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Leeds Building Society Foundation

Leeds Building Society Foundation Small Grants

The Leeds Building Society Foundation funds UK registered charities working in housing and homelessness that support people in need of a safe and secure home. Small grants of up to £2,500 for running, project or capital costs are open to charities anywhere in the UK with turnover under £500,000; the current application window closes on 11 November 2026 for the 2 December trustees' meeting. A separate large grant scheme (up to £75,000 over one to three years, Yorkshire and the North East only, turnover £1 million or less) runs only for the first three meetings of the year and is currently closed.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£20 – £2,500
Deadline
24 days left
11 November
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • UK registered charities working in the housing and homelessness sector, supporting those in need of a safe and secure home
  • Small grants: turnover under £500,000, based anywhere in the UK
  • Large grants (currently closed): turnover £1 million or less and registered address in Yorkshire or the North East of England
  • Organisations that have received a grant must wait until the grant period has ended before applying again

What it funds

Small grants fund running costs (rent, utilities, insurance, staff costs etc.), project costs and/or capital costs for charities supporting those in need of a safe and secure home. Applications must meet one or more funding priorities:

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

Health and wellbeing support for people experiencing homelessness can be included if it is part of wraparound support and also meets another priority.

The Foundation welcomes Housing First and/or relationship-based approaches and would like to see strength-based practice, trauma-informed care and psychologically informed environments.

The average small grant period is six months to a year.

What it will not fund

  • Charities or projects that work or are based outside the UK
  • Community Interest Companies (CICs)
  • Individuals (including sponsorship)
  • Animal welfare projects
  • Local Scouts, Brownies or Girlguiding groups
  • Schools that operate as charities
  • Medical research
  • Retrospective costs (reimbursement for costs already incurred)
  • Political activities or projects
  • Religious charities whose primary purpose is the advancement of religion

How to apply

  1. Read the Foundation's Grant Giving guide
  2. Complete the small grant online application form linked from the Foundation page during an application window (current window: 8 September - 11 November 2026)
  3. Your application is considered at the next quarterly trustees' meeting (2 December 2026); the Foundation may contact you with questions up to two weeks before
  4. If successful, send your bank details on organisational letterheaded paper; the grant is paid by BACS, aiming within 8 weeks of the meeting
  5. Complete a short impact form when the grant period ends

If unsuccessful, contact the Foundation for feedback before reapplying.

Large grants use a two-stage process (300-word Expression of Interest emailed to foundation@leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk, then a full form by invitation) and are open only for the first three meetings of the year.

Have ready

  • Bank details on organisational letterheaded paper (if successful)

For large grants: a breakdown of grant spend, a bank statement dated within the last 3 months, governing documents and most recent annual accounts; capital requests may need planning permission, proof of ownership or a lease (minimum 15 years) and quotes from the last six months.

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