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Northamptonshire Community Foundation
The Compton Fund
Grants of £500 to £5,000 from Northamptonshire Community Foundation for arts, culture and heritage projects by small, locally managed voluntary and community groups across Northamptonshire. Revenue costs and equipment are eligible; capital and refurbishment are not, and the whole project budget must be £20,000 or less. The Foundation will review a draft application before submission.
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- You could get
- £500 – £5,000
- Deadline
- Closed
- the deadline has passed
- Effort
- Moderate
- full application with documents
Who can apply
- Small, locally managed voluntary, community or self-help groups based in Northamptonshire, whose activity takes place exclusively within the county
- Groups must have volunteers helping with the activity who are not on the management committee; a written constitution or rules with a dissolution clause (NCF can help new groups with this); a community bank account needing at least two signatories; child protection and vulnerable adults policies if working with children or vulnerable adults; and an equality or equity and diversity policy
- Social enterprises with persons with significant control are excluded
- Grants are for one year; groups can apply again the next year after completing an end-of-grant report with full evidence of spend
What it funds
- Arts, culture and heritage projects based and taking place entirely in Northamptonshire, open and inclusive to the whole community
- Revenue costs and equipment are eligible
- Grants cover up to 12 months' costs
What it will not fund
- Capital or refurbishment costs
- Projects with a total budget over £20,000
- Projects not addressing arts, culture or heritage
- Projects operating outside Northamptonshire
- General and major fundraising appeals
- Direct replacement of statutory or public funding, or work that is the responsibility of local government or public services
- Organisations aiming to convert people to religious or political beliefs
- Medical research and equipment
- Animal welfare
- Large national charities (except independent local branches)
- Work that has already finished
- Trips or excursions without clear benefit to people's opportunities and quality of life
- Profit-making organisations or non-charitable work
- Social enterprises with persons with significant control (PSC)
- Groups with high free reserves that could easily fund the project
- Groups that managed previous grants unsatisfactorily
How to apply
- Call the NCF grants team (01604 230033) to discuss the project idea
- Read the Compton Fund guidance and download the supporting documents checklist and reference form
- Request the online application form by email from the fund page, and complete it (it can be saved and returned to)
- Optionally send the saved form link to enquiries@ncf.uk.com for feedback before submitting
- Submit the form and upload or send the supporting documents with the checklist by Friday 2 October 2026
- The application is assessed and presented to the next Grants Panel of Foundation staff, local people and trustees
Applications missing supporting documents are ineligible.
Have ready
- Hand-signed reference form from an independent referee
- Signed constitution or set of rules with a dissolution clause, plus a list of management committee members' or trustees' names and addresses
- Signed accounts for the last financial year (groups under a year old: last two bank statements; if another group receives the grant for you, its latest accounts)
- Signed copy of a recent bank statement
- Child protection policy (if working with children and young people)
- Vulnerable adults policy (if working with vulnerable adults)
- Equality policy
- Two quotes for equipment or building work, and landowner's permission for environmental improvements, as appropriate
- Completed supporting documents checklist