Funding Friday

Posted on 27 November 2025 in News and updates

Village Halls Fund: Small Grants

The Platinum Jubilee Village Halls Fund has reopened for applications for small grants. If you are making modest improvements to a village hall, such as a heating upgrade or a new kitchen, you can apply for a grant to cover 20% of your eligible costs, up to a maximum of £5,000.

There is just a small amount of funding left so you will need to act quickly: you will need to have the rest of your funding (80% of costs) in place and your project expenditure must take place before 31 March 2026.

The grants are for capital expenditure only, where projects aim to upgrade, extend or improve facilities or purchase capital items.

Your village hall must be a charity that is owned and managed by the community. Multi-purpose church halls, scout and guide buildings are also eligible if there is no alternative village hall and the building is clearly advertised as multi-purpose. The legal entity must be a registered charity, charitable trust, CIO or charitable company. CICs, companies with no charitable registration, sports pavilions and school halls are not eligible.

Application deadline: The fund will close when all funds have been allocated. All project work must be completed by the end of March 2026.

The Fore

The Fore offers grants of up to £45,000 to help charitable organisations to grow, strengthen and become more efficient or resilient. The Fore provides unrestricted grants that can be used for any purpose, including core costs and capital funding and can be for one to three years. The grants should have a transformational impact on the organisations that receive support.

Applications are accepted from UK registered charities, CIOs, CICs limited by guarantee and CBSs with an annual revenue below £500,000. You will need to explain what difference the funding will make and what it will enable your organisation to achieve.

In addition to grants, successful applicants receive ongoing skills and training opportunities as well as support with impact measurement.

To apply for funding, organisations must register at the start of each funding round: Registration for the Spring 2026 round will open on 26 November and close on 3 December 2025. You will be notified on 4 December if you have a place in the funding round and you then have until 12 January 2026 to submit your application.

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