North Wales

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Local Grants & Support

Access-Pupil Development Grant

Get £125 to buy school uniform, equipment, sports kit and kit for activities outside of school for your child.

Community Foundation Wales

Working with our generous supporters and partners, we invest in strengthening communities.  Our grants recognise the inspirational role of community groups and charities in identifying and meeting the needs of local communities. All Community Foundations (UK)

Conwy County Borough Council/Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol

For free school meals click here, for school transport click here, for school uniform grants here, for education, children and young people click here, for the Access-Pupil Development Grant click here.

County Voluntary Council (CVC): Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham (AVOW)

County Voluntary Councils support the local voluntary and community sector, whilst WCVA has a national remit. AVOW is the CVC for Wrexham County Borough. AVOW works with charities, voluntary and community groups, social enterprises, trustees, individual volunteers, carers and service users.

County Voluntary Council (CVC): Community and Voluntary Support Conwy (CVSC)

CVSC: Developing, supporting and promoting voluntary and community action in the County of Conwy.

County Voluntary Council (CVC):  Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council

Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council is a charity and membership organisation, supporting the Third Sector across the county to grow and succeed through advice, training, enterprise, funding, engagement and volunteering.

County Voluntary Council (CVC): Flintshire Local Voluntary Council

Flintshire Local Voluntary Council support services for Voluntary and Community groups throughout Flintshire.

County Voluntary Council (CVC): Mantell Gwynedd

The aim of Mantell Gwynedd is to support voluntary and community groups, to encourage individuals to volunteer and to be a strong voice for the third sector in Gwynedd.

County Voluntary Council (CVC): Medrwn Môn

The aim of Medrwn Môn is to promote and support volunteering, voluntary and community organisations by working with individuals, groups and communities on Anglesey to ensure they play a full and prominent role in developing the potential of the Island.

Denbighshire County Council/Cyngor Sir Ddinbych

For free school meals click here, for school transport click here, for help with school uniform and the Access-Pupil Development Grant click here, for school grants click here, for information about reimbursements for school trips click here, for community funding and grants click here.

Edina Trust

Schools in Denbighshire can use their grants for science resources, gardening equipment, science weeks, science subscriptions, science visits (in or out of school) and improving school grounds for science.

Deadline to apply: 14 June 2024

Flintshire County Council

For free school meals click here, for school transport click here, for information about the school uniform exchange click here, for additional learning needs (ALN) information click here, for the music service click here.

Forest School Association - find your local group For the advancement of education for public benefit through promotion and support of quality Forest School in the United Kingdom using any means to enable all children, young people and adults to benefit from increased opportunities for high quality and varied educational experiences in the natural world. Search for FSA affiliated groups.

Funding Wales/Cyllido Cymru

A free online funding search platform, enabling you to find funding for your charity, community group or social enterprise, easily.

Gwynedd Council

For information about free school meals click here, for school transport click here, for the School Essentials Grant click here, for additional learning needs (ALN) click here, for schools and learning click here, for services for children, young people and families click here.

Isle of Anglesey County Council/Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn

For free school meals click here, for school transport click here, for help with school uniform and the Access-Pupil Development Grant click here, for additional learning needs (ALN) click here.

Ogi Community Fund

The community fund offers micro-grants of up to £250, and/or volunteering opportunities, to a range of local groups and community organisations in their current and future full fibre towns and villages. Applications for the ‘Cefnogi Fund’ are open up to four times a year. The next round opens in 2024.

Play Wales/Chwarae Cymru

Play Wales is an independent charity funded by the Welsh Government that promotes children’s play.

Sport Wales 

Our grants team can support you with information and advice, while there are also representatives in each of the local authorities who can provide advice on grant applications. 

STAND North Wales CIC

Stronger Together for Additional Needs and Disabilities – information for ALN family members.

The Steve Morgan Foundation

Supports projects that help children and families, people with physical or learning disabilities, the elderly, or those that are socially disadvantaged in North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire.

Wrexham County Borough Council/Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol

For free school meals click here, for school transport click here, for help with school uniform click and the Access-Pupil Development Grant here, for additional learning needs (ALN) click here, for schools and education click here.

Local service organisations

Find your local Lions Club or Rotary Club.

Tip: For Lions Club, search using town names for the most accurate results.

National retailers' local branches

National retailers can also assist local schools. Please reach out to your local branches for the following retailers: 

The Asda FoundationCo-op (Local Community Fund), Pets At Home, Tesco Community Grants (contact louise.stokes@groundworknorthwales.org.uk), The WHSmith Trust (Community Grants), Wickes Community Programme

Supermarket Community Champions

Online contact/email: ASDA

Visit in person: Aldi, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, Marks & SpencerM&S store locator, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, SPARSPAR store locator, Tesco-Tesco store locator, Waitrose

The National Lottery Community Fund

The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK.

Review successful grant awards from your local area of ConwyDenbighshireFlintshireGwyneddIsle of AngleseyWrexham

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