Hook Odiham and Hartley Wintney Lions Club (CIO) grants
Hook Odiham and Hartley Wintney Lions Club makes grants usually between £50 and £2,000 to local charities, organisations and individuals in need in its own operating area.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Hook Odiham and Hartley Wintney Lions Club raises money locally and gives it away in small amounts: a grant would usually be between £50 and £2,000. Its grant-making policy will consider applications from local charities, communities, organisations, authorities and agencies, and from individuals in need. Priority generally goes to those within the club's own operating area, which the published policy does not define, so ask the club whether you fall inside it. It aims to apply around 80% of its funds per year to local charitable needs, depending on demand, with around 20% for international aid. It would not normally support applications from large national charities, unless the application is from and for a local branch. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, only appeals made in advance of the expenditure are considered, and applications should be made to the Secretary.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records the club under general charitable purposes. Its registered objects are broader in detail, covering citizenship, volunteering, relief of poverty, health, the environment and healthy recreation.
Who and where
The register records the club as operating throughout England. Its own policy gives priority to those within the club's operating area, and splits its funds around 80% local and around 20% international aid.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Hook Odiham and Hartley Wintney Lions Club (CIO) 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
“will generally give priority to those within the Club's operating area”
Source: hohwl.uk — About/grantmakingpolicy/grantpolicy - Hook Odiham & Hartley →
“apply around 80% of the funds per annum to local charitable needs depending on demand with around 20% of funds for international aid”
Source: hohwl.uk — About/grantmakingpolicy/grantpolicy - Hook Odiham & Hartley →
Who they say they'll fund
“The WC will consider applications for grants from local charities, communities, organisations, authorities and agencies and from individuals in need”
Source: hohwl.uk — About/grantmakingpolicy/grantpolicy - Hook Odiham & Hartley →
What they say they won't fund
“unless there are exceptional circumstances only those appeals made in advance of expenditure are to be considered”
Source: hohwl.uk — About/grantmakingpolicy/grantpolicy - Hook Odiham & Hartley →
“The Club would not normally support applications from large national charities (unless it is from and for the local branch use)”
Source: hohwl.uk — About/grantmakingpolicy/grantpolicy - Hook Odiham & Hartley →
Grant sizes they mention
“A grant is a sum paid to an applicant and would usually be between £50 (Fifty pounds) and £2000 (Two thousand)”
Source: hohwl.uk — About/grantmakingpolicy/grantpolicy - Hook Odiham & Hartley →
How they say to apply
“Applications for grants should be made to the Secretary, who will forward a copy to the Chairman of the WC”
Source: hohwl.uk — About/grantmakingpolicy/grantpolicy - Hook Odiham & Hartley →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
1 the objects of the club are such purposes as are exclusively charitable in england & wales, including in particular: 1 the advancement of citizenship by: 1.1 promoting the principles of good citizenship;1. 1.2 encouraging members to take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the…
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 the club typically give?
Its policy says a grant is a sum paid to an applicant and would usually be between £50 and £2,000. In its most recent published accounts it made £9,901 in grants to organisations and £18,497 in grants to individuals, so this is a small local fund.
What does the club fund?
It says it aims to apply around 80% of its funds per year to local charitable needs, depending on demand, with around 20% for international aid. Its registered objects cover advancement of citizenship, promoting the voluntary sector and volunteering, relief of poverty and those in need including humanitarian aid and disaster relief, the advancement of health or saving of lives, conservation of the natural environment, and community participation in healthy recreation.
Who can apply to the club?
It says it will consider applications for grants from local charities, communities, organisations, authorities and agencies, and from individuals in need, and that it will generally give priority to those within the club's operating area. The Charity Commission register records its area of operation more broadly, as throughout England, which does not match the club's own emphasis on its local operating area.
What won't the club fund?
It says it would not normally support applications from large national charities, unless the application is from and for the local branch. It also says that unless there are exceptional circumstances, only appeals made in advance of expenditure are to be considered, so apply before you spend.
How do I apply to the club?
Its policy says applications for grants should be made to the Secretary, who will forward a copy to the Chairman of the committee that considers them. Check the club's own website (www.hookandodihamlions.co.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1176812) for current guidance and contact details, as processes can change.
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