Cory Community Fund 2026
Funding
Up to £7,500
Deadline
20 November 2026
Location
Barking and Dagenham; Bexley; City of London; Gravesham; Greenwich; Hammersmith and Fulham; Havering; Hertfordshire; Kensington and Chelsea; Lambeth; Newham; Redbridge; Thurrock; Tower Hamlets; Wandsworth; Westminster
Applications
Deadline: 20 November 2026
Overview
Cory offers community groups grants of up to £7,500 in the London boroughs and nearby areas where it operates, from Bexley and Barking to Thurrock and Hertfordshire. It favours projects on the local environment, waste prevention and reuse, and STEM or River Thames skills. Schools and statutory bodies cannot apply. Applications close on 20 November 2026. Official source: https://www.corygroup.co.uk/community/fund-application/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Up to £7,500.
- Groups based in a listed Cory borough or county.
- Two unrelated board or committee members.
- Closes 20 November 2026.
Voluntary or community organisations, registered charities, constituted groups or clubs, and not-for-profit companies or CICs based in a listed borough, with at least two unrelated board or committee members. Not statutory bodies, schools, individuals or profit-distributing companies.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Community groups in London, Gravesham, Thurrock and Hertfordshire.
Full details from Cory Group
Cory, the waste and energy-from-waste company, runs a Community Fund for groups based in the boroughs where it operates: Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, City of London, Gravesham, Greenwich, Hammersmith and Fulham, Havering, Hertfordshire, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Newham, Redbridge, Thurrock, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth and Westminster. Grants of up to £7,500 support projects that strengthen local communities, especially those enhancing the local environment, preventing waste and growing reuse, and developing skills in STEM, sustainability, recycling, waste management and on the River Thames. A Cory employee committee scores applications. Submissions for 2026 must be received by Friday 20 November 2026.
Check the rules and eligibility page, then apply using the online form on Cory's Community Fund page by 20 November 2026. Cory may contact you to discuss your project before deciding.
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