Two Ridings Community Foundation

Sixpenny Wood Wind Farm Fund

A wind farm community fund from Greencoat UK Wind, administered by Two Ridings Community Foundation, for voluntary and community groups and small charities within 5km of Sixpenny Wood Wind Farm in the East Riding of Yorkshire (the parishes of Blacktoft, Eastrington, Gilberdyke, Hook, Kilpin and Laxton). Grants are up to £3,000 a year, or a multi-year grant of up to £9,000 over three years, with a deadline of noon on 2 November 2026. Microgrants of up to £500 are also open year-round.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: £250 – £9,000
Closes in: 15 days left; 2 November
Effort: Light; short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

Small local charities, voluntary organisations, community groups and other not-for-profit organisations (CICs and CBSs must meet Two Ridings' additional criteria, including an asset lock and at least three unrelated directors) where the purpose of the grant is wholly charitable, based in or operating within a 5km radius of Sixpenny Wood Wind Farm, in particular in or serving the parishes of Blacktoft, Eastrington, Gilberdyke, Hook, Kilpin and Laxton (East Riding of Yorkshire)
Groups must have existed for at least 12 months, have a governing document with charitable objectives and a charitable dissolution clause, a bank account in the group's name with at least two unrelated signatories, and annual income under £500,000; Two Ridings' general criteria also ask for at least three unrelated trustees or committee members and local leadership
Parish councils can apply if the project is wholly charitable and outside their usual remit
Groups that apply every year are considered, but repeat grantees should show other fundraising efforts

What it funds

Charitable, educational, community, environmental, energy efficiency or general community amenity projects in the local area that:

Enhance quality of life for local residents
Contribute to vibrant, healthy, successful and sustainable communities
Promote community spirit and activity
Benefit tourism or the scenic or historic value of the area
Priority goes:
To groups not previously (or only lightly) funded by the scheme
To projects where the grant covers most of the costs
To projects that improve energy efficiency or management or are innovative, sustainable or renewable, address needs identified by local people, meet unmet needs, support community involvement and show commitment to equal opportunities

Grants are up to £3,000 per year or up to £9,000 over three years (e.g. room hire, or materials and refreshments each year); microgrants are up to £500 for up to 90% of project costs.

The panel prefers at least a 10% contribution (cash or volunteer time at the Living Wage Foundation rate) but it is not required.

What it will not fund

Private businesses or individuals
General appeals or sponsorship
National organisations and their affiliates (locally constituted and managed branches can apply)
Work which has already started or taken place (retrospective funding)
Work normally funded from statutory sources
Work undertaken by or on behalf of statutory bodies as part of their statutory activities
Prize money
Purchase of gifts
Work of a political nature
Loans, deposits or on-granting
Work undertaken by or on behalf of schools, colleges or universities as part of their statutory curricular activities
Work where the main beneficiaries are animals
Work which does not directly benefit people living in the area of benefit
Overseas holidays or trips
Organisations that mainly give funds to other organisations or individuals
Work for the advancement of religion (religious groups can apply if the main focus is not proselytising)
Work normally undertaken by infrastructure organisations
Organisations with substantial unrestricted funds (contact Two Ridings if this may apply)
Previous grant recipients with outstanding reporting information
Trading activity, or overheads/general running costs, of CICs, companies or Community Benefit Societies

How to apply

Read Two Ridings' How to Apply page and the Sixpenny Wood Guidance Notes 2026 (they may change each year)
Click 'Apply for up to £3,000' (or 'Apply for up to £500' for a microgrant) on the fund page and register your email; follow the emailed link to the online form (you can save drafts)
Complete the form, stating clearly if you want multi-year funding and how much for each year, and attach your supporting documents (or email them to the office)
Submit by 12 noon on Monday 2 November 2026 (microgrants any time)
An assessor may phone or meet you; a funding panel then decides
If successful, provide a recent bank statement, and complete an end-of-grant monitoring form (multi-year grants need an end-of-year update before the next year's payment)

For a microgrant for an event, apply at least 12 weeks before the event.

A paper application form is available on request (01904 929500).

Have ready

Constitution / governing document / set of rules
Contact details (address, email and phone number) of your management committee, trustees or directors
Most recent annual accounts or financial records showing balance of funds, income and expenditure (management accounts if you do not have a full year's records)
Safeguarding policy (if you work directly with children or vulnerable adults)
If successful: a bank statement dated within the last three months, or a paying-in slip, in the organisation's name (no transaction lists or screenshots)

Applications are only processed once all documents are received; contact Two Ridings if you are missing any.

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