Capacity Building

The History in the Making initiative provided by Historic England is seeking to fund around 15 projects with grants of between £10,000 and £15,000.

The initiative is intended to enable underrepresented young people (aged 13-25) to research, discover and commemorate local histories, fostering a sense of belonging through exploring local identity and stories.

Applications will be accepted from organisations of all types including community interest groups, charities and local authorities. Individuals can apply if they are registered as sole traders.

The LGBT+ Futures: Equity Fund offers grants of up to £25,000 to support user-led LGBT+ organisations based in England, who are working with targeted under-represented and under-resourced communities in England.

The aims of the fund are to:

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched a digital tool to help businesses estimate what registering for VAT may mean for them.

The VAT Registration Estimator has been developed after feedback from small businesses suggested an online tool would be helpful to show when their turnover could require businesses to register for VAT and its effect on profits.

A business must register for VAT if:

There’s funding available for non-profits in the New Makers Yard area in Manchester. Get Living has launched a £20,000 fund to support community projects working on supporting skills, enterprise and employment; connecting people to nature and sustainable behaviours; enhancing health and wellbeing; and celebrating arts and culture.

Grants of up to £10,000 are available for community groups and charities of all shapes and sizes.

Apply here

The Fore’s Autumn 2024 Funding Round offers unrestricted grants to help small charities and social enterprises grow, strengthen, become more efficient or resilient.

Successful applicants will receive:

Through its Community Grants programme Warburtons provides a limited number of grants of up to £400 four times a year. The small grants are to benefit British families in need.

Applications will be considered from not-for-profit organisations with charitable purposes that are based and working in England, Scotland or Wales as long as their projects are addressing one of Warburtons' priority areas:
Health – supporting families to care for each other and lead healthier lives:

This programme will help charities to identify and prioritise their development goals, building on what they are already great at and how to respond to and overcome challenges.