Northern Powergrid Foundation

Warm Spaces Support Fund (pilot)

Flexible small grants of £250 to £1,000 for small community organisations (annual income under £50,000) that already run a warm hub or warm space in Northern Powergrid's area of North East England, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire. The warm space must be delivered mainly from a location in the 30% most deprived areas of England (IMD deciles 1 to 3). Money can go on equipment, refreshments, activity materials, volunteer expenses, promotion and minor improvements. It is a pilot capped at 60 applications, open on a rolling basis from 9 September 2026 until the cap or the money runs out, and may close without notice.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: £250 – £1,000; no fixed round
Deadline: Rolling; apply any time
Effort: Light; short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

Registered charities, CICs, CIOs and constituted voluntary organisations operating within Northern Powergrid's operating area (North East England, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire), with an annual income below £50,000, active for at least 12 months and with a first set of accounts
The warm hub or warm space must be delivered primarily from a location within the 30% most deprived areas in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation deciles 1, 2 or 3) and must already be established, offering at least one session per week during the winter months, a warm, safe place to sit, access to a hot drink, and evidence that it is promoted (social media, posters, leaflets or a website)
Registration with the Warm Welcome Network is not required
If oversubscribed, trustees may prioritise lower-income organisations, more frequent sessions, higher deprivation and local demand
The Foundation's general exclusions (e.g. sports clubs, uniformed groups, branches of national charities) and two-year gap after a previous Foundation grant apply

What it funds

Aim: to maintain, enhance or expand existing warm hub or warm space activities, helping organisations continue providing safe and welcoming places for people during the colder months:

Equipment and furnishings
Kitchen or refreshment supplies
Activity materials
Volunteer expenses
Marketing and promotion
Minor improvements to enhance the warm space experience

a flexible, needs-led approach; any request is welcome if it directly benefits local people and fits the programme's aims

What it will not fund

Organisations not already running an established warm hub or warm space
Warm spaces delivered mainly from outside the 30% most deprived areas of England (IMD deciles 1-3)
Grants to individuals
Retrospective funding
Activities which are the responsibility of another organisation or statutory authority
Branches or federations of national charities
Sports clubs and associations, and uniformed groups such as scouts, guides and sea cadets
Political activity, activities not charitable in law, and projects primarily advancing religion or animal welfare
Privately owned and profit-distributing companies

How to apply

Log in or create an account on the Foundation's online Applicant Portal (grantinterface.uk) and register interest in the Warm Spaces Support Fund
Complete the application, listing the items requested; give a quote or website link for any single item over £300
Apply early: applications are considered on a rolling basis from 9 September 2026 with no fixed closing date
If successful, sign and return the offer letter; funding is released once it is returned

the pilot closes, possibly without notice, once 60 applications have been received or all funding is allocated

Have ready

Annual accounts (at least a first set)
A quote or website link as evidence of cost for any single item over £300
Evidence that the warm space is promoted (e.g. social media, posters, leaflets or website)

the Foundation's general checklist also asks for the governing document and charity/company number

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