Free grant snapshot · last 12 months
Charity grants in South West
Grants made 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 by UK trusts and foundations that publish through 360Giving with a registered address in South West.
Top funders
Trusts and foundations that gave the most in South West in the last 12 months. Names link to their free funder profile where we have one.
| Funder | Grants | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfson Foundation | 10 | £2.4m | £105k |
| Barnwood Trust | 17 | £1.1m | £10k |
| The Veterans' Foundation | 21 | £697k | £30k |
| Devon Community Foundation | 115 | £661k | £5,000 |
| Comic Relief | 2 | £600k | £300k |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 15 | £545k | £30k |
| London Marathon Foundation | 2 | £539k | £269k |
| Quartet Community Foundation | 123 | £500k | £4,000 |
| CHK Foundation | 9 | £451k | £20k |
| The Dulverton Trust | 8 | £420k | £38k |
Open and recurring programmes
Funder programmes behind these grants that have made grants in at least two years, so are likely to run again. Check each funder's website for current deadlines.
| Programme | Funder | Grants (12 months) | Years with grants | Latest grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Express Grant | Quartet Community Foundation | 35 | 2023 to 2026 | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Donor Directed | Quartet Community Foundation | 34 | 2023 to 2026 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| DCC Food Fuel and More | Devon Community Foundation | 34 | 2022 to 2026 | 5 Feb 2026 |
| PCC Safer Communities | Devon Community Foundation | 19 | 2023 to 2026 | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Community Impact Grants | Benefact Trust | 13 | 2023 to 2026 | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Catalyst Grant | Quartet Community Foundation | 13 | 2023 to 2026 | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Standard | The Veterans' Foundation | 11 | 2023 to 2026 | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Building Grants | Benefact Trust | 11 | 2023 to 2026 | 18 May 2026 |
| Smoking Cessation | Devon Community Foundation | 9 | 2025, 2026 | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Small Grants | Barnwood Trust | 9 | 2023 to 2026 | 5 Mar 2026 |
Open government schemes charities can apply for
69 open schemes on Find a Grant covering South West (live Grant Radar list). The 5 closing soonest:
| Scheme | Funder | Grant size | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focal award: EPSRC and MHCLG Fire Engineering Skills Hub (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | £1 to £5.9m | 3 Nov 2026 |
| DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5 | Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will work with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) and the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) | £2.5m to £20m | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Access to Elected Office Fund | Cabinet Office | £1 to £500k | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Purchase mid-range equipment for biomedical research: MRC Equip (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council | £200k to £1m | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in Schools Grant Scheme | Department for Education (DfE) | £10k to £1m | 9 Nov 2026 |
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Source: grants data published by each funder through 360Giving (GrantNav), grants awarded 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 to registered charities, companies and other organisations (grants to individuals are left out). Cause and region come from the recipient charity's entry on the Charity Commission register (its registered charitable purposes and the postcode area of its registered address), so cause and region snapshots cover recipients registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Open government schemes are from Find a Grant (UK Government) via Grant Radar. "Recurring" programmes have grants in at least two calendar years. Figures are our own summary.
Licences: each funder publishes its data under its own open licence; we use only data licensed CC BY 4.0, CC0 or the Open Government Licence. Data from A B Charitable Trust, Allen Lane Foundation, Benefact Trust, CHK Foundation, Charles Hayward Foundation, Comic Relief, Community Foundation North East, Devon Community Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Essex Community Foundation, Freemasons’ Charity, Garfield Weston Foundation, Heart of England Community Foundation, John Ellerman Foundation, John Lyon's Charity, London Marathon Foundation, Making a Difference Locally, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Point North, Quartet Community Foundation, Rank Foundation, The Clothworkers Foundation, The Dulverton Trust, The Fore, The Leathersellers' Foundation, The Three Guineas Trust, The True Colours Trust, The Veterans' Foundation, Wolfson Foundation: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Data from Architectural Heritage Fund, Barnwood Trust, Oxfordshire Community Foundation: Creative Commons Zero (CC0 1.0). Data from Community Foundation for Surrey: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Find a Grant: Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only, not funding advice; check each funder's own guidance before applying. Brightbench is not connected to these funders.