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The Screwfix Foundation

The Screwfix Foundation grants

The Screwfix Foundation gives grants, typically in the region of £5,000, to UK registered charities and not-for-profit organisations to repair, maintain, improve or build homes, community buildings and other buildings used by people in need. It prioritises projects where its grant can fund all or most of the cost and make a longer-term difference. Applications are open all year and reviewed quarterly.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • UK-based charities and not-for-profit companies registered as a charity in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, or registered as a not-for-profit company at Companies House or on the FCA mutuals register
  • The organisation must help people in need (through financial hardship, sickness, distress or other disadvantage), and the project must relate to the repair, maintenance, improvement or construction of homes, community buildings or other buildings used by them
  • The Foundation needs certainty that the project will go ahead, and prioritises applications where it can fund the whole cost
  • Grants cannot be paid into personal bank accounts
  • The Foundation also launched in the Republic of Ireland in 2025

What it funds

Projects which improve a physical building (or land attached to it) that is used by people in need, such as:

  • Improved energy efficient lighting and heating
  • Installation of a new kitchen, bathroom etc
  • Installation of a sensory room
  • General painting and decorating
  • Improving safety and security of a building

What it will not fund

  • Screwfix products or vouchers
  • Items easily removable from a property, such as soft furnishings, curtains, tables and chairs
  • White goods or electronic items
  • Grants for research
  • Purchase of vehicles
  • Garden machinery or removable furniture such as lawnmowers, chairs or plants
  • Repayment of loans
  • Annual rent or service charges
  • Sponsorships
  • Salaries
  • Projects used by general members of the public, such as sports clubs and associations, uniformed groups such as scouts and guides, or organisations whose main beneficiaries are wildlife or animals

How to apply

  1. Check the full eligibility criteria
  2. Apply online at foundationapplication.screwfix.com with organisation details (registered name, address, legal form, purpose, who you help) and project details (number of direct beneficiaries, who benefits, what you are requesting)
  3. Applications are shortlisted by the Foundation panel and approved by Trustees at quarterly meetings
  4. If successful, complete a BACS payment form with evidence of the organisation's bank account

say whether you could accept a partial award and how you would fund the rest if the project costs more than £5,000. Unsuccessful applicants are told by email but individual feedback is not given.

Have ready

  • Note: only on success: a BACS payment form and evidence of the organisation's bank account (redacted bank statement, voided cheque or paying-in slip)
  • Funding must be spent within 12 months, with an update and ideally before-and-after photos

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