Gosling Foundation Limited grants
Gosling Foundation makes grants to charities, CIOs and CICs across the UK, with a minimum grant of £5,000 and applications accepted throughout the year.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
A minimum grant of £5,000 sets the floor at the Gosling Foundation, which supports charities, CIOs (charitable incorporated organisations) and CICs (community interest companies) registered and working in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Applications are accepted throughout the year, and the assessment process takes around six weeks. It only accepts applications from organisations with an income of less than £30 million a year. It will not consider newly-established charities with fewer than two sets of annual accounts, or requests for 100% of project costs made without seeking substantial funds from a variety of other sources. It does not fund individuals, health or mental health, churches or other religious bodies, or conservation projects; it occasionally funds naval heritage work but does not accept unsolicited applications for that. Multi-year funding is considered in exceptional circumstances and is usually for a maximum of three years.
What they fund
These are the purposes recorded for Gosling Foundation on the Charity Commission register. Note that its own FAQs rule out some areas the register lists broadly, such as health and religious bodies, so read both.
Who and where
The register records that it works throughout England and Wales. Its own FAQs say it supports organisations registered and working in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Gosling Foundation Limited 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
“Applications requesting 100% of project costs from The Gosling Foundation i.e. without seeking substantial funds from a variety of different sources.”
Source: thegoslingfoundation.com — Funding Criteria — The Gosling Foundation →
“We support charities and CIO's (charitable incorporated organisations) and CIC's (community interest companies) registered and working in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.”
Source: thegoslingfoundation.com — Funding FAQs — The Gosling Foundation →
“Newly-established charities with less than two sets of annual accounts.”
Source: thegoslingfoundation.com — Funding Criteria — The Gosling Foundation →
What they say they won't fund
“No, we do not support health and mental health.”
Source: thegoslingfoundation.com — Funding FAQs — The Gosling Foundation →
“No, we don't fund churches or other religious bodies.”
Source: thegoslingfoundation.com — Funding FAQs — The Gosling Foundation →
“Whilst we occasionally fund naval heritage projects, we don't accept unsolicited applications for them. We do not fund conservation projects.”
Source: thegoslingfoundation.com — Funding FAQs — The Gosling Foundation →
“We don't fund individuals.”
Source: thegoslingfoundation.com — Funding FAQs — The Gosling Foundation →
Grant sizes they mention
“The minimum grant amount you can apply for is £5,000.”
Source: thegoslingfoundation.com — Funding FAQs — The Gosling Foundation →
Income limits they mention
“We only accept applications from registered charities/CIO's/CIC's that have an income of less than £30 million per annum.”
Source: thegoslingfoundation.com — Funding FAQs — The Gosling Foundation →
How they say to apply
“Multi-year funding will be considered in exceptional circumstances and is usually for a maximum of three years.”
Source: thegoslingfoundation.com — Funding FAQs — The Gosling Foundation →
“Applications are accepted throughout the year”
Source: thegoslingfoundation.com — Funding FAQs — The Gosling Foundation →
“the assessment process takes around six weeks.”
Source: thegoslingfoundation.com — Funding FAQs — The Gosling Foundation →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The relief of poverty, suffering and distress among the aged impotent and poor inhabitants of the u. K. And the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure-time occupation for them generally in the interests of their social welfare within the meaning of the recreational charities act 1958 and as therein…
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 Gosling Foundation give?
It says the minimum grant amount you can apply for is £5,000. It does not publish a maximum that we can quote here. It says multi-year funding will be considered in exceptional circumstances and is usually for a maximum of three years. We do not have a typical (median) award figure for this funder.
What does Gosling Foundation fund?
Its objects cover the relief of poverty, suffering and distress among the aged, infirm and poor inhabitants of the UK and the provision of facilities for recreation and leisure-time occupation in the interests of their social welfare; the advancement of education among inhabitants of the UK; and other charitable purposes beneficial to UK communities. Its Charity Commission entry also records armed forces and emergency service efficiency, disability, arts, culture, heritage and science, and amateur sport.
Who can apply?
It says it supports charities, CIOs and CICs registered and working in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and that it only accepts applications from those with an income of less than £30 million per annum. Its funding criteria page also refers to applications requesting 100% of project costs from the Foundation, that is without seeking substantial funds from a variety of different sources, and to newly-established charities with less than two sets of annual accounts. Read that page carefully to see how those points apply to you.
What won't Gosling Foundation fund?
It says it does not fund individuals, does not support health and mental health, and does not fund churches or other religious bodies. It also says it does not fund conservation projects, and that while it occasionally funds naval heritage projects, it does not accept unsolicited applications for them.
How do I apply?
It says applications are accepted throughout the year and that the assessment process takes around six weeks. Check the funder's own website (www.thegoslingfoundation.com) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 326840) 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 Gosling Foundation Limited.