The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund - Research Programme

This grant is available towards the initiation of research into learning disabilities, including autism so that it can progress to the point at which there is sufficient data to support an application to one of the major funding bodies.

Next deadline: 1 Dec 2024

The Will Charitable Trust

The Trust provides financial assistance to UK registered or exempt charities whose activities fall within the following three categories, care of and services for blind people, people with learning disabilities, and people suffering from cancer.

Harbinson Charitable Trust

The Trust funds organisations working overseas in education, health and agriculture, and also organisations concerned with conservation and wildlife matters, and occasionally the arts.

Appletree Trust

The purpose of the trust is the relief of financial hardship in general and the relief if hardship and suffering sustained by those afflicted by physical disability or disease. They tend to support national health charities in Scotland.

Bruce Wake Charitable Trust

Grants are given to encourage and assist the provision of leisure activities for the disabled, in particular wheelchair users.

Boshier-Hinton Foundation

Small grants are given to organisations to improve quality of life for people with disabilities or learning difficulties, and their families.

Peter Harrison Foundation - Active Lives

Supports sport and physical activity at a grassroots level that enable people across the UK who are physically, mentally, socially or economically disadvantaged to develop personal and life skills to fulfil their potential.

Next deadline: 1 Jan 2025

Sports Charity Scotland

Grants are available to charities working in Scotland in the fields of sport, children and young people, disability and the disadvantaged.

The Rowing Foundation

The Foundation gives grants to help organisations and clubs involved in on water elements of the sport of rowing. They favour giving grants for equipment that will be used on the water and exclusively for juniors and the disabled of all ages.

Barchester's Charitable Foundation

Barchester’s Charitable Foundation helps older people and other adults with a disability across England, Scotland & Wales. Grants are to help people lead more fulfilled lives and reach their full potential.