Bristol Charities grants
This page covers Bristol Charities' grants for individuals programme, which helps people across the Bristol area facing need, hardship, ill health or disability; applications must be made by a support professional acting as Sponsor.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
This page covers Bristol Charities' grants to individuals programme; the sources used to build this page do not describe its separate route for grants to organisations, so organisations should contact Bristol Charities directly to ask about that route. The individuals programme helps people who are in need, hardship or distress, or who are suffering from ill health, are convalescent or have a disability. Applications can only be made by a support professional — such as a social worker, support worker, housing officer, or education or healthcare professional — acting as a Sponsor on the applicant's behalf. The charity register records £146,733 in grants to individuals and £48,823 in grants to organisations in the most recent year.
What they fund
This page focuses on Bristol Charities' grants for individuals programme, which helps people facing need, hardship, ill health or disability across the Bristol area.
Who and where
It serves people across the Bristol area, including North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, and South Gloucestershire, applying through a support professional acting as Sponsor.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Bristol Charities says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
Who they say they'll fund
“The applicant lives within a 10 mile radius of the centre of Bristol”
Source: bristolcharities.org.uk — Grants for Individuals | Bristol Charities →
“The household is on a low income”
Source: bristolcharities.org.uk — Grants for Individuals | Bristol Charities →
“They have not received previous funding from Bristol Charities in the last 3 years”
Source: bristolcharities.org.uk — Grants for Individuals | Bristol Charities →
“The grants to individuals programme helps people that are in need, hardship or distress, or people who are suffering from ill health, are convalescent or have a disability.”
Source: bristolcharities.org.uk — Grants for Individuals | Bristol Charities →
What they say they won't fund
“We do not usually award grants to applicants living in emergency or temporary accommodation or to those who do not have a right to reside in the UK and/or no recourse to public funds.”
Source: bristolcharities.org.uk — Grants for Individuals | Bristol Charities →
How they say to apply
“Bristol Charities only accepts grant applications from support professionals, who act as a Sponsor on behalf of their clients. Sponsors may be a social worker, support worker, housing officer or an education or healthcare professional etc.”
Source: bristolcharities.org.uk — Grants for Individuals | Bristol Charities →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To advance such purposes as are charitable under the laws of england and wales.
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
What does Bristol Charities' grants for individuals programme help with?
It helps people who are in need, hardship or distress, or who are suffering from ill health, are convalescent or have a disability.
Who can apply?
This page covers Bristol Charities' grants for individuals programme. The applicant must live within a 10-mile radius of the centre of Bristol, be on a low income, and not have received funding from Bristol Charities in the last three years.
What won't it fund?
It does not usually award grants to applicants living in emergency or temporary accommodation, or to those without the right to reside in the UK, or with no recourse to public funds.
How do I apply?
Ask a support professional — such as a social worker, support worker, housing officer, or education or healthcare professional — to act as your Sponsor and submit the application, since Bristol Charities only accepts grant applications from a Sponsor acting on the applicant's behalf. Check the funder's own website (www.bristolcharities.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1109141) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and grants data from 360Giving used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Figures are derived (filtered and summarised by TrusteeMeetings), not republished unchanged. About the data · Terms of use. This page is a starting point for your own research, not a promise of funding, and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Bristol Charities.