Polden Puckham Charitable Foundation grants
Polden Puckham Charitable Foundation is not currently open to applications. It funds UK organisations working on peace and environmental sustainability, usually £50,000 to £150,000 a year.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Polden Puckham Charitable Foundation funds work on peace and sustainable security and on environmental sustainability, with a particular focus on the intersection between the two. The first thing to know is that it says it is not currently open to applications, and will likely not advertise any open funding calls in the future. That follows a strategic spend down of its endowment over a seven year period, beginning in 2021 and winding up by 2028, which means fewer, larger grants. Its published range is grants of between £50,000 and £150,000 per year, for up to three years. It funds organisations in the UK working to influence policy, attitudes and values at a national or international level. It usually supports organisations for whom a grant would represent between 5% and 50% of their annual income.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records the broad areas this charity works in. For Polden Puckham Charitable Foundation these are environment, conservation and heritage, and other charitable purposes.
Who and where
The register also records who it works with and where. It lists other defined groups and other charities and voluntary bodies, throughout England and Wales, with work also recorded in Scotland, Switzerland, Italy and Belgium.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Polden Puckham Charitable 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
“We are supporting work in our existing funding areas of Peace and Sustainable Security and Environmental Sustainability, with a particular focus on the intersection between the two.”
Source: polden-puckham.org.uk — Home - Polden Puckham →
Who they say they'll fund
“We fund organisations in the UK that are working to influence policy, attitudes and values at a national or international level. These may be single issue groups working to achieve a particular change, or organisations with a broader remit.”
Source: polden-puckham.org.uk — Whom We Fund - Polden Puckham →
“We give particular consideration to organisations that are youth led, organisations with an intersectional justice approach to their work and their practice, and small, pioneering headquarters organisations with a bold vision.”
Source: polden-puckham.org.uk — Whom We Fund - Polden Puckham →
Grant sizes they mention
“We usually give grants of between £50,000 and £150,000 per year, for up to three years.”
Source: polden-puckham.org.uk — Whom We Fund - Polden Puckham →
Income limits they mention
“We usually support organisations for whom this would represent between 5% and 50% of their annual income (organisations with an annual income of between £100,000 and £3,000,000 approximately).”
Source: polden-puckham.org.uk — Whom We Fund - Polden Puckham →
How they say to apply
“we are not currently open to applications and will likely not advertise any open funding calls in the future”
Source: polden-puckham.org.uk — Whom We Fund - Polden Puckham →
“We have embarked on a strategic 'spend down' of our endowment over a seven year period, beginning in 2021 and winding up by 2028. This means we are making fewer, larger grants.”
Source: polden-puckham.org.uk — Home - Polden Puckham →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To promote such charitable purposes as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion determine
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 Polden Puckham typically give?
Its published range is grants of between £50,000 and £150,000 per year, for up to three years. It usually supports organisations for whom that would represent between 5% and 50% of their annual income. In its own words that means organisations with an annual income of between £100,000 and £3,000,000 approximately. Its most recent published accounts record £3,421,663 in grants to organisations.
What does Polden Puckham fund?
It supports work in its existing funding areas of Peace and Sustainable Security and Environmental Sustainability, with a particular focus on the intersection between the two.
Who can apply?
In principle, organisations in the UK working to influence policy, attitudes and values at a national or international level. These may be single issue groups working to achieve a particular change, or organisations with a broader remit. It gives particular consideration to organisations that are youth led, and to those with an intersectional justice approach to their work and their practice. It also names small, pioneering headquarters organisations with a bold vision. In practice, it is not currently open to applications.
How do I apply?
At present you cannot. Its guidance states that it is not currently open to applications and will likely not advertise any open funding calls in the future. It is spending down its endowment over a seven year period beginning in 2021 and winding up by 2028. Check the funder's own website (www.polden-puckham.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1003024) before spending time on an application, as processes can change.
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