Charity & Social Economy grants and funding in Liverpool City Region

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Only for Liverpool City Region 15

Home: A Celebration of Place community grants: £500 to £5,000 for neighbourhood arts, events and festivals in Liverpoolaward £500–£5,000 · closes 21 Oct 2026 · with Culture Liverpool
Liverpool Bay CCS Community Benefit Fund: up to £20,000 for groups near Chester, Ellesmere Port, Frodsham and Nestonmax award £20,000 · closes 2 Nov 2026 · Cheshire West · with Cheshire Community Foundation: Liverpool Bay CCS Community Benefit Fund
Pilkington Charities' Fund: up to £20,000 for Liverpool City Region community organisationsmax award £20,000 · closes 27 Nov 2026 · with Community Foundation for Merseyside: Pilkington Charities' Fund (up to £20,000)
Charitable Rate Relief80% mandatory relief; up to 100% discretionary relief · open all year · with Charitable and discretionary non-profit rate relief (St Helens)
Discretionary Non-Profit Rate Reliefnon-cash support · with Discretionary non-profit rate relief (Sefton)
Kindred - Support for Socially-Trading Organisationsnon-cash support · with Growth Platform
Kindred LCRwith Kindred LCR (socially-trading organisations)
Free Start-up Supportnon-cash support · open all year · with Start Up Sefton - free start-up support (Sefton)
Funding Support Services — Sefton CVSnon-cash support · open all year · with Sefton CVS
Pre-application Advice and Funding Supportnon-cash support · open all year · with Sefton CVS funding advice
Bid-Writing Supportnon-cash support · with LCVS funding & bid-writing support
Sector Support – Community Accountancy Servicenon-cash support · with Sefton CVS
Start Up Sefton - free start-up supportSefton · with Start Up Sefton - free start-up support (Sefton)
AI 4 Good LCR: free support for ten Liverpool City Region entrepreneurs to build a business with AInon-cash support · closes 1 Nov 2026 · with Public Life (AI 4 Good LCR)
AI for Goodnon-cash support · closes 1 Nov 2026 · with Growth Platform

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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Contracts in Liverpool City Region and the North West 5

All-Age Carers Service (All-Age Carers Service Tender)closes 28 Oct 2026 · with The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)
Wirral Restorative Justice & Mediation Servicecontract value £45,000 · closes 29 Oct 2026 · Wirral · with Wirral Council
Ethnic Minority Health and Wellbeing Services (Ethnic Minority Health and Wellbeing Services)closes 30 Oct 2026 · Wirral · with The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)
Restorative Justice and Mediation Servicescloses 30 Oct 2026 · Wirral · with The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)
Integrated Advocacy Services — Liverpool City Councilcontract value £3,707,890 · closes 16 Nov 2026 · with Liverpool City Council

Questions

How many opportunities are open for Charity & Social Economy in Liverpool City Region?

On 18 October 2026 Bearings lists 96 live opportunities a charity or social enterprise based in Liverpool City Region can apply for: 80 grants, loans, investment and prizes, 16 programmes, advice and support. 15 are only for Liverpool City Region, 11 are open across the North West and 70 are UK-wide or international.

Which funding closes soonest?

Home: A Celebration of Place community grants: £500 to £5,000 for neighbourhood arts, events and festivals in Liverpool (closes 21 Oct 2026)
Henry Smith Foundation (closes 21 Oct 2026)
Creative Foundations Fund (CFF) Round 2 - Strand 1 (closes 23 Oct 2026)

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Charity & Social Economy funding and support in Liverpool City Region