Grants of up to £10,000 are available to UK registered charities and other charitable organisations for projects that support disadvantaged people, animal welfare, the Armed Forces or the local community.

Find out more at Stuart Halbert Trust website.

The Pilgrim Trust offers small (up to £5,000) and main grants for projects in the UK, with a focus on heritage and preservation and social welfare for vulnerable women and girls.

The Victoria Wood Foundation supports all aspects of the Arts, particularly in and around London and the North of England.

Initial funding enquiries can be made to the trustees via an online form. For eligibility and to apply, visit the Victoria Wood Foundation website.

The Barbara Ward Children’s Foundation supports children worldwide.

Grant applications should be submitted by post, with details of the specific purpose for which the grant is requested and be accompanied by a copy of the latest Report & Accounts.

See more details at the Barbara Ward Children’s Foundation website.

Lloyds Bank Foundation opened their Racial Equity funding strand in April and are committed to support charities where more than half of the Trustee Board self-identify as belonging to a Black, Asian or minority ethnic community. At least 25% of their overall grants programme will go to charities led by-and-for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities.

This trust was established to encourage and assist the provision of leisure activities for the physically disabled.

The new Empowering Women Fund will support small women’s groups and organisations to develop innovative ways of empowering women in their local area and build the capacity of small organisations.

DPD’s Eco Fund is their circular economy initiative to protect the environment and offers small grants for sustainability-related programmes.

This Summer, the government will launch a new £150m fund to enable community groups to buy local assets, such as pubs or cultural venues, and run them as community-owned businesses.