Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire

Kingsley Community Fund

Grants for constituted groups, charities and social enterprises that provide facilities or services for people living in the parish of Kingsley in the Staffordshire Moorlands, with a strong preference for children and young people. The fund was set up in 2017 from the sale of the former Kingsley youth and community centre and prefers capital projects (buildings and equipment). Tier 1 grants of up to £1,000 can be applied for directly; Tier 2 grants of up to £20,000 need a conversation with the Foundation first and more evidence. The grant should make up at least 33% of the total project cost.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: Up to £20,000
Closes in: 13 days left; 31 October
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Constituted community groups, constituted voluntary groups, registered charities and social enterprises based in the parish of Kingsley (Staffordshire Moorlands) and providing facilities or services for people resident in the parish, with a strong preference for children and young people
Organisations must have been established for at least 12 months and have a proven track record of service delivery
The Foundation's core checklist also requires at least 3 unrelated people responsible for governance (2 for CICs) and at least 2 unrelated bank signatories, and normally allows no more than two active grants at a time
Non-constituted groups, statutory organisations and companies, sole traders or partnerships without charitable aims cannot apply

What it funds

Projects that:

Increase or enhance current service provision
Make the organisation more efficient, sustainable or resilient
Improve facilities for service users
Provide facilities that benefit the people of Kingsley (strong preference for children and young people)
Eligible costs are equipment, capital, training, core, event and one-off project costs, but the fund prefers capital projects (work on buildings and equipment) over revenue and running costs unless the project extends a pre-existing service

Tier 1: up to £1,000.

Tier 2: up to £20,000, only after discussing the project with the Foundation.

Projects must be delivered within 12 months.

What it will not fund

Grants worth less than 33% of the whole project cost
Religious projects or projects that promote religion (faith-based organisations can apply if services are open to people of all faiths or none)
Party political campaigning activities
Statutory bodies or statutory provision, including core statutory services
Retrospective funding, including goods or services already ordered or bought before funding is approved
Non-constituted community or voluntary groups
Organisations established for less than 12 months
Organisations without a proven track record of service delivery
Statutory organisations
Limited companies, sole traders or partnerships without charitable aims

How to apply

Check your organisation meets the Foundation's core eligibility checklist and the fund criteria
For Tier 2 (over £1,000, up to £20,000): call the Community Foundation on 01785 339540 to discuss your project first - applications over £1,000 are not accepted without this
Register or sign in on the CFSS funding portal, click 'Available Funding', find the Kingsley Community Fund and click 'apply'
Complete the online form: organisation and lead contact details, project questions (activities, need, impact, what happens after funding, fit with the fund, beneficiary involvement, impact measurement, past experience), beneficiary targets and a full budget breakdown
Upload all supporting documents with the application before the closing date (31 October 2026)
If funded, submit end-of-grant reporting on impact and spend, with evidence of expenditure

For larger projects you must show that any other necessary funding is secured before the grant is released.

Have ready

Governing document (constitution or Memorandum and Articles of Association), with a dissolution clause
Accounts (audited, independently examined, or a financial forecast)
Bank statement no older than 3 months showing account name, number and sort code
Safeguarding policy
Equality policy
Insurance document
Quotes for capital items
Business plan (large projects)
Community consultation evidence that the project is needed, wanted and supported (large projects)
Architectural plans for changes to a building or land (large projects)
Outline permission for any permanent structural or development work (large projects)
Non-anecdotal evidence that the project is needed (large projects)

All documents must be submitted with the application or it will not be considered; the large-project documents are expected for requests over £1,000.

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