GrantRadar

Point North

Armistead Wind Farm Community Fund

OnPath Energy's community benefit fund for the area around Armistead Wind Farm, on the western edge of the Yorkshire Dales in the old South Lakeland area of Cumbria, managed by Point North. Grants of up to £5,000 go to community groups, charities and voluntary organisations in the parishes of Killington, Mansergh, New Hutton, Old Hutton, Preston Patrick and Lupton. There is no deadline; applications are made online at any time and a decision is aimed for within 12 weeks.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £5,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Community groups, charities and voluntary organisations in or benefiting the parishes of Killington, Mansergh, New Hutton, Old Hutton, Preston Patrick and Lupton (Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria); projects outside these parishes may be considered if they benefit local people from them
  • You do not have to be a registered charity but must have charitable, educational, philanthropic or benevolent aims: examples include community groups, playgroups, youth clubs, church and village halls, sports clubs, Scouts and Guides, environmental projects, senior citizens' clubs, schools (for non-statutory projects not normally funded by the council) and education, training and skills projects for unemployed people
  • Volunteer-led groups, charities and CIOs need a management committee of at least three unrelated members, a bank account in the group's name with two unrelated signatories, charitable aims and evidence of good governance (registering with the Charity Commission where income is over £5,000)
  • Social enterprises, CICs and other companies need at least three directors (four if two are related), two unrelated signatories, clear charitable purposes, an asset lock, at least 12 months' registration, a reasonable share of income from trading, and a project that is charitable rather than part of their paid trading services
  • Groups that have not returned previous monitoring, are under investigation, are connected to the donor without independent assessment, or have restricted membership cannot apply

What it funds

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

What it will not fund

  • Advancement of religion or political activities
  • Activities that are the responsibility of statutory authorities
  • Projects outside the area of benefit
  • Activities contrary to the interests of the Funder or any associated entities
  • Activities likely to bring into disrepute the Funder or any associated entities
  • Retrospective funding, such as costs incurred before a grant has been formally approved
  • Salaries
  • Services or facilities already funded by the local authority or other statutory body at the time of application (other than as part of a match funding application)
  • Projects of no benefit to the community or environment in the area of benefit
  • Applications from national or regional charities with no specific projects in the eligible area
  • Improvements to land that is not open to the general public
  • Requests for sponsorship
  • Deficit funding
  • Statutory or other legal duties of a government department, local authority or other public body
  • Individuals

How to apply

  1. Read the 2026 application guidelines in full
  2. Register on the online application portal (https://ukcommunityfoundation.my.salesforce-sites.com/forms/CDCF/banksarmistead); the link to the form is emailed to you
  3. Complete and submit the online application form
  4. Make sure someone from your organisation is available to clarify the application for one month after submitting

the Community Fund Committee of local parish council representatives advises, and OnPath Energy makes the final decision.

advice is available by email, on the advice line 0191 378 6353, or by booking a Point North funding advice surgery (mention the OnPath fund name).

Have ready

  • Safeguarding policy (if you work with children, young people or vulnerable people)

the portal also says groups must have, where necessary, landlord's or planning permission for capital works, public liability insurance and employer's liability insurance; attachments must not exceed 2MB.

More like this

Other grants open to organisations like yours.