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Recreation grants in South West
Grants made 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 by UK trusts and foundations that publish through 360Giving to charities registered for recreation with a registered address in South West.
Top funders
Trusts and foundations that gave the most to recreation charities in South West in the last 12 months. Names link to their free funder profile where we have one.
| Funder | Grants | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnwood Trust | 4 | £561k | £150k |
| The Clothworkers Foundation | 2 | £175k | £88k |
| The Dulverton Trust | 2 | £140k | £70k |
| Quartet Community Foundation | 29 | £111k | £4,000 |
| Wolfson Foundation | 1 | £110k | £110k |
| Devon Community Foundation | 19 | £77k | £4,720 |
| Freemasons’ Charity | 2 | £75k | £38k |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 2 | £50k | £25k |
| The Veterans' Foundation | 2 | £35k | £17k |
| Benefact Trust | 2 | £6,500 | £3,250 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donor Directed | Quartet Community Foundation | 11 | 2023 to 2026 | 23 Feb 2026 |
| DCC Food Fuel and More | Devon Community Foundation | 7 | 2022 to 2026 | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Express Grant | Quartet Community Foundation | 6 | 2023 to 2026 | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Shelter and Security - Strengthened communities | Making a Difference Locally | 5 | 2024, 2025 | 18 Dec 2025 |
| PCC Safer Communities | Devon Community Foundation | 4 | 2023 to 2026 | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Catalyst Grant | Quartet Community Foundation | 3 | 2023 to 2026 | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Smoking Cessation | Devon Community Foundation | 2 | 2025, 2026 | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Unrestricted Funding | Barnwood Trust | 2 | 2023 to 2026 | 1 Mar 2026 |
| Accessibility Fund | Barnwood Trust | 2 | 2025, 2026 | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Donor Advised Grant | Quartet Community Foundation | 2 | 2023 to 2026 | 5 Jan 2026 |
Open government schemes charities can apply for
13 open schemes on Find a Grant covering South West in related sectors (live Grant Radar list). The 5 closing soonest:
| Scheme | Funder | Grant size | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCMS Place-Based Philanthropy Community of Practice | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | £996k to £997k | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Sanctuary Services Grants - 2027 - 2030 | Sanctuary Services, Bristol City Council | £100k to £350k | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Economic research on the returns to R&D investment (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council | £1 to £308k | 19 Nov 2026 |
| Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 | Innovate UK | £500k to £1m | 2 Dec 2026 |
| Gambling harms research grants (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Medical Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | £1 to £2m | 8 Dec 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 Benefact Trust, Devon Community Foundation, Freemasons’ Charity, Garfield Weston Foundation, Making a Difference Locally, Quartet Community Foundation, The Clothworkers Foundation, The Dulverton Trust, The Veterans' Foundation, Wolfson Foundation: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Data from Barnwood Trust, Oxfordshire Community Foundation: Creative Commons Zero (CC0 1.0). 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.