Windermere and Ambleside Lions Club grants
Windermere and Ambleside Lions Club gives grants to local charities and community groups in and around Windermere and Ambleside, Cumbria, prioritising applications from its own Lions district (105BN).
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Windermere and Ambleside Lions Club funds local charities and community groups in and around Windermere and Ambleside, Cumbria. It supports local charities such as youth groups, community groups, groups working with elderly people, and residential and nursing homes, as well as youth and children's organisations including sport-related groups, scouting and guiding, and youth club activities. Applications from within the club's own Lions district, known as 105BN, are generally given priority. It does not fund individuals for self-development or self-improvement, or purposes for which government has a statutory responsibility to provide. The charity register records £8,275 in grants to organisations in the most recent year on record; no separate figure for the size of an individual grant is published.
What they fund
Windermere and Ambleside Lions Club funds local charities and youth and children's organisations.
Who and where
It supports groups in and around Windermere and Ambleside, Cumbria, with priority for applications from its own Lions district, 105BN.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Windermere and Ambleside Lions Club 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
“Local charities - youth groups, community groups, groups working with the elderly, residential and nursing homes”
Source: lakeslions.co.uk — Grant Making Policy - Windermere and Ambleside Lions Club →
“Youth and children's organisations - sport related groups, scouting and guiding, youth club activities”
Source: lakeslions.co.uk — Grant Making Policy - Windermere and Ambleside Lions Club →
Who they say they'll fund
“applications from the local 105BN district are generally given a priority”
Source: lakeslions.co.uk — Grant Making Policy - Windermere and Ambleside Lions Club →
What they say they won't fund
“individuals to support self-development / improvement”
Source: lakeslions.co.uk — Grant Making Policy - Windermere and Ambleside Lions Club →
“purposes for which government has a statutory responsibility to provide”
Source: lakeslions.co.uk — Grant Making Policy - Windermere and Ambleside Lions Club →
How they say to apply
“All applications for grants should be made to Lion Secretary, Windermere and Ambleside Lions Club”
Source: lakeslions.co.uk — Grant Making Policy - Windermere and Ambleside Lions Club →
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
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Common questions
What does it fund?
Local charities such as youth groups, community groups, groups working with elderly people, and residential and nursing homes; also youth and children's organisations such as sport-related groups, scouting and guiding, and youth club activities.
Who can apply?
Local charities such as youth groups, community groups, groups working with elderly people, and residential and nursing homes, as well as youth and children's organisations. Applications from within the club's own Lions district, known as 105BN, are generally given priority.
What won't it fund?
It does not fund individuals for self-development or self-improvement, or purposes for which government has a statutory responsibility to provide.
How do I apply?
All applications for grants should be made to the Lion Secretary, Windermere and Ambleside Lions Club. Check the funder's own website (lakeslions.co.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1177748) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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