Funding for social enterprises
Grants and funding for social enterprises.
Grants, awards and social-investment loans for social enterprises, charities and community businesses.
We track 15 schemes for social enterprises, and 12 are taking applications today. Open schemes are listed first; closed ones stay on the list, marked as closed, so you can see what has ended. Loans, tax reliefs and credits are labelled, because they are not grants.
UK-wide (4)
Google Ad Grants (nonprofits)
Google for Nonprofits · Open now · Credits, not cash
Architectural Heritage Fund — Loans
The Architectural Heritage Fund · Open now · Loan (repayable)
UnLtd — Awards for Social Entrepreneurs
UnLtd (Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs) · Opening soon
Google.org Impact Grants (Impact Challenges)
Google.org · Between rounds
England only (4)
Heritage Revival Fund (England)
Architectural Heritage Fund, with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Historic England · Open now
Big Issue Invest — Impact Loans England
Big Issue Invest · Open now · Loan (repayable)
National Lottery Awards for All England
The National Lottery Community Fund · Open now
Power to Change — Trading for Good (Match Trading grant)
School for Social Entrepreneurs, with support from Power to Change and The Dulverton Trust, in partnership with The National Lottery Community Fund · Between rounds
Scotland only (5)
SIS Community Finance Fund
Social Investment Scotland · Open now · Loan (repayable)
Build It
Firstport (Scottish Government Social Entrepreneurs Fund) · Open now · Closes 21 Jan 2027
Business Growth Fund (North Lanarkshire)
North Lanarkshire Council (UKSPF), via Business Gateway Lanarkshire · Open now · Closes 12 Feb 2027
National Lottery Awards for All Scotland
The National Lottery Community Fund · Open now
Start It
Firstport (Scottish Government Social Entrepreneurs Fund) · Open now
Wales only (1)
Northern Ireland only (1)
Which of these is your business owed?
Check your business in about two minutes: your top three matches are shown free, by name. The £19.95 report names every match, explains every rule and drafts the applications.
Find my fundingContains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 · schemes change, so every scheme page shows the date it was last checked.