Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales grants
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales is a national corporate foundation that gave around £19.6m in grants to organisations in its latest year, with a typical grant of £24,200.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales is a national corporate foundation (charity number 327114) funding other charities and voluntary bodies working on disability, health, poverty, education and other general charitable purposes. Its Good Place to Live: New Beginnings programme, for example, offers unrestricted grants of up to £200,000 over four years to charities, CIOs and CICs working to prevent homelessness through early intervention. In its latest year the Foundation gave around £19.6m to organisations, with a typical award of £24,200.
What they fund
It funds general charitable purposes including disability, health, poverty and education; its Good Place to Live: New Beginnings programme specifically supports charities, CIOs and CICs working to prevent homelessness through early intervention.
Who and where
It supports other charities and voluntary bodies across England and Wales.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales 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
“Charities, CIOs and CICs that are working to prevent homelessness and supports early intervention”
Source: lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk — Funding →
What they say they won't fund
“Infrastructure or umbrella organisations whose primary purpose is to support other organisations.”
Source: lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk — Good Place to Live: New Beginnings →
Grant sizes they mention
“Successful organisations will receive an unrestricted grant of up to £ 200,000 over four years”
Source: lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk — Good Place to Live: New Beginnings →
Income limits they mention
“Have an annual income of between £25,000 and £2 million in its last set of published accounts.”
Source: lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk — Good Place to Live: New Beginnings →
Deadlines they mention
“The deadline for applications is 5pm, Wednesday 9 September 2026”
Source: lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk — Good Place to Live: New Beginnings →
What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £24,200 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £15,100 – £40,000 |
| Grants published openly | 6,000 |
| Most recent published grant | 2021 |
Recent grants
- Women's Resource CentreOne year grant to Women's Resource Centre under the National domestic and sexual abuse grant programme.£31,625June 2021
- Hope Housing (Bradford) LtdUnrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Hope Housing (Bradford) Ltd.£50,000June 2021
- YouTurn FuturesUnrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of YouTurn Futures.£50,000June 2021
- Care Link West MidlandsUnrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Care Link West Midlands.£50,000June 2021
- Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery ServicesUnrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services.£50,000June 2021
- High Level (Northern) TrustUnrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of High Level (Northern) Trust.£50,000June 2021
From grants Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales 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):
Any charitable purpose, including in particular:a) to advance education and training in all aspects of knowledge by means of (but not limited to ) the making of grants, including the establishment of scholarships and prizes, and other like awards. B) to advance scientific or medical research, on the condition that all…
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 Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales typically give?
Based on 6,000 recent grants, the typical (median) award is £24,200, with the middle half of grants falling between £15,100 and £40,000.
What does Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales fund?
It funds general charitable purposes covering disability, health, education, and the prevention or relief of poverty. Its Good Place to Live: New Beginnings programme specifically supports charities, CIOs and CICs working to prevent homelessness through early intervention.
Who can apply to Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales?
Its Good Place to Live: New Beginnings programme requires an annual income of between £25,000 and £2 million in the organisation's last set of published accounts, and is open to charities, CIOs and CICs working to prevent homelessness through early intervention.
What won't Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales fund?
Its Good Place to Live: New Beginnings programme does not fund infrastructure or umbrella organisations whose primary purpose is to support other organisations.
How do I apply to Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales?
As an example of how dates change, one recent Good Place to Live: New Beginnings deadline was 5pm, Wednesday 9 September 2026. Check current guidance on its website, www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk, and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 327114), 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 Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales.