Power to Change — Trading for Good (Match Trading grant)

What it is

A cohort learning programme with a Match Trading grant of up to £4,000 for early-stage community businesses in England — the grant matches your year-on-year growth in trading income (£800 at the start, then quarterly instalments of up to £800) rather than paying a fixed sum, alongside 11 learning days over 12 months. The next programme runs 1 October 2027 – 31 October 2028; applications open Spring 2027, so the current step is registering interest.

Verified 2026-08-21 on the-sse.org programme page (live fetch; page updated 2026-08-05): 2026 cohort application window has closed; next programme dates on the page are 1 Oct 2027 – 31 Oct 2028 with the application window opening Spring 2027 (register interest at the-sse.tfaforms.net/42) — this supersedes the rescued record's 'programme runs 1 Oct 2026–31 Oct 2027'. rolling:true with deadline:null is the seed convention for between_rounds funds with no published deadline. Funder conditions the engine cannot express: must be a community business (locally rooted, community-accountable, trading for community benefit) or working towards it, with a governing document, social purpose and asset lock (charity/CIC/other not-for-profit); early-stage indicators are flexible (registered <5 years, few/no paid staff, total income under £100k as a guide); cohorts in Midlands, North West, South East and South West; organisations led by and for minoritised communities particularly welcomed; grant may be administered by Voice 4 Change England.