Postcode Care Trust

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Typical grants
£1,000,000 – £5,000,000
Applications
By invitation only
Decisions
As needed

Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.

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postcodecaretrust.org.uk

About Postcode Care Trust

Postcode Care Trust is a UK-based charity funded entirely by proceeds from the People's Postcode Lottery, established to enhance health, wellbeing, and resilience across communities in England, Scotland, and Wales. Its mission centres on strategic grant-making to tackle illness, disability, disadvantage, and social exclusion, prioritising high-impact partnerships with established organisations through an invitation-only model. The Trust fosters long-term collaborations, emphasising measurable outcomes and community-wide benefits, with decisions guided by trustees. What makes Postcode Care Trust distinctive is its closed, proactive approach—it identifies and invites partners rather than accepting unsolicited applications.

What Postcode Care Trust funds

The Trust funds initiatives that improve health outcomes, mental health support, access to welfare and therapeutic services, and community resilience. It targets vulnerable groups including people facing poverty and inequality, racialised communities, young people, and individuals with illnesses or disabilities. Grants support core costs, capacity building, and multi-year programmes, focusing on scalable interventions with broad public benefit. The Trust typically works with large, established charities demonstrating financial stability and proven impact at scale, while small or grassroots groups are rarely considered.

Who can apply

Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities and community groups operating in England, Scotland, and Wales. The Trust prioritises large, established organisations with a track record of financial stability and proven impact at scale. Small or grassroots groups are rarely considered. The Trust targets vulnerable groups including people facing poverty and inequality, racialised communities, young people, and individuals with illnesses or disabilities. There is no religious restriction on applicants.

What Postcode Care Trust doesn't fund

The Trust does not fund one-off projects, capital-only costs, or activities outside health and wellbeing. It does not accept unsolicited applications, instead working through an invitation-only model.

How they like to fund

The Trust provides grants that support core costs, capacity building, and multi-year programmes. It fosters long-term collaborations with partners, emphasising measurable outcomes and community-wide benefits. The Trust works by invitation only, proactively identifying and inviting partners rather than accepting unsolicited applications.

How much does Postcode Care Trust give?

£1,000,000 – £5,000,000

Typical published range. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you would clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is the free fit check.

Deadlines & timelines

When to apply, and how long their decisions take.

Your specific fit

Income, location, legal structure and exactly who they fund — matched to your charity.

Good to know

FaithNo restriction
Focus areas
DisabilityHealthMental health

How to apply to Postcode Care Trust

Postcode Care Trust does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation.

  • A fit check still tells you whether your work aligns with their published remit.
  • If you cannot apply directly, shortlist open funders with a similar focus instead of writing into a closed door.
  • Decisions are typically as needed.

What you can do here

  1. 1
    Check fit. See if your project aligns with Postcode Care Trust.
  2. 2
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  3. 3
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Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Postcode Care Trust provide?

Postcode Care Trust typically provides grants of £1,000,000 - £5,000,000.

Where does Postcode Care Trust fund charities?

Postcode Care Trust funds charities operating in the UK.

Does Postcode Care Trust accept unsolicited applications?

Postcode Care Trust does not accept unsolicited applications.

How do I apply for funding from Postcode Care Trust?

Postcode Care Trust does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation. A fit check still tells you whether your work aligns with their published remit.

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