The James Tudor Foundation

Physical Health Programme

Flexible grants, usually for one year, for UK-registered health charities whose entire work falls into one of four categories: evidence-based physical therapies for people with neurodegenerative or neuromuscular conditions, physical disabilities or life-changing injuries; specialist single-condition charities giving information through nurse-led helplines and printed or digital materials; direct clinical healthcare for people experiencing homelessness, street sex workers or vulnerable migrants; and emergency air ambulances in South West England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Charities need an income under £20m and at least five years of audited or examined accounts. The Foundation will not consider applications where only part of a charity's work has been packaged to fit its priorities. The programme budget for 2026-27 is £540,000, spread over three rounds and 35-45 grants a year.

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You could get: £5,000 – £25,000
Deadline: 54 days left; 11 December
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

UK registered charities delivering their services in the UK, with an annual income under £20m, registered with the relevant charity regulator for at least 5 years and with at least 5 years of audited or independently examined accounts downloadable from that regulator
The charity must have a single focus: either a single-disease charity providing specific information and support, or a charity that directly provides healthcare (clinics, therapies, rehabilitation) to one of the groups listed under what is funded
Charities with a broad client group are not supported, and all of the charity's services must fall within one eligible category
Air ambulance charities must operate in South West England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland
Volunteer-run charities are excluded
A charity whose Expression of Interest or Full Application was declined cannot reapply until the same round the following year
Current grant holders can apply for continuation, but a new grant would start only when the current one ends
A charity funded in three consecutive years must wait 12 months after its last grant ends
The Foundation asks charities that are not a close match not to apply

What it funds

Flexible funding that contributes to a charity's overall service delivery. Charities may apply for a specific project instead if they prefer, but new initiatives are funded only for previous grant holders. Eligible categories:

Evidence-based physical therapies such as physiotherapy, hydrotherapy and multidisciplinary rehabilitation for people living with neurodegenerative and/or neuromuscular physical conditions, people with physical disabilities, or people recovering from life-changing injuries, with priority for services that are free or highly subsidised
Specialist single-condition charities, typically national, providing condition information through nurse-led helplines and digital and print materials, with priority for Patient Information Forum (PIF) members or PIF Tick holders and Helplines Partnership members or Helplines Standard holders
Charities whose main focus is direct healthcare for people experiencing homelessness, street sex workers or vulnerable migrants, where qualified clinicians provide regular GP, nurse or sexual health clinics, street-based medical outreach, or mobile healthcare clinics
Emergency-response air ambulance charities in South West England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Priority may go to charities that support people with life-limiting or degenerative conditions, use qualified specialist professionals, provide services free or at highly subsidised rates, and rely mainly on charitable trusts and foundations.

Typical grants are £10,000-£15,000 a year; first-time applicants might be awarded £10,000-£15,000, and £25,000 grants are exceptional.

Grants of two or three years are occasionally made but rarely go to first-time applicants.

What it will not fund

Organisations that are not UK registered charities (CICs, exempt charities, community groups and companies are excluded)
Charities delivering services internationally
Charities with an annual income of £20 million or more
Charities registered for less than 5 years, or with fewer than 5 years' audited or independently examined accounts downloadable from the charity regulator
Charities providing information, support or therapies for ADHD, autistic spectrum disorder, communication disorders, dementia, Down syndrome, intellectual disability, learning disabilities or OCD
Charities primarily or solely supporting carers
Charities whose primary or sole purpose is awareness raising or campaigning (unless a single-condition charity that also provides direct support to patients or health professionals)
Charities whose primary or sole purpose is funding medical research (unless a single-condition charity that also provides direct support to patients or health professionals)
Care homes
Cancer wellbeing charities
Community centres and community groups
Community transport, hospital transport and Shopmobility charities
General health and wellbeing charities
Homelessness charities without a dedicated healthcare programme
Hospices (they can apply only to the Foundation's Hospice Care programme)
Hospital charities
Leisure centres
Profession-specific charities, including military and veterans charities
Schools, including SEN schools
Vision loss or hearing loss support charities providing reablement services
Volunteer-run charities
Charities with a broad client group, or where only part of the organisation's work fits the priorities
Complementary therapies such as osteopathy or chiropractic
Sports and fitness activities with a keep-fit or socialising aim rather than specialist rehabilitation
Therapies which are not evidence-based or routinely prescribed by the NHS
Pilot projects or services by charities the Foundation has not previously supported
Capital projects
Projects aligned to an…

How to apply

Check eligibility against the programme page and the What we don't fund page; contact the Foundation first if unsure
Complete the online Eligibility Checker at formapply.formstack.com/forms/eligibility_checker_org
If eligible, submit a brief Expression of Interest (a one-sentence summary and up to 250 words on what you need funding for) through the online form you are directed to, between 2 November 2026 and 17:00 on 11 December 2026 for the June 2027 round
If the Foundation thinks you have at least a 75% chance of an award, you will be invited to submit a Full Application (invitations w/c 15 February 2027)
Submit the Full Application through the online portal by 17:00 on 26 March 2027
Shortlisting takes place w/c 19 April 2027, and the Board decides at its June 2027 meeting

The Expression of Interest form URL changes daily. If you cannot submit on the day you open it, draft offline using the Word drafting document and go through the Eligibility Checker again.

The Expression of Interest round for the February 2027 Board closed on 31 August 2026. The 27 November 2026 deadline is for Full Applications from charities already invited in that round.

Full Applications are by invitation only and are not accepted by email. The online form's Save & Resume password cannot be reset if lost.

Have ready

Latest approved annual report and accounts (the Foundation downloads these from your website or the charity regulator; submit them with the application if they are approved but not yet on the regulator's website)
Safeguarding policy (the Foundation downloads it from your website; upload it if it is not published online)

The Expression of Interest needs no attachments. At Full Application stage you may also upload optional supporting material such as videos, case studies or graphics, and this does not affect the assessment.

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