National Lottery: Meithrin Natur
Grants available: Up to £25,000 for development funding. Up to £2m, for up to six years for developing projects.
Deadline to apply: 12pm, 1 December 2025.
Who is the funding for? The funding aims to improve children and their caregivers’ health and wellbeing in Wales. The funding is available to voluntary, community, public sector and private sector organisations including charities in Wales only. Organisations must apply in the form of a partnership, with the lead partner being one of: a constituted voluntary or community organisation; a constituted group or club; a registered charity; a charitable incorporated organisation; a not-for-profit company; a community interest company or a community benefit society.
When will you hear back? By March 2026 if applying for development funding; by autumn 2026 if applying for further funding.
Find out more here.
Motability Foundation: organisation grants
Grants available: £50,000 to £150,000 for small grants; £150,000 to £1m for large grants.
Deadline to apply: Not specified.
Who is the funding for? Charities and organisations can apply for grants to enhance existing services or launch new initiatives that improve transport access for disabled people. Funding can be used for staffing, vehicles, operational costs, and infrastructure. The foundation is welcoming applications from organisations that have been active for least three years and have a turnover of £50,000 or more.
When will you hear back? Not specified.
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Unity Bank Trust: impact grants
Grants available: A funding pot of £50,000, with 10 packages available of £5,000 per project.
Deadline to apply: Not specified.
Who is the funding for? The funding must support projects and activities that deliver positive social, economic and environmental impact in their communities.
When will you hear back? Not specified, but successful applicants will be announced before the end of November.
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DCMS/Wolfson: Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund 2025-27
Grants available: Up to £400,000 towards eligible capital projects.
Deadline to apply: 5pm, 14 November 2025.
Who is the funding for? Accredited museums, museum services and galleries in England with at least one designated collection, or current Arts Council national portfolio organisations. Bids submitted for consideration must meet at least one of the following criteria: material improvements to the display and interpretation of collections, in permanent galleries, exhibition spaces and public spaces, to enhance visitor experience; improvements to access and/or interpretation for visitors with disabilities, children and young people, and/or underrepresented audiences, or improvements to environmental controls, collections storage and conservation facilities to enhance the care of collections.
When will you hear back? March 2026.
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Worshipful Company of Innholders: charity grants
Grants available: One-off awards of between £500 and £5,000.
Deadline to apply: Rolling basis.
Who is the funding for? Smaller charities in England and Wales, with a preference for London, for work with the young, the elderly, and the hospitality industry.
When will you hear back? The funding committee meets in March, June and December of each year.
Find out more here.
