Who can apply

Your organisation can apply if it is one of the following:

• registered charity
• company limited by guarantee (with a not-for-profit clause or registered as a charity)
• community interest company (CIC)
• charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)
• community benefit society
• co-operative society (with a not-for-profit clause and registered with the Financial Conduct Authority)
• statutory body (such as a town, parish or community council)
• local authorities
• universities

You can also apply as a partnership of organisations. Any partners who will receive funding must be one of the types listed above.

Your organisation must have at least 2 board or committee members who are not related

This means they must not be:

• married or in a civil partnership
• in a long-term relationship or living at the same address
• related by blood or through a partner

If you’re a company, including one that’s also a registered charity, you must have at least 2 directors who are not related in any of these ways.

If you already have funding from us

You can still apply. When we assess your application, we’ll consider how it would fit in with your other funding.