Only for Lancashire 10
- Lancaster Community Fund: grants up to £1,000 for Lancaster District volunteer groupsmax award £1,000 · closes 1 Nov 2026 · Lancaster · with Lancaster District CVS: Lancaster Community Fund (up to £1,000)
- BIBAs Foundation grants up to £5,000 for Lancashire groups supporting 16-24 year oldsmax award £5,000 · closes 2 Nov 2026 · with The BIBAs Foundation grants for groups (Community Foundation for Lancashire)
- The BIBAs Foundationaward £2,000–£36,000 · closes 2 Nov 2026 · with Community Foundation for Lancashire: open grants
- The BIBAs Foundation – Individualsaward £2,000–£22,000 · closes 2 Nov 2026 · with Community Foundation for Lancashire: open grants
- Francis C Scott Charitable Trust main grants: expressions of interest by 11 December for Cumbria and Lancaster youth charitiescloses 11 Dec 2026 · Lancaster · with Francis C Scott Charitable Trust: Main Grants (Cumbria and Lancaster District, under-25s)
- Walney Extension Community Fund: £500-£50k for community projects on the Cumbria and Lancashire coastaward £500–£50,000 · closes 8 Jan 2027 · with Walney Extension Community Fund (Orsted, Cumbria and Lancashire coast; via Grantscape)
- Walney Extension Skills Fund: £10k-£100k for STEM and skills projects on the Cumbria and Lancashire coastaward £10,000–£100,000 · closes 24 Mar 2027 · with Walney Extension Community Fund: The Skills Fund (STEM and skills projects, £10k-£100k)
- Digital Skillsnon-cash support · with Boost Business Lancashire: Support Directory
- Specialist business advice for social enterprisesmax award £400 · with Selnet: specialist business advice for social enterprises (Lancashire)
- Community Payback — Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner: grant fundingnon-cash support · with Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner: grant funding (Community, CSP-sponsored and MP-sponsored grants)
Open across the North West 11
- Strategic Legal Fundaward £12,000–£30,000 · closes 26 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
- Tree Councilaward £10,000–£40,000 · closes 31 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
- GBE Community Fund: up to £40k feasibility, £100k development or £3m capital for community energy projects (closes 12 Nov)max award £3,000,000 · closes 12 Nov 2026 · with Great British Energy: GBE Community Fund (feasibility, development and capital grants for community energy)
- Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fundaward £1,000–£10,000 · closes 18 Dec 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
- Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF)award £10,000–£250,000 · total pot £45m · closes 31 Mar 2035 · with GOV.UK Find a Grant
- Key Fund Social Investment Loansopen all year · with Key Fund (Northern social investment)
- Peel Trust General Grants: funding for North West charitiesopen all year · with The Peel Trust: general grants
- Free application support for the GBE Community Fund and Partnerships Grantaward from £40,000 · with North West Net Zero Hub: free application support for the GBE Community Fund and Partnerships Grant (North West)
- Property Fundwith Key Fund: social investment funds for the North (incl. Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund)
- Regional Growth Fundmax award £150,000 · with Key Fund: social investment funds for the North (incl. Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund)
- The DPS Social Commitment Programmeaward £2,000–£7,000 · closes 16 Nov 2026 · with School for Social Entrepreneurs
UK-wide 70
- Henry Smith Foundationaward £25,000–£250,000 · closes 21 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
- Creative Foundations Fund (CFF) Round 2 - Strand 1award £100,000–£1,000,000 · closes 23 Oct 2026 · with Arts Council England
- Pathways to Work Innovation Fundcloses 26 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
- Windrush Day Grant Scheme 2027: £5,000 to £25,000 for projects celebrating the Windrush generationaward £5,000–£25,000 · closes 29 Oct 2026 · with Windrush Day Grant Scheme (MHCLG, run by Near Neighbours)
- National Garden Schemecloses 30 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
- Barchester Charitable Foundation: £100 to £2,600 for small community groups and charities supporting older and disabled peopleaward £100–£2,600 · closes 31 Oct 2026 · with Barchester Charitable Foundation group grants
- National Churches Trustaward £10,000–£100,000 · closes 3 Nov 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
- WCIT Charityaward £5,000–£15,000 · closes 3 Nov 2026 · with Macc: funding opportunities
- Female Coaches for Girls Fund: £200 per coach for girls' football, cricket and tennis clubsaward £200–£400 · closes 4 Nov 2026 · with Barclays Community Sport Fund: Female Coaches for Girls Fund (Sported)
- Social Investment Gateway Programme: free 12-month support plus a trading grant of up to £18,000 or a repayable grant of up to £24,000 for England-based social enterprises and charitiesmax award £24,000 · closes 6 Nov 2026 · with School for Social Entrepreneurs: Social Investment Gateway Programme
- easyfundraising Impact Fundaward £1,000 · closes 8 Nov 2026 · with Macc: funding opportunities
- National Archivesaward £25,000–£30,000 · closes 16 Nov 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
- LGBT+ Fundaward £5,000–£25,000 · closes 18 Nov 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
- Funding to Support Black and Mixed Black Heritage Researchers Across the UKaward £13,000–£48,000 · closes 27 Nov 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
- Neighbourhood Heritage Grants for Communities 2026max award £15,000 · closes 27 Nov 2026 · with Historic England
- UnLtd Awards: up to £18,000 plus support for social entrepreneursmax award £18,000 · closes 30 Nov 2026 · with UnLtd Awards (Starting Up, Scaling Up, Community Climate Action)
- Gambling harms research grantsmax award £2,000,000 · total pot £18m · closes 8 Dec 2026 · with Arts and Humanities Research Council
- Essential Employment Skills Fund — Nuffield Foundationaward £500,000 · closes 10 Dec 2026 · with Nuffield Foundation (funding for research)
- International Tree Foundationcloses 11 Dec 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
- Together for Service Families Open Programmeaward £5,000–£75,000 · closes 16 Dec 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
- Peter Harrison Foundation: Active Livesaward £5,000–£30,000 · closes 1 Jan 2027 · with Macc: funding opportunities
- Theatres Trust Small Grants Schemecloses 25 Jan 2027 · with Theatres Trust
- Charles Hayward Foundation Social & Criminal Justice: £15,000 to £25,000 a year for charitiesaward £15,000–£25,000 · closes 5 Feb 2027 · with Charles Hayward Foundation: Social & Criminal Justice grants
- Commissioned Rehabilitative Services General Grant Schemecloses 29 Mar 2027 · with GOV.UK Find a Grant
- Workplace Charging Schemecloses 31 Mar 2027 · with GOV.UK Find a Grant
- Albert Hunt Trustcloses 31 Dec 2028 · with CVS Cheshire East: funding opportunities directory
- Access Foundation – Digital Divide Grantsaward £20,000–£50,000 · open all year · with CVS Cheshire East: funding opportunities directory
- Alpkit Foundation: £50 to £500 for groups getting people outdoorsaward £50–£500 · open all year · with Alpkit Foundation
- Arts & Culture Impact Fundaward £150,000–£1,000,000 · total pot £16m · open all year · with Figurative (Arts & Culture Impact Fund)
- BBC Children in Need Core Fundingaward £1,000–£40,000 · open all year · with BBC Children in Need
- BlueSpark Foundationaward £2,000–£5,000 · open all year · with Macc: funding opportunities
- Conservation of cultural heritage — Pilgrim Trustaward £1,000–£30,000 · open all year · with Pilgrim Trust
- Conservation of Historic Interiors and Historic Objects in Places of Worshipopen all year · with Pilgrim Trust
- Energy Resilience Fundaward £25,000–£250,000 · open all year · with Action Together: find funding
- Equity & Revenue Participation — Big Issue Investnon-cash support · open all year · with Big Issue Invest
- Forte (formerly Trusthouse) Charitable Foundationaward £1,000–£10,000 · open all year · with Action Together: find funding
- Historic buildings and structures — Pilgrim Trustaward £1,000–£30,000 · open all year · with Pilgrim Trust
- John Ellerman Foundation - General Fundingopen all year · with John Ellerman Foundation
- John Ellerman Foundation Grantsopen all year · with John Ellerman Foundation
- Migration Fund — Paul Hamlyn Foundationmax award £60,000 · open all year · with Paul Hamlyn Foundation
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Questions
How many opportunities are open for Charity & Social Economy in Lancashire?
On 18 October 2026 Bearings lists 91 live opportunities a charity or social enterprise based in Lancashire can apply for: 80 grants, loans, investment and prizes, 11 programmes, advice and support. 10 are only for Lancashire, 11 are open across the North West and 70 are UK-wide or international.
Which funding closes soonest?
- Henry Smith Foundation (closes 21 Oct 2026)
- Creative Foundations Fund (CFF) Round 2 - Strand 1 (closes 23 Oct 2026)
- Strategic Legal Fund (closes 26 Oct 2026)
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