The Grocers’ Charity awards about £1 million pounds each year to UK-registered charities. For their open grants, they typically provide one-off grants of up to £5,000. They receive over 1,000 applications a year and award 14% of the applications received, on average.
They are looking to support projects that fall under the following categories:
- Relief of hardship
- Children and young people (aged 0-25)
- The elderly
- Disability and inclusion
- Health
- Military
- The arts
- Heritage
- Environment and conservation
Please note they 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).
- Charities whose beneficiaries are overseas.
- Individuals.
- Places of worship.
- Educational establishments (schools, colleges, universities).
How to apply
They only accept applications via their online form.
The deadline for the initial application is Tuesday 01 September 2026.
