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Wirral Council

Wirral Together Fund

Wirral Council's ward-based fund for one-off activities that benefit local communities, where local ward councillors decide who receives grants; each councillor can allocate up to £1,000 per funding year, for activities in one ward or across several. The current fund period runs 1 June 2026 to 31 March 2027 and is open for applications. The fund is regularly oversubscribed and councillors often limit funding to organisations based in their ward.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £1,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Where
Wirral
England

Who can apply

  • Organisations running activities that benefit communities in Wirral
  • The council says funding is restricted to certain types of organisation but its published criteria do not list them; sole traders and business start-ups are excluded
  • Councillors often limit funding to organisations based in their ward
  • Where relevant, applicants must have health and safety arrangements, public liability insurance, DBS checks and any council permissions in place

What it funds

  • One-off expenditure that improves the well-being of the local community in Wirral or its environment or economy, with consideration given to future sustainability
  • Core running costs (but not salaries) may be considered for organisations in their first 12 months of operation
  • Faith groups can apply for projects designed to benefit the wider community

What it will not fund

  • Projects that would adversely impact the local community or environment
  • Projects that would undermine council approved priorities
  • Existing, changing or decommissioned council services
  • Mainstream activities such as core running costs or salaries (except core costs other than salaries for organisations in their first 12 months)
  • Retrospective applications (e.g. equipment bought before an application is submitted and approved)
  • Political projects, campaigning against the council or its priorities, or lobbying
  • Proposals deemed to promote a particular religion (religious worship)
  • Projects or proposals that would be unlawful for the council to support
  • Projects with on-going revenue or capital implications
  • Sole traders
  • New business start-up costs

How to apply

  1. Read the eligibility criteria and terms and conditions
  2. Find and contact the relevant ward councillors to discuss your application before applying
  3. Apply through the online Wirral Together Fund application form on MyWirral (an account is optional)
  4. Ward councillors decide which applications receive funding
  5. If funded, keep receipts, acknowledge the fund using the Wirral Together logos, and submit an outcome report when the project is complete

Successful applications are published on the council's website (organisation name and amount awarded); unspent or unused funding must be returned.

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