Want help with applying for funding bids? We can help. There are many funds and ways to find them. We recommend checking on funds once a month, perhaps when you receive our funding bulletin (sign up here).
We produced a guide to show you how to write a great application here. We also recommend reading this guide from the resource centre for tips on how to write a funding application.
Finding funds and more support
Wandsworth Borough Council funding list and timelines – here
Funding Central – As well as being a searchable database of funding opportunities, funding central has useful advice and guidance on different sources of funding
Young Camden Funding Page – A useful directory of regular UK funds
KnowHow NonProfit – Has useful advice on different types of fundraising.
The BIG Lottery Fund – Has useful advice on applying for funding including developing outcomes.
The Charity Commission – Even if your group is not a registered charity, the guidance here might be useful for you as a community groups with charitable objectives.
There are a wide range of accurate data sources that can help you build evidence of need for your work. Take time to explore these resources as this information can help develop the work you do and strengthen your funding applications.
Data sources:
- Exploring the 2025 Indices of Deprivation data for London round-up – Superhighways
- London’s Poverty Profile | Trust for London
- Census – Office for National Statistics
- Fingertips | Department of Health and Social Care
- Your area | Metropolitan Police
- Citizens Advice data dashboard | Flourish
- Data about the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector – Datawise London
- 360Giving GrantNav – Home