).
• Children and Young People (0-25)
  • They support programmes that help young people to overcome the challenges and barriers they experience. They fund charities
    • Building children and young people’s strengths and potential to empower them to participate and take action to realise their goals.
    • Supporting children and young people’s well-being through peer support or group activities.
• Elderly
  • They support programmes that help older people to live with dignity and participate fully in their communities. They fund charities
    • Providing services that end social exclusion.
    • Providing befriending or other programmes to end loneliness.
    • Providing services that enhance daily activities or home life.
• Disability and Inclusion
  • They support programmes that empower marginalised and excluded disabled people and promote social inclusion. They fund charities
    • Identifying and tackling the barriers to inclusion and participation.
    • Providing front-line support for disabled people.
• Health
  • They support programmes that promote good health and well-being, enabling people to live fulfilling lives and achieve their life goals. They fund charities
    • Undertaking ethical research into specific medical conditions.
    • Supporting people with medical conditions by purchasing a piece of equipment or other tangible project.
    • Supporting people with well-being concerns or mental health illnesses.
    • Having a turnover of no more than £15m.
• Military
  • They support programmes that help military veterans transition and adjust to civilian life. They fund charities
    • Providing innovative programmes, education or employment for ex-service people.
    • Supporting the physical, emotional and mental well-being of current and ex-service people and their families.
• The Arts
  • They support programmes that foster well-being and promote creativity, self-expression and social understanding through ideas, dialogue and performance. They fund charities
    • Providing opportunities, education and skills development of creative talent for artists with financing challenges or disability support requirements.
    • Engaging with marginalised audiences, e.g., disabled, BAME, and people living below the minimum poverty threshold for the appreciation of arts, performances or exhibitions.
• Heritage
  • They support programmes that help bring history to life and give people a sense of identity, place, and connection to the past. They fund charities
    • Conserving and restoring historic buildings (excluding places of worship).
    • Conserving historical objects and paintings.
• Environment and Conservation
  • They support programmes that promote a healthier, more sustainable environment and reduce emissions and waste. They fund charities
    • Supporting the protection and survival of plants and animals by maintaining and restoring habitats, enhancing ecosystems, and protecting biological diversity.
    • Educating behavioural changes addressing environmental issues like littering and waste.
    • Countering the effects of pollution and climate change, e.g., ideas and projects which tackle the issue of plastic waste and those which help reduce carbon emissions.

Funding Information

• One-off grants of up to £5,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Charity with a turnover of £500,000 or less (except for Medical Charities, where the limit is £15m)
• UK registered charity not a Community Interest Company
• Not a Charity whose beneficiaries are overseas
• Not an Individual
• Not a Place of worship
• Not an Educational establishment (schools, colleges, universities)

Ineligibility Criteria

• Charities with a turnover of over £500,000 (except for Medical Charities, where the limit is £15m).
• Non-UK registered charities (e.g. Community Interest Companies).
• Charities whose beneficiaries are overseas.
• Individuals.
• Places of worship.
• Educational establishments (schools, colleges, universities).
• Girl Guides/Scout groups/associations
• Organisations that promote a particular religion or only provide services to people of a particular religion.
• Organisations who have had an application declined or awarded in the last 24 months.
• Those with over 12 months of unrestricted reserves.
• Grant-making organisations.
• Organisations working with children and young people or vulnerable adults who do not have Safeguarding Policies.

For more information, visit Grocers’ Charity.