Postcode Active Trust
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Postcode Active Trust is an independent grant-making charity, established as a company limited by guarantee and registered with the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission, dedicated to improving community health by inspiring participation in physical activity. Funded entirely by People's Postcode Lottery proceeds (with at least 30% allocated to charity), it champions accessible sport and movement for all, regardless of age, background, or ability, to drive social change, health equity, and inclusion. Governed by a board overseeing strategy and grants, its distinctive approach emphasizes grassroots, community-led solutions to barriers like deprivation, disability, cost, and exclusion, setting it apart as a specialist trust within the Postcode Lottery family focused solely on activity-driven wellbeing.
The Trust prioritizes projects widening access to sport and physical activity for marginalized groups, including young people at risk of inactivity, disabled individuals, those in poverty, older adults, and underserved communities. It supports diverse interventions like inclusive sports clubs, community cycling schemes, elderly exercise groups, and social prescribing programs fostering lifelong habits, social cohesion, and local engagement across any sport or activity responsive to need.
Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities, social enterprises, and community groups delivering in Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), with a preference for small to medium-sized organizations showing strong local track records, safeguarding, governance, and evidence of community impact—no income thresholds or religious restrictions apply, but geographic benefits must stay within GB.
Grants are mainly multi-year unrestricted funding for core/strategic costs (often 5+ years), plus project or partnership awards to invited partners only—no unsolicited applications accepted. The closed process involves Trust-led identification, due diligence, and annual board presentations; no open rounds, deadlines, or public amounts disclosed, emphasizing long-term sustainability for inactivity and inequality.
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