Mse Charity grants
Mse Charity is a national charity funding financial education, giving around £44,797 to organisations in 2025, with a typical grant of £6,040.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Mse Charity funds education and training, in particular projects that improve financial capability, across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It gave around £44,797 to organisations in 2025, with a typical grant of £6,040 (the middle half of grants ranging from around £4,597 to £7,478), up to a maximum of £10,000 per project.
What they fund
It funds education and training, with grants supporting projects that improve financial capability, up to a maximum of £10,000 per project.
Who and where
It supports other charities and voluntary bodies and the general public throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Mse Charity 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
“We prefer to fund small to medium-sized non-profit organisations with a constitution for example registered Charities, CICs, Credit Unions, excluding statutory organisations”
Source: msecharity.com — What we Fund →
“have less than six months free reserves”
Source: msecharity.com — What we Fund →
Grant sizes they mention
“Grants - up to £10,000 per project available”
Source: msecharity.com — How to Apply →
Income limits they mention
“Organisations should have an annual income under £600,000”
Source: msecharity.com — What we Fund →
How they say to apply
“Two grant rounds per year - typically January and July”
Source: msecharity.com — How to Apply →
What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £6,040 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £4,597 – £7,478 |
| Grants published openly | 159 |
| Most recent published grant | 2025 |
Recent grants
- Lancashire Community Finance (IPS) LimitedFunding the delivery of 325 one-to-one financial capability sessions, eight community workshops for around 60 participants and 150 self-help toolkits.£10,000October 2025
- Participation Works North West LtdSupporting 80 young people through various financial education sessions, including a 10-week Money Management programme delivered in four local high schools,£9,850October 2025
- The Community Kitchen (Brighton/ Sussex)Funding the delivery of financial capability training and workshops with its partner Money Advice Plus, equipping 20 staff and volunteers from community food organisations with the skills to support and refer clients. It will also run 10 Get Smart Food & Finance workshops for around 100 participants.£9,825October 2025
- Legacy901 CICFunding the delivery of 12 interactive one-hour financial capability radio shows over three months, engaging 35 to 40 participants and reaching around 2,000 listeners.£8,050October 2025
- Maa ShantiFunding the delivery of six multilingual, interactive financial literacy workshops for 10 South Asian women affected by domestic abuse and 140 hours of one-to-one caseworker support for 35 women£8,000October 2025
- Stand Together NetworkFunding the delivery of 10 two-hour financial capability workshops for 30 adults, structured in two cycles of five sessions. The project also includes 96 one-to-one appointments with qualified advisers offering personalised budgeting, debt support and emergency spending strategies.£7,960October 2025
From grants Mse Charity 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):
The advancement of education of the general public in the united kingdom by providing information and improving education about debt, money and consumer issues.2) the relief of poverty, distress and sickness by assisting in the funding of other registered charities in the UK.3) to assist in the funding of selected…
How to approach them
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Common questions
How much does Mse Charity typically give?
Based on 159 recorded grants in 2025, the typical (median) award is £6,040, with the middle half of grants ranging from around £4,597 to £7,478. Grants of up to £10,000 per project are available.
What does Mse Charity fund?
It funds education and training, with its grants focused on projects that improve financial capability.
Who can apply to Mse Charity?
It prefers to fund small to medium-sized non-profit organisations with a constitution, such as registered charities, CICs and Credit Unions, excluding statutory organisations. Applicants should have an annual income under £600,000 and less than six months' free reserves.
How do I apply to Mse Charity?
Applications go through the funder's own website (msecharity.com); its Charity Commission number is 1121320. It runs two grant rounds per year, typically in January and July, using a two-stage application process.
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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 Mse Charity.