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The Banks Group (Banks Community Fund, administered by Point North)

Banks Property Grassroots Fund

The Banks Property Grassroots Fund is part of the Banks Community Fund. It gives grants of up to £2,000 to community groups and projects near sites where the Banks Group is proposing or progressing developments. The Banks Community Team must check your eligibility before you apply online to Point North, which runs the fund. Context: £102,532.95 was awarded across the North East in 2025.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £2,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Organisations with charitable aims near a Banks development site; they do not have to be registered charities
  • Registered charities, CIOs, constituted community/voluntary groups, registered social enterprises (CICs, companies limited by guarantee), schools (non-statutory projects only) and parish councils can apply
  • Volunteer-led groups and charities need a management committee of at least four unrelated members
  • They also need a bank account in the organisation's name with at least two unrelated signatories and evidence of good governance
  • Groups with income over £5,000 in England/Wales are usually expected to be registered with the Charity Commission
  • Companies and CICs need at least three directors (four if two are related), must have been registered for 12+ months, need an asset lock body and must show that the project is not part of their paid trading
  • Groups that have not returned monitoring forms, are under investigation, or are connected to the donor (without an independent assessment) are excluded
  • Only one grant from the fund can be held at a time, and successful applicants must wait 12 months before applying again

What it funds

A broad range of new or existing projects and activities, including:

  • Promotion of energy efficiency
  • Environmental protection and nature conservation
  • Supporting people's health and wellbeing
  • Improvements to community facilities
  • Education and training facilities/equipment
  • Social welfare, including events, trips and activities such as luncheon clubs and food banks

Past examples include a replacement pavilion boiler, arts and crafts session costs, school reception furniture, church window repairs and hospice medical supplies.

What it will not fund

  • The advancement of religion or political activities
  • Building or buying premises or land rights
  • Contingency funding
  • Deficit or retrospective funding
  • Direct replacement of statutory or public funding
  • Onward awarding of grants except in exceptional circumstances
  • Projects that solely support animal welfare
  • Projects of no benefit to the local community or the environment in the eligible area of benefit
  • Unspecified contributions to general fundraising appeals or large projects
  • The same project already funded through another Point North fund

How to apply

  1. Check the site map on the Banks Community Fund page to see whether your project is near a Banks property site
  2. Contact the Banks Community Team through the 'Enquire Now' form at the bottom of that page; they will arrange a visit and assess your eligibility
  3. Once the Banks Community Team has assessed the project, read the Point North guidelines and apply using Point North's online application form

Point North only accepts applications that the Banks Community Team has already assessed for eligibility

Point North expects policies such as safeguarding, public liability insurance, equality and diversity and DBS checks where appropriate

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