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.
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Small grants for capital improvements to village halls
Application deadline:
The fund will close when all funds have been allocated. All project work must be completed by the end of March 2026.