Small Grants Programme

The Leathersellers’ Company Charitable Fund provides a wide range of funding to UK registered Charities, Educational Institutions and University Students.

This is a fast track application process for small one-off grants (up to maximum of £3,000).

We want to fund excellent organisations and people, where activities improve the lives of others.

We have reduced the information requested for our small grants considerably but are looking to get a clear overview of your work.

We want to hear about: -What you do to make a difference -Why this is needed -Who you are helping -How you know you are making a difference

We are looking for organisations to: -be open and transparent about their work and finances -provide good value for money -be working in partnership with others

The Small Grants Committee will be meeting regularly to ensure charities receive a decision within a month of submitting their application. We will have 14 rounds for applications to be submitted. Applications will be capped to ensure your time spent applying is proportionate to your chance of funding. Submissions will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis e.g. the first 45 applications after each round opens will be able to be submitted .

Eligibility Criteria: The Leathersellers’ Small Grants Programme 2021-22 will consider applications from charities registered and operating in the UK (including Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO) but not Community Interest Companies (CIC)) that are working:

• to provide assistance to vulnerable people in their community
• in geographical areas of deprivation (within the UK) – we recognise all relative measures of deprivation as tracked by the Indices of Deprivation or similar tools. We ask you who your work helps and why this is needed for that group or in that area so you can explain the need that exists there.
• with an annual income of under £200,000 (secured for the coming year)

We do not typically fund the following: -Medical research -Hospices -Capital restoration projects for the sole purpose of conservation/heritage -Services that charge participants for access, regardless of income