The Grocers’ Charity provides one off grants for charities (apply by 15.08.26)

The Grocers’ Charity awards about £1 million each year to UK-registered charities. We can only fund charities registered with any of the following: the Charity Commission of England and Wales, the Scottish Charity Regulator, and the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland.

For our open grants, we typically provide one-off grants of up to £5,000. We receive over 1,000 applications a year and award 14% of the applications received, on average.

We only accept applications via our online form. Please do not send unsolicited information by post or email. If you are unable to apply online because of an impairment, please contact us before sending information by post.

Please follow the links below to learn more about our funding priorities, our Grant Process, Resources such as form questions, and What We Have Funded in the past.

Please note we do not accept applications from: 

• Charities with a turnover of over £500,000 (except for Medical Charities, where the limit is £15m). 
• Non-UK registered charities (e.g. Community Interest Companies, Mutual Societies). 
• Charities whose beneficiaries are overseas.
• Individuals. 
• Places of worship. 
• Educational establishments (schools, colleges, universities).
• And other exclusions are listed under each funding category. Please read them here before contacting us.

The deadline for the initial application is 15 August 2026. Up to 3 weeks after the deadline, you will receive an email letting you know if your initial application will proceed to the second stage.

See full list of application categories and onlin form on Grocer's Charity website here