Hammersmith United Charities grants
Hammersmith United Charities makes Community Grants of up to £15,000 to organisations working with people in need in its area of benefit, with most first grants under £5,000.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Hammersmith United Charities runs a grants programme alongside its almshouses: organisations working with people experiencing some kind of need in its area of benefit are welcome to apply. The Charity Commission register records that area as Hammersmith and Fulham in London, so check with the charity if your work sits close to the boundary. Its Community Grants are up to £15,000 towards one-off or ongoing projects, or core costs, though most first grants are for under £5,000. Stated priorities include meeting basic needs such as food, shelter and advice. It also runs Flexible 3 Year Grants; its guidance says only organisations it has funded before are eligible for these, and that schools are not eligible to apply for that programme. Its objects also cover residents of its almshouses and patients in its extra-care unit, with income not needed for that purpose applied to relief in need.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records the broad areas this charity works in. For Hammersmith United Charities these include general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation and housing, education and training, and disability.
Who and where
The register also records who it works with and where. It lists people with disabilities, children and young people, other defined groups, other charities and voluntary bodies, and elderly people, in London.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Hammersmith United 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.
What they say they're looking for
“Meeting basic needs (food, shelter, advice etc)”
Source: hamunitedcharities.org.uk — Community Grants - Hammersmith United Charities →
Who they say they'll fund
“Organisations working with people experiencing some kind of 'need' in our area of benefit are welcome to apply for a grant”
Source: hamunitedcharities.org.uk — Community Grants - Hammersmith United Charities →
“Only organisations who have been funded by us before are eligible for these grants”
Source: hamunitedcharities.org.uk — Grant making - Hammersmith United Charities →
What they say they won't fund
“Schools are not eligible to apply for this programme”
Source: hamunitedcharities.org.uk — Flexible 3 Year Grants - Hammersmith United Charities →
Grant sizes they mention
“A grant of up to £15,000 towards one-off or ongoing projects, or core costs (most first grants are for under £5,000)”
Source: hamunitedcharities.org.uk — Grant making - Hammersmith United Charities →
Deadlines they mention
“The closing date for the next round of applications will be 5pm, 1 June 2026”
Source: hamunitedcharities.org.uk — Grant making - Hammersmith United Charities →
How they say to apply
“Complete our online application form”
Source: hamunitedcharities.org.uk — Community Grants - Hammersmith United Charities →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
For the benefit of residents in the almshouses of the charities, and the patients in the extra-care unit of the charities. If and insofar as income is not required for application in manner aforesaid the trustees shall apply the same for relief in need (for further details see scheme).
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 Hammersmith United Charities typically give?
Its Community Grants are 'up to £15,000 towards one-off or ongoing projects, or core costs (most first grants are for under £5,000)'. It also runs a Flexible 3 Year Grants programme. It does not publish a typical (median) grant figure.
What does Hammersmith United Charities fund?
It says its Community Grants priorities include 'Meeting basic needs (food, shelter, advice etc)'. The Charity Commission register records its areas of work as general charitable purposes, recreation, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic and community development, accommodation and housing, education and training, and disability.
Who can apply?
For Community Grants it says 'Organisations working with people experiencing some kind of "need" in our area of benefit are welcome to apply for a grant'. For its Flexible 3 Year Grants it says 'Only organisations who have been funded by us before are eligible for these grants'.
What won't Hammersmith United Charities fund?
Of its Flexible 3 Year Grants programme it says 'Schools are not eligible to apply for this programme'.
How do I apply?
It asks applicants to 'Complete our online application form', and publishes a closing date for each round of applications on its website. Check the funder's own website (www.hamunitedcharities.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 205856) for the current closing date and guidance, as processes can change.
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