Closing date 03/07/2025

Grants are available for UK registered charities and charitable incorporated organisations that can demonstrate impact with ex-offenders, young offenders or young people at risk of offending, either within a local area or nationally.

The funding is intended for registered charities working in the current priority areas:

Supporting offenders and ex-offenders into work, specifically for those looking to build skills and capability to get into sustainable work.
Helping specific groups within the criminal justice sector that are less popular with funders than others.

The secondary funding area is focused on projects that work with young people (up to age 25 years) from disadvantaged and socio-economically challenged groups, such as immigrants, to ensure they are given every possible chance to realise their full potential and to participate fully in society.

There are two levels of funding:

Small grants of up to £5,000.
Main Grants have no maximum amount.

Grants are normally awarded for one year only; however, in exceptional cases, applications for multi-year funding of up to three years, will be considered.

Applicants must show that they have investigated other sources of funding and made plans for the future, which should include replacement funding if appropriate

Applications will be accepted from UK registered charities and charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs). In exceptional circumstances Community Interest Companies (CICs) may be considered.

Preference will be given to smaller charities and those instigating bespoke projects.

The funding can be used for:

Pump-priming - particularly where the grant would support a project piloting new approaches and where that grant would form a major element of the funding or where it would be matched by other funders.
Project funding - preference is to support projects where the grant is used for an identified purpose.
Associated project costs - applicants should include the cost of any overheads associated with the work, such as office/secretarial support, so that the project is not under-funded.
Core costs for new projects - including staff salaries, training and overheads that enable an organisation to develop and maintain expertise.
Innovative or pioneering work – new ideas are encouraged and projects that could inspire similar work in other areas of the country.
Continuation funding - ongoing funding for successful projects, which have proved their worth.
Emergency or deficit funding for an established organisation - in exceptional circumstances. This funding usually goes to charities which the Company knows or has previously supported.

Applications can be made at any time and are considered three times a year, in February, June and October. It may, therefore, take up to four months for the application to be processed.

The 2025 closing dates for applications are midday on:

13 March 2025 to be considered in June 2025.
3 July 2025 to be considered in October 2025.
13 November 2025 to be considered in February 2026.

Any applications that arrive too late for consideration at one meeting are automatically rolled forward to the next.

The guidelines and application forms can be found on the Trust's website.

The completed form must be printed, signed and posted to the Trust's office along with the supporting documents. It must arrive by midday on the closing date.

Contact the Weaver's Company for further information - Charitable Grants – The Weavers' Company