The Weavers’ Company Benevolent Fund
The Fund’s principal aim is to support people in trouble, particularly young offenders and ex-offenders, as well as other disadvantaged young people. Preference is given to pump-priming new projects, especially those that are innovative and can serve as a model elsewhere.
Charity size: Though income is not a barrier to an application being considered, the Committee’s preference is to support small organisations. Local organisations, such as those working in a village, estate or small town should normally have an annual income of less than about £100,000. For those working in larger cities and/or across the UK, annual income should not be more than about £250,000.
Grant size: of up to £15,000 per annum
Deadline: 13 November 2025
The Trust current funding round is seeking proposals focused on targeted work with high-risk young people on the edge of the criminal justice system.
The Trust’s funding in 2025 focuses on supporting work with young women and girls who are already in contact with the criminal justice system and those who are highly vulnerable to entering it.
The Trust is looking for proposals that target the most high risk young women and girls and applications will need to demonstrate that they are linked to schemes such as Out of Court Disposals and Point of Arrest Diversion initiatives as well as services working with those known to be at risk, such as girls who are looked after and those who are outside of education or on the edge of being excluded.
Applicant organisations will also need to show that they have strong links with Youth Offending Teams, probation, PRUs, schools and other relevant local partners who come into contact with this group of vulnerable young women and girls.
The Autumn 2025 funding opportunity is only open to organisations where at least 80% of the total beneficiaries of the whole organisation are women and girls.
There is particular interest in projects working with young women and girls who are either care-experienced, come from Black or minoritized/racialised communities, are neurodiverse, excluded from school or vulnerable to being so, are involved with gangs and county lines, and work that is led by people with lived experience. A maximum of £40,000 per year can be requested.
Deadline: 20 October 2025
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Small Grants Programme
The funding is for work that is currently taking place, work that builds on something that a group is currently doing or a pilot if they want to try something new.
There is particular interest in applications that work with:
- Girls who are either outside of education or are at risk of being excluded from school
- Projects that run activities for girls who are vulnerable to becoming involved with gangs (these projects might run in evenings, weekends or through school holidays)
- Projects that provide peer mentoring providing role models to girls and young women who are in crisis and need support
- Work that goes into schools and other community settings to raise awareness of the risks to girls of exploitation and links to criminal justice outcomes.
There is particular interest in organisations working with young women and girls who are care-experienced, neurodiverse, outside education or close to exclusion, have known involvement in gangs or county lines or are from Black or minority/racialised communities.
Deadline: 20 October 2025
Funding to Reduce the Likelihood of Children Becoming Involved in Crime (England & Wales)
The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) has launched an open call for organisations across England and Wales that are working to reduce children’s involvement in crime and violence. The aim is to fund and evaluate projects that support 10 to 18-year-olds at risk of or affected by violence, offending or exploitation. Projects must align with one of the following sectors: youth services, children’s services, youth justice, policing, neighbourhoods, health, or education. The fund will support well-established projects that can scale and generate new insights in areas with existing evidence gaps. Proposals are invited from registered charities, companies, statutory bodies, and CICs. Partnerships between organisations and YEF evaluators are also encouraged. Applications can be made at any time.
Grants Available to Support Vulnerable Young Women and Girls at Risk of Entering the Criminal Justice System
The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund has launched its 2025/26 grant round, focusing on young women and girls who are either already involved with the criminal justice system or at high risk of entering it. This initiative aims to support organisations that aim to reduce reoffending and prevent first-time offences among on young women and girls.
UK-based not-for-profit organisations and charities can apply for grants ranging from £10,000 to £80,000, spread over one to two years, with a maximum of £40,000 per year. In this funding round, only organisations that are both led by and for women and girls—serving 100% female beneficiaries—are eligible to apply. Applicants must demonstrate a proven track record in delivering gender-specific, trauma-informed programmes for young women and girls at risk.
The application process consists of two stages: an initial online submission followed by an assessment visit for shortlisted candidates. Applications are open until midnight on the 21st May 2025. Interested organisations should review the eligibility criteria and submit their applications through the Triangle Trust website (link below).
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