Postcode Society Trust (South of England) Opens for Applications 26 May

Organisations in the South of England will soon be able to apply for up to £50,000 across a three-year period.

Applications will be accepted from the following organisation types who have an income of between £10,000 and £1 million in the most recent financial year:

• Registered Charity
• Community Interest Company (CIC) with an asset lock (Schedule 1 and 2 only)
• Community Benefit Society

The organisation's main activities and objectives must be focused on one of this year's funding themes:

• Preventing or reducing the impact of poverty.
• Enabling participation in the arts.
• Supporting marginalised groups and/or tackling inequality.
• Improving mental health with a focus on organisations that are actively supporting specific mental health issues as a core purpose, rather than general mental wellbeing activities.

As funding rounds tend to be oversubscribed, priority may be given to organisations that meet one or more of the following:

• Have an income of £250,000 and below.
• Work in communities located in the top 15% of English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
• Organisations whose main activities are focused on supporting marginalised groups. This could include, but is not limited to, disabled people, communities experiencing racial inequity, and LGBT+ people.
• Are in areas that have not recently received funding.

The unrestricted multi-year funding is designed to offer flexibility and long-term support to strengthen the organisation and deepen their impact.

There are three rounds in 2026, each open for eight days. Decisions are given within four to five weeks of the application deadline.

Round 2 opens 26 May (9am) and closes on 2 June (12 noon) 2026.

How to Apply

To apply for a grant, use the online form:

Apply Here

The next deadline to apply is 2 June 2026.

They recommend using this to prepare your answers to the questions before the round opens, as you are not able to save the live application form. 

Please see the application form questions. 

 

Organisations may only make one application per funding round and are not eligible to apply to other Trusts supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery while their application is being considered.  

As part of their assessment process, they carry out several checks on each applicant organisation. Please check their FAQs.

If you require additional support with filling out online application forms, please email them in advance of the funding round opening on 23rd February.

Email: info@postcodesocietytrust.org.uk 

Telephone: 0131 322 9430 

Address: 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4ET