St Giles Charitable Trust Fund (Northampton)

Funding

Up to £5,000

Deadline

4 December 2026

Location

Northampton

Applications

Deadline: 4 December 2026

Overview

Small voluntary and community groups in Northampton can apply for up to £5,000 for activity that directly tackles poverty, such as food banks, fuel poverty relief, free children's activities and crisis advice. Groups funded in 2025 must wait until 2027. Applications close at 5pm on 4 December 2026. Official source: https://www.ncf.uk.com/st-giles-charitable-trust. Last checked by GrantMatch on 5 November 2026.

Requirements to check

Who can apply:

Key requirements:

  • Up to £5,000.
  • Activity in Northampton that targets poverty.
  • Groups must use volunteers beyond the committee.
  • Closes 5pm 4 December 2026.

Small, locally managed voluntary, community or self-help groups based in Northampton, with volunteers who are not part of the management committee. You need a constitution with a dissolution clause, an equalities policy and, where relevant, safeguarding policies. Social enterprises with a person with significant control are not funded.

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Who is this for?

Small voluntary and community groups tackling poverty in Northampton.

Full details from Northamptonshire Community Foundation (St Giles Charitable Trust)

The St Giles Charitable Trust, working towards UN Sustainable Development Goal 1 (No Poverty), offers grants of up to £5,000 through Northamptonshire Community Foundation for targeted activity that tackles and reduces poverty in Northampton. Examples include food bank activity, relief of fuel poverty for vulnerable people on low incomes, free and accessible children's activities in areas of high deprivation, support for people on low incomes with housing and homelessness, and advocacy and advice for people in crisis, including people hit by the cost of living crisis. The fund closes at 5pm on 4 December 2026. Groups funded by the Trust in 2025 must wait until 2027 to apply again.

How to apply

Read the criteria on Northamptonshire Community Foundation's St Giles Charitable Trust Fund page, download the application documents checklist and reference form, then apply through the online application link on that page by 5pm on Friday 4 December 2026.

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Last updated: 5 November 2026