The Wolfson Foundation
Funding for Places: Charities Working with Older People
Closing date
5 January 2027
Capital grants are provided through this program for UK charities dedicated to supporting older people.
Pipeline · Tracking · Collaboration · Reporting
The operating system for UK grant funding.
Discover, coordinate, and deliver grant applications across your organisation. GrantBridge unifies pipeline, deadlines, evidence, and collaboration in a single operational workspace.
- Centralised grant pipeline and deadline monitoring
- Match scoring against verified UK funders
- Team collaboration with audit-ready reporting
702 open programmes from 327 UK funders. One price per organisation, unlimited team members.
A live record from our grant database.
Platform overview
Counted live from our grant database
Verified grant programmes
702Open to UK charities and nonprofits, checked before listing
Funders covered
327Trusts, foundations, lottery, government and corporate givers
Funding categories
16From arts and heritage to health, youth and community
The funding operations workspace
Run your entire grants pipeline in one operational system.
Discovery, fit scoring, applications, team review, deadlines, evidence, and reporting, in one workspace your fundraising team uses every day.
Illustrative example, not real customer data
Northgate Trust
SM
RJ
3 items need a decision today.
Active
7
applications
Deadlines
3
in next 30 days
Pipeline
Bromley Community Fund
Drafting
Overdue 2d
Tudor Trust Application
Drafting
5 days
Sport England Small Grant
In review
12 days
Recent activity
RJ
Rachel added evidence to Tudor Trust
12 minutes ago
Readiness blocker
Safeguarding policy expired. Update before submitting Bromley.
Northgate Community TrustQ2 Funding Pipeline
Search grants, evidence, applications...⌘K
SM
RJ
PA
+3
Today3 items need a decision.Bromley overdue 2d, Tudor draft at 64%, safeguarding policy expired.
Pipeline
47
Discovery
1.2k
Shortlist
23
Applications
212
Evidence
84
Deadlines
9
Team
Reporting
Saved views
Closing this month14
Health & wellbeing38
Under £25k92
My drafts5
Synced 12s ago
Pipeline value
£1.84m
+24% vs Q1·Q3 forecast £2.3m
Win rate
38%
19 decided applications
Avg cycle time
21d
-4d·Target ≤ 18d
At-risk value
£164k
3 apps·Bromley, Tudor, ESF
Grant
Fit
Stage
Deadline
Reaching Communities (3yr)
The National Lottery Community Fund·£175,000
8 questions, 3 unanswered, last edit 2m ago by Sarah
94
Drafting
Rolling
SM
Community Wellbeing Grant
Tudor Trust·£42,500
Awaiting CEO sign-off, chased twice this week
89
In review
Fri 23 May
9d
RJ
Local Connections Fund
Garfield Weston Foundation·£25,000
Submitted 04 May, ack received, decision est 12-19 Aug
86
Submitted
Decision Aug
SM
Youth Futures Programme 25/26
BBC Children in Need·£58,420
Safeguarding review pending, 10 of 14 questions left
82
Drafting
Fri 14 Jun
32d
PA
Resilience grant - reopened
Henry Smith Charity·£90,000
Funder requested revised budget, v3 in progress
78
Re-opened
Tue 08 Jul
56d
RJ
Awards for All - England
TNLCF·£10,000
Quick win, ~3hr effort, last touched 3 weeks ago
71
Shortlist
Rolling
SM
Place-Based Programme (TBC name)
Esme Fairbairn Foundation·£250k - £500k
Paused 21 Apr, waiting on revised trustee minutes
64
Paused
No deadline set
TK
Innovation Grant 2026
Esmée Fairbairn·£250,000
Geographic mismatch flagged, duplicate evidence warning
58
On hold
28 Aug
107d
TK
Small Grants Pot 2024
Bromley Council·£3,500
Won £3,200, report submitted Mar 24
88
Archived
Awarded Nov 23
SM
7 of 47Auto-saved 4s ago
Selected
Reaching Communities (3yr)
TNLCF, £175,000 over 3yr, draft v6
94GB Fit
High strategic alignment
5 of 6 pillars clear, 1 to verify
Strong funder history
Your 12-month average fit 71 · this grant +23
Qualification pillars
Charity status100
Geographic match100
Beneficiary alignment96
Funding range88
Track record82
Multi-year capacity70
Submission readiness
64%
Evidence
82
Budget
70
Narrative
64
Governance
38
Sign-off
12
Submission risk: elevated. Weak governance evidence, CEO sign-off pending.
Activity
3 online
SM
Sarah M. left a comment
@rohan can you pull the 2025 attendance figures? Tudor wants them broken down by quarter, and I think the v2 numbers might be off.
2m ago
RJ
Rohan requested CEO sign-off (2nd attempt)
47m ago
PA
Priya A. flagged: safeguarding policy out of date
1h 12m ago
TK
Tom (consultant) edited budget tab on Place-Based Programme
Heads up, applicant budget mismatch on line 4. I’ve left a note in the sheet.
3h ago
SM
Sarah M. submitted Local Connections Fund
yesterday, 17:42 ago
·
System matched 4 new grants overnight, 1 already shortlisted
06:00 ago
Critical path
12May
LB Bromley discretionary pot
Overdue 2d, chase sent
23May
Tudor Trust
9d left, draft 64%, CEO sign-off
04Jun
BBC CIN small grants window
22d, £58.4k, safeguarding fix
14Jun
BBC Children in Need (main)
32d, draft 28%
08Jul
Henry Smith Charity
56d, £90k, awaiting v3 budget
Executive viewrefreshed 4m ago
Underperforming
Lottery applications converting at 24%, 14pts below your 12-month average.
Outperforming
Local authority funding leading the pipeline at 62% win rate, your strongest source.
Bottleneck
Application review averaging 4.2 days, CEO sign-off accounts for 71% of delay.
Pipeline forecast
12mo
£2.31mQ3 projected
▲ 86% confidence, +£470k vs Q2
D
J
F
M
A
M
J
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Target £2.5m
Priority action
Reallocate review capacity to Tudor & Bromley.
£164k at risk this week. Closing both protects 9% of pipeline value and lifts Q3 forecast by ~£190k.
Effort
~6 hrs
Expected lift
+£190k
Category performance
vs Q1
Wellbeing●
71%+18
Youth services
54%+9
Community space
41%−2
Climate & nature●
22%−14
Funnel & bottleneck
90d
Discovered
312
Shortlisted
84−73%
DraftingStuck
38−55%
Submitted
23−39%
Won
9−61%
Bottleneck: drafting stage retains 45% of items >21d.
Win rate by source
Last 12 months
Local authorityn=13
62%
Trusts & foundationsn=22
47%
Lottery fundersn=9
24%
Corporaten=4
25%
Your win rate
Evidence bank
84, 2 expired
Theory of Change v4 (final)Strategy, used 12×
Trustees Annual Report FY24-25Governance
Beneficiary case studies (Q1)Impact, draft
Safeguarding Policy v3Expired Apr 25
Audited accounts FY24Finance
Outcomes data 2024 (DUPLICATE?)Duplicate flag
Synced1,252 grants indexed
4 viewing 6 threads
Discovery
1,252 active grants, refreshed daily
Fit scoring
Eligibility checks before you draft
Team workflows
Comments, mentions, version history
Reporting
Pipeline value, win rate, forecast
Platform capabilities
Everything you need to win more funding
Built for UK charity teams managing multiple bids, stakeholders, and deadlines.
Personalised grant matches
Find funding that fits your charity's mission, location, and eligibility. No more endless searching.
Deadline tracking & reminders
Stay on top of closing dates and requirements with a simple pipeline built for busy teams.
Application workspace
Keep notes, documents, and drafts organised so you can collaborate and submit with confidence.
Drafting assistance (you stay in control)
Generate draft answers from your charity profile, then review, refine, and submit in your own voice.
Application pipeline
See every application, every stage, in one board
Track grants from researching through to award. Monitor pipeline value, drafting progress, and upcoming deadlines without spreadsheets.
grantbridge.uk / pipeline
Illustrative example
17 active£647k pipeline
Researching4
£185k
Esmée Fairbairn Social Justice
Esmée Fairbairn
£60k32d
Tudor Trust Core
Tudor Trust
£40k41d
+ 2 more
Drafting3
£95k
BBC Children in Need
BBC CiN
60% drafted
£30k12d
Henry Smith Strategic
Henry Smith
35% drafted
£45k19d
+ 1 more
In review2
£70k
Garfield Weston Regular
Garfield Weston
£25k8dJP
+ 1 more
Submitted5
£210k
National Lottery Awards
TNLCF
£10kdecision May
Comic Relief Core
Comic Relief
£40kdecision Apr
+ 3 more
Awarded3
£87k
Co-op Local Community
Co-op Foundation
£12kApr 02
+ 2 more
4
Researching
3
Drafting
2
In review
5
Submitted
3
Awarded
Active applications
BBC Children in Need
BBC CiN
60% drafted
£30k12d to deadline
Garfield Weston Regular
Garfield Weston
£25k8d to deadline
Henry Smith Strategic
Henry Smith
35% drafted
£45k19d to deadline
+ 14 more in pipeline
Smart grant matching
Transparent fit scores, not black-box recommendations
Every match explains itself. See exactly why a funder is a strong fit, what's weak, and how to strengthen the application before you start drafting.
grantbridge.uk / grants/garfield-weston/fit
Illustrative example
Fit score
91
/100
Strong match · recommended
Garfield Weston Regular Grants
Garfield Weston Foundation · £5,000–£100,000
Suggested ask£28,000
Decision window~14 weeks
Application length2 pages + budget
Required attachments3 of 3 ready
Why this scored 91
Cause area alignment96
Youth mental health is a core priority
Geography92
Greater Manchester within funder's North West remit
Organisation size88
£420k turnover sits in funder's typical band
Track record78
3 years delivering matching outcomes
Project budget fit71
£28k request near upper bound of average award
Funder relationship45
No prior application or contact recorded
Grant discovery
A live database of UK funders, ranked for you
Search 1,200+ active UK trusts, lotteries, and statutory funders. Every result is scored against your charity profile, so the most relevant opportunities surface first.
grantbridge.uk / discover
Illustrative example
Filters
Open now142
Closing this month23
Rolling deadline38
New this week11
Funder type
Amount
£5k£250k
Search 1,247 grants…
Matching grants
142
+8 this week
Total addressable funding
£4.2M
across 142 funders
Average fit score
76%
↑ 4 vs last month
Grant
Amount
Deadline
Fit
National Lottery Awards for All
TNLCF
£10,000
Rolling
94% fit
Garfield Weston Regular Grants
Garfield Weston Foundation
£5,000–£100,000
12 Jun 2026
91% fit
BBC Children in Need Core Costs
BBC CiN
£10,000/yr × 3
27 May 2026
88% fit
Henry Smith Charity Strategic Grant
Henry Smith Charity
£20,000–£60,000
04 Jul 2026
86% fit
Esmée Fairbairn Social Justice Fund
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£30,000–£90,000
18 Jun 2026
82% fit
Tudor Trust Core Grants
Tudor Trust
£10,000–£40,000
30 Jun 2026
79% fit
Readiness vault
One place for the documents every funder asks for
Accounts, policies, trustee bios, theory of change. Your readiness score tells you what's current, what needs review, and what's still missing before you apply.
grantbridge.uk / readiness
Illustrative example
Application readiness
86%
↑ 12 this month
Core documents6/7
Policies4/5
Financial evidence3/3
Outcome data5/6
All files (24)PoliciesFinancialImpact
Auto-attached to applications
PDF
Latest annual accounts (2024-25)
1.2 MB · updated Apr 04, 2026
DOCX
Safeguarding policy
84 KB · updated Feb 12, 2026
PDF
Trustee biographies
320 KB · updated Jan 28, 2026
PDF
Theory of change diagram
780 KB · updated Mar 18, 2026
DOCX
Equal opportunities policy
62 KB · updated Aug 11, 2025
PDF
Most recent impact report
2.4 MB · updated Sep 02, 2025
PDF
Constitution / governing document
410 KB · updated —
Team collaboration
Draft applications together, with full context
Assign sections, leave comments, track versions. Trustees and staff can review and approve drafts inside the same workspace, with the assistant a click away.
grantbridge.uk / applications/bbc-cin/draft
Illustrative example
Section 3 of 7 · Need and beneficiaries
412 / 500 words
Who will benefit and what difference will the project make?
Our project will support 240 young people aged 11-18 across Greater Manchester who are currently on CAMHS waiting lists. In 2024-25 the average wait reached 14 weeks, leaving young people without structured support during a critical window.
We will deliver weekly group sessions in five secondary schools, complemented by 1:1 keyworker check-ins. Last cohort showed a 38% reduction in self-reported anxiety scores over a 12-week intervention.
Activity
JP
RM
AK
JP
Jas Patel left a comment · 2m ago
Can we add the 38% anxiety reduction stat from the spring cohort? Funder loves measurable outcomes.
RM
Rosa Martínez approved Section 2 · 18m ago
AK
Aiden Khan uploaded safeguarding-2026.pdf · 1h ago
JP
Jas Patel assigned Section 4 to RM · 3h ago
Calendar and deadlines
Never miss a closing date again
Every application, decision date, and internal milestone in one calendar. Get a 14-day priority list so the next action is always obvious.
grantbridge.uk / calendar
Illustrative example
June 2026
Deadline Closing soon Internal milestone
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
Tudor Trust £40k
5
6
7
8
Garfield Weston review
9
10
11
12
BBC CiN £30k
13
14
15
Comic Relief decision
16
17
18
19
Henry Smith £45k
20
21
22
Esmée Fairbairn
23
24
25
26
27
Trustee meeting
28
29
30
1
2
Next 14 days
Jun 123d
BBC Children in Need
£30,000Drafting
Jun 156d
Comic Relief decision
£40,000Awaiting
Jun 1910d
Henry Smith Strategic
£45,000Drafting
Jun 2213d
Esmée Fairbairn
£60,000Researching
How it works
From assessment to submission in three simple steps.
01
Start your free 14-day trial
Answer 6 quick questions so we can personalise your grant matches and workspace.
02
Get matched
We match your profile against verified UK funding sources and surface the highest-fit grants for your organisation, with the reasoning behind every Fit score.
03
Apply with confidence
Use our application workspace to draft, refine, and collaborate on submissions, with built-in guidance so every application is consistent, complete, and on-brand.
"GrantBridge made it much quicker to find relevant grants and get a solid first draft together. As a rough estimate, it's saved us around 3–6 hours per application by cutting down research and helping us structure answers faster."
Brian–Ability Sports and Social
We match your charity to relevant grants based on the information you provide. Funding decisions are made by grant providers.
The problem
The UK grant funding challenge
UK organisations lose time and momentum when grant deadlines, documents, and stakeholder inputs live across spreadsheets, email threads, and shared drives. When multiple bids run in parallel, small teams miss key dates, duplicate work, and struggle to report progress to trustees or leadership.
The solution
A single operating system for grant funding
Deadline Tracking
Keep every key date visible and get reminders so nothing slips.
Centralised Documents
Store bid drafts, budgets, and supporting documents in one place.
Team Collaboration
Assign tasks, track progress, and reduce back-and-forth.
Reporting & Pipeline View
See what's in progress, what's due next, and what's awaiting a decision.
Designed for
Who we help
Built primarily for UK charity and nonprofit teams.
UK Registered Charities- From small community groups to national organisations
Social Enterprises & CICs- Managing blended funding and impact reporting
SMEs & Startups
Tracking Innovate UK, UKRI, and R&D funding
Universities & Research Teams
Coordinating multi-partner research bids
UK funding overview
Find UK grant funding opportunities faster
GrantBridge is a UK-focused funding platform that helps charities, nonprofits, social enterprises, startups and small businesses discover relevant grants without trawling dozens of funder sites. Our database covers trusts and foundations, National Lottery, local authority schemes, and UK government grants, with regularly updated opportunities and clear deadlines.
Tell us about your organisation once and we surface grants that fit your size, sector, region and stage. Eligibility guidance highlights the criteria that matter, so you spend less time reading guidance documents and more time on bids you can actually win, whether you are exploring business grants in the UK or startup grants.
A structured, UK-specific platform replaces scattered spreadsheets and inbox searches with one place to track funding opportunities, deadlines and applications. Learn more about GrantBridge or browse the frequently asked questions.
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