Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation

Details

The Foundation is funded by Leeds Building Society and its members, including through the Your Interest in Theirs scheme. It supports UK registered charities working in the housing and homelessness sector to help people in need of a safe and secure home. Grants are available through a small grants scheme and a large grants scheme, each with different criteria.

Applications must meet one or more of these funding themes:

• Financial stress
• Security and refuge
• Quality and suitability of housing

Applications can also be made under the theme of health and wellbeing support for those experiencing homelessness, provided it is part of wraparound support and the application also meets at least one of the other themes.

Applications from organisations taking a Housing First and/or relationship-based approach are welcomed, ideally with evidence of strength-based practice, trauma-informed care and psychologically informed environments.

Small grants are open to registered charities based anywhere in the UK, including Scotland. Large grants are only open to organisations with a registered address in Yorkshire or the North East of England.

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Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Capital, Revenue, Core costs

Fund award sizes

Minimum:

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Maximum:

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Annually awarded:

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Notes on award amounts:

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Who can apply

UK registered charities working in the housing and homelessness sector, in line with the Foundation's purpose of supporting those in need of a safe and secure home, can apply. For small grants, charities must have a turnover of less than £500,000 and can be based anywhere in the UK, including Scotland. The large grants scheme is open to registered charities with a turnover of £1 million or less and a registered address in Yorkshire or the North East of England.

Maximum annual income:

£1,000,000

When to apply

Small grants can be applied for throughout the year. Applications are considered at quarterly trustee meetings, with application windows closing about four weeks before each meeting, and applicants are told the outcome within about two weeks of the meeting. The large grants scheme is currently closed and is due to reopen in 2027.

How to apply

Apply online via the Foundation website.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Housing and shelter General charitable activities Health care and wellbeing

Beneficiaries funded: Economically/socially disadvantaged Homeless or badly housed Care experienced people People in poverty Ill-health Disabilities Refugees and asylum seekers

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