Postcode Neighbourhood Trust

Postcode Neighbourhood Trust, a Scottish-registered charity and company limited by guarantee funded exclusively by People’s Postcode Lottery proceeds, supports smaller charities and community groups across England's North East, North West, and Yorkshire and the Humber. Established to tackle deep inequalities and local disadvantages, its mission emphasizes flexible, often unrestricted funding to build organizational resilience, growth, and long-term community impact. Core values of equity, inclusion, and empowerment drive a community-led ethos, prioritizing grassroots solutions that advance poverty relief, mental health, arts participation, citizenship, community development, and support for marginalized groups like racially minoritised communities, disabled people, LGBT+ individuals, and those in deprived areas (top 15% Index of Multiple Deprivation).

The Trust funds initiatives addressing poverty (e.g., food banks, period poverty), mental health and wellbeing programmes, community arts and culture, disability inclusion, youth activities, employability skills, sports participation, prison leavers' support, and services for underserved populations. Recent grantees include Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen, Support After Rape and Leeds, and West Yorkshire ADHD Support Group, with a focus on core costs and multi-year resilience-building rather than short-term projects.

Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities, asset-locked CICs, or community benefit societies with £10,000–£1 million annual income (priority under £250,000), at least 12 months' operation, and activities verified via postcode checker in target regions; national charities are excluded. Typical grants range £1,000–£25,000 per year (up to £50,000 over three years, not exceeding one-third of income), applied for via online form during annual rounds (next in 2026; dates TBA). Decisions come in 4–5 weeks, payments in 8–12 weeks. Distinctive for minimizing bureaucracy, rejecting capital-only funding, and redressing imbalances by empowering overlooked local groups with equitable, place-based support.