Leathersellers' Foundation grants
Leathersellers' Foundation is a national member/trade-funded foundation that gave around £3.1m in grants to organisations in its latest year, with a typical grant of £5,000.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Leathersellers' Foundation is a national, member/trade-funded foundation (charity number 278072) supporting education and training, disability, health, arts and heritage, the environment, and the prevention or relief of poverty. It runs several grant programmes, including Small Grants of up to £5,000 for charities with an income under £200,000, and Main Grants of £20,000-£25,000 a year for up to four years for charities with an annual income of £200,000-£2,000,000. Multi-year unrestricted charity grants also aim to help prevent and tackle the consequences of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). In its latest year it gave around £3.1m to organisations, with a typical award of £5,000.
What they fund
It funds education and training, disability, health, arts and heritage, environment and conservation, and the prevention or relief of poverty, including multi-year unrestricted grants to help tackle the consequences of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
Who and where
It supports charities and individuals across England and Wales, including children and young people, people with disabilities, and elderly people, through programmes such as Small Grants, Main Grants and Student Grants.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Leathersellers' Foundation 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
“multi-year, unrestricted charity grants aim to help prevent and tackle the consequences of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).”
Source: leathersellers.org — All Grants - The Leathersellers →
Who they say they'll fund
“UK registered charities or charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) but not Community Interest Companies (CIC)”
Source: leathersellers.org — Charity Main Grants - The Leathersellers →
Grant sizes they mention
“Apply for a grant of up to £5,000.”
Source: leathersellers.org — Small Grants - The Leathersellers →
“The maximum grant that may be awarded to a single student is £5,000 per annum, for no more than five years.”
Source: leathersellers.org — Student Grants - The Leathersellers →
“Four year grants of £20,000-£25,000 per annum are available to charities and CIOs throughout the UK.”
Source: leathersellers.org — Charity Main Grants - The Leathersellers →
Income limits they mention
“Have a consistent charitable income of less than £200,000.”
Source: leathersellers.org — Small Grants - The Leathersellers →
“expect to have an annual organisational income of £200,000-£2,000,000”
Source: leathersellers.org — Charity Main Grants - The Leathersellers →
Deadlines they mention
“Submit by: 5pm on Thursday 30 April 2026”
Source: leathersellers.org — Charity Main Grants - The Leathersellers →
What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £5,000 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £2,000 – £40,000 |
| Grants published openly | 1,038 |
| Most recent published grant | 2025 |
Recent grants
- Cockpit ArtsRestricted for providing awards for leatherworkers£118,000July 2025
- Heritage Crafts AssociationRestricted for leatherworking training bursaries and sponsorship of the Emerging Leatherworker of the Year Award£86,400July 2025
- Designer BookbindersRestricted for provision of leatherworking education (book binding)£52,215July 2025
- Abbey England LtdRestricted to the Surplus Leather project for 2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-28£36,000July 2025
- The King's FoundationTo support the development of leatherworking skills in postgraduates£30,000July 2025
- Leathersellers' Federation of SchoolsRestricted for the provision of Breakfast Clubs in 2025-26£27,510July 2025
From grants Leathersellers' Foundation publishes openly via 360Giving (the UK open grants-data standard), used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
For such purposes and objects being charitable at law as the trustees in their absolute and uncontrolled discretion shall determine from time to time.
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 Leathersellers' Foundation typically give?
Based on 1,038 recent grants across its programmes, the typical (median) award is £5,000, with the middle half of grants falling between £2,000 and £40,000, reflecting the range from Small Grants up to Main Grants.
What does Leathersellers' Foundation fund?
It funds education and training, disability, health, arts and heritage, environment and conservation, and the prevention or relief of poverty, including multi-year unrestricted grants to help charities tackle the consequences of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
Who can apply to Leathersellers' Foundation?
Its Main Grants are open to UK registered charities or charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs), but not Community Interest Companies (CICs). Main Grants applicants should have an annual organisational income of £200,000-£2,000,000; its Small Grants are for charities with a consistent annual charitable income of less than £200,000.
How do I apply to Leathersellers' Foundation?
As an example of how dates change, one recent Main Grants expression-of-interest deadline was 5pm on Thursday 30 April 2026. Check current guidance on its website, www.leathersellers.co.uk, and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 278072), for open programmes and deadlines.
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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 Leathersellers' Foundation.