25 September | Postcode Neighbourhood Trust

Grants of up to £50,000 available over three years

The Postcode Neighbourhood Trust is offering grants to support organisations whose work aligns with its key themes.

Priorities

Funding is aimed at organisations working to:

• Enable participation in the arts

• Prevent or reduce the impact of poverty

• Support marginalised groups and tackle inequality

• Improve mental health (with a focus on specific mental health issues, rather than general wellbeing)

Who can apply?

The following organisation types are eligible:

• Registered charities

• Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs)

• Community Interest Companies (CICs) with an asset lock (Schedule 1 and 2 only)

• Community Benefit Societies

Applicants must:

• Be based and working in the North of England

• Have an income between £10,000 and £1 million in the most recent financial year (priority may be given to those with under £250,000)

• Have been operating for at least 12 months with signed accounts

• Hold a governing document and a bank account in the organisation’s name with two unrelated signatories

• Have no more than 50% of trustees/directors related

• Have all relevant policies in place at the time of application

Priority may be given to organisations that:

• Have an income under £250,000

• Work in communities in the top 15% of the Index of Multiple Deprivation

• Focus their main activities on supporting marginalised groups (e.g. disabled people, communities experiencing racial inequity, LGBT+ people)

• Are in areas that have not recently received funding

Grant size

• Up to £50,000 across a three-year period

Key dates

• Round 3 opens: 9am, 25 September 2025

• Closes: 12 noon, 6 October 2025

How to apply

Read the updated funding guide and access the application form on the Trust’s website.

Visit the Postcode Neighbourhood Trust website

Contact: info@postcodeneighbourhoodtrust.org.uk