Gloucestershire Association for Disability grants
Gloucestershire Association for Disability, which runs the Gloucestershire Disability Fund, makes grants to charities and not-for-profits supporting disabled people in Gloucestershire.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Gloucestershire Association for Disability, which operates online as the Gloucestershire Disability Fund, makes grants across Gloucestershire to charities and other not-for-profit organisations delivering frontline services for disabled people. Its registered objects are to promote the welfare of disabled persons, other than those with a serious mental health condition, within the county of Gloucestershire. It also makes grants to individuals. The majority of its awards will continue to be under £1,000, though it recognises that costs are rising for specialist equipment and says the grants panel may now consider awarding more than £1,000. The closing date it publishes for the September grant panel is 15 August 2026 — confirm that date with the fund before you rely on it.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records the charity under disability. Its registered objects are more specific: promoting the welfare of disabled people, other than those with a serious mental health condition, within Gloucestershire.
Who and where
The register places the charity in the South West, in Gloucestershire, which matches its registered objects.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Gloucestershire Association for Disability 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.
What they say they're looking for
“We are more likely to fund: Adapted or specialist equipment. Items or services that enable independence where disability creates a clear barrier. Solutions that directly address a specific functional limitation.”
Source: glosdisabilityfund.org.uk — Disability Grants for Individuals - Gloucestershire Disability Fund →
Who they say they'll fund
“charities and other not-for-profit organisations delivering frontline services which support them”
Source: glosdisabilityfund.org.uk — Home - Gloucestershire Disability Fund →
What they say they won't fund
“We never fund: Mobility scooters”
Source: glosdisabilityfund.org.uk — Disability Grants for Individuals - Gloucestershire Disability Fund →
“Items or services that have been ordered or purchased prior to making an application or before a grant decision is made.”
Source: glosdisabilityfund.org.uk — Disability Grants for Individuals - Gloucestershire Disability Fund →
“General household items, IT equipment or mobiles unless they are required in a specific adapted form due to disability. General items on the sole basis that they improve wellbeing. Items that would benefit most households.”
Source: glosdisabilityfund.org.uk — Disability Grants for Individuals - Gloucestershire Disability Fund →
Grant sizes they mention
“The majority of our grant awards will continue to be under £1,000. However, we recognise that costs are rising for specialist equipment and the grants panel may now consider awarding more than £1,000”
Source: glosdisabilityfund.org.uk — Home - Gloucestershire Disability Fund →
Deadlines they mention
“The closing date for applications for the September Grant Panel is 15th August 2026.”
Source: glosdisabilityfund.org.uk — September Grant Panel - Gloucestershire Disability Fund →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To promote the welfare of disabled persons other than those with a serious mental health condition within the county of gloucestershire
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
How much does Gloucestershire Association for Disability typically give?
It says the majority of its grant awards will continue to be under £1,000, and that the grants panel may now consider awarding more than £1,000 because costs are rising for specialist equipment. In its most recent published accounts it made £61,329 in grants to organisations and £69,352 in grants to individuals.
What does Gloucestershire Association for Disability fund?
Its registered objects are to promote the welfare of disabled persons, other than those with a serious mental health condition, within the county of Gloucestershire. Its guidance for individual grants says it is more likely to fund adapted or specialist equipment, items or services that enable independence where disability creates a clear barrier, and solutions that directly address a specific functional limitation.
Who can apply to Gloucestershire Association for Disability?
It says it supports charities and other not-for-profit organisations delivering frontline services which support disabled people. It also runs a separate grants route for individuals. The Charity Commission register places it in the South West, in Gloucestershire.
What won't Gloucestershire Association for Disability fund?
Its published exclusions sit on its guidance for individual grants. There it says it never funds mobility scooters, and that it will not fund general household items, IT equipment or mobiles unless they are required in a specific adapted form due to disability, general items on the sole basis that they improve wellbeing, items that would benefit most households, or items or services that have been ordered or purchased before an application is made or before a grant decision.
How do I apply to Gloucestershire Association for Disability?
It runs grant panels through the year. Its site gives a closing date of 15 August 2026 for the September grant panel. Check the funder's own website (www.glosdisabilityfund.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1048489) for the current panel dates and guidance, as these 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 Gloucestershire Association for Disability.