We regularly update this page with available funding from Idox-Grantfinder and other sources we think might interest the organisations we support.

Please see funding opportunities with deadlines below: 

Metropolitan Public Gardens Association

Has grants of up toe £1,500 available for Friends' groups, residents' associations, community organisations and groups involved in maintaining or improving publicly accessible green spaces across London.

Funding could support planting, raised beds, gardening equipment, benches and other improvements to community gardens, parks and outdoor spaces. Deadline 17 November 2026.

Suez Communities fund - England

Has grants of £3,000 - £5,000 available for not-for-profit sports clubs, charities and community organisations planning improvements to publicly accessible facilities or spaces.

Funding could support improvements to sports grounds, recreation facilities, community buildings and other spaces used by local residents. Deadline 18 November 2026.

The Henry Smith Foundation

Offers grants for recreational trips in the UK, Isle of Man or Channel Islands for children up to and including 13 years old who face financial hardship, systemic inequity or disability.

The Foundation offers this funding to help children who experience inequity and/or are disabled to go on fun trips. Priority is given to fun and new experiences, such as camping, adventure activities, or visits to the seaside.

Youth groups and UK-based, non-profit groups (with an organisational income below £2 million) and schools in the UK are eligible to apply.

Priority will be given to projects that will benefit disadvantaged and disabled children in the most deprived areas in the UK, based on the National Indices of Deprivation. For groups of children with disabilities, more flexibility will be given regarding the level of deprivation.

Grants between £500 and £3,000 are available for either a day trip or holidays up to seven days in length. This could be to a countryside or city location, but must be outside the children's immediate locality. Day trips should not involve a disproportionate amount of time spent travelling. 

Applications should be received at least six weeks before the date of the trip to allow for administrative processing and decision making.

Applications are currently being accepted for holidays taking place between 1 October and 31 December 2026.  Deadline 19 November 2026.

Paddle Trust

Has grants available from £500 - 10,000.  Who could benefit: Canoeing, kayaking, paddleboarding and other watersports clubs, alongside community groups working to improve access to waterways.

Funding could support improvements to river access, accessible launching points, ramps, pathways and projects that help more people enjoy water-based activities.  Deadline 7 December 2026

The Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund

Is offering grants, mostly from £2,500 to £5,000, to local community groups and sports clubs (with priority given to sports clubs) who are based in Greater Manchester, Oxfordshire, Greater London, or the West Midlands Combined Authority and who are based in or serving a borough or ward within the top 20% Indices of Multiple Deprivation.

The funding is intended to improve the lives of children and young people, enabling them to access the transformative benefits of inclusive community sport.

Applications can be made for grants towards some or all the following types of projects with the intention of growing capacity to reach more young people:

  • The development and improvement of playing fields and other facilities.
  • The delivery of projects and programmes to prevent youth crime and anti-social behaviour.
  • The development and training of volunteers including the provision of qualifications.
  • The development of long-term sustainability, for example marketing and finance expertise.
  • The organising, coaching and other key operational costs of running sports activities.

Activities must focus on including young people (age 5 years to 18 years old) who otherwise be excluded from sport such as:

  • Disadvantaged young people.
  • Women and girls.
  • Young people from minority ethnic communities.
  • Young offenders and those at risk of offending.

The funders are looking for projects that provide a competitive cost per new participant from within the designated target groups and that have a commitment to long-term sustainability. Deadline 18 December 2026.

National Lottery Community Fund launching new Community Power Fund

The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) is launching the Community Power Fund later this month to support charities, registered voluntary and community organisations, and other not-for-profit organisations across England working to build community power.

Grants of between £500,000 and £2.5 million will support organisations helping to shift communities towards equitable sharing of power between local people, organisations, and institutions, and helping to give local people the influence to make changes to:

  • The places they live.
  • The services they use.
  • The decisions that affect their lives.

To apply, groups must:

  • Have a proven track record of building community power.
  • Have experience of convening partners and collaborating across sectors.
  • Work at scale across a range of issues, rather than focusing on a single issue or population group.
  • Work across a wide local area, such as a town, city, district, or borough.
  • Be accountable to local people.
  • Work with communities that face the greatest barriers.

Funding can be used for core and project costs, including one-off events, staffing and volunteer expenses, development work, equitable access (such as translation costs), learning, evaluation, and minor capital costs. Some political and campaigning activities can be supported, provided the activity is not party political (ie, focused on a policy, practice or legislation rather than supporting or opposing a political party), helps the cause of the organisation, and benefits the public. Proposed work should run for between five and ten years.

NLCF will be providing further information about this fund at webinars held on the following dates:

It is anticipated that up to 16 awards will be made.

Applications will be accepted between 25 November 2026 and 20 January 2027.