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The Tangerine Trust

Tangerine Grants (small grants)

Small grants of £2,500 to £10,000 from the Tangerine Trust for registered charities working in Lancashire, Cumbria or Greater Manchester, capped at 10% of the charity's last reported income. They can pay for day-to-day activities and overheads, specific expenditure or a new programme. It is a rolling programme with an online application.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£2,500 – £10,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Charities registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales for over two years, which have submitted at least one set of accounts with a turnover of at least £25,000, and whose charitable activities take place in Lancashire, Cumbria and/or Greater Manchester
  • They must have at least three trustees, one of them independent (not a family member)
  • Charities whose registered purposes include animal welfare, the armed forces or emergency services, or the advancement of religion cannot be funded
  • The Trust says these are hard rules with no leeway

What it funds

  • Day-to-day activities and overheads (near-unrestricted, with a few restrictions)
  • Specific expenditure
  • A new programme

The grant cannot be more than 10% of the charity's last reported income.

What it will not fund

  • Animal welfare
  • The armed forces, police, fire and rescue or ambulance services
  • The advancement of religion
  • Charities without up-to-date accounts or a safeguarding policy

How to apply

  1. Check the eligibility criteria, exclusions and grant terms
  2. Register on the Trust's online grants system (grants.tangerinetrust.org) with your charity's registered details
  3. Complete the application form from your dashboard, upload your documents and submit
  4. If successful, accept the offer and terms online; payment follows within 30 days, subject to due diligence
  5. Report 12 months after the award

Printed, posted or emailed applications are not accepted. The Trust asks applicants not to use AI tools to write their answers.

Have ready

  • Latest published accounts, matching your Charity Commission filings
  • An up-to-date safeguarding policy, reviewed annually
  • An equality policy (expected, though not a legal requirement)

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