Earls Court Community Fund 2025

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We are working to manage The Earls Court Development Company’s grants programme, with support from the Kensington + Chelsea Foundation.

Applications are now open

To review the full guidelines and application process please click here.

The total value of the Earls Court Community Fund is £180,000 per year. Organisations can apply for a grant of up to £15,000 for projects taking place for up to 12 months.

To note: the average grant awarded in 2024 was £9,000 with awards ranging between £2,000-£15,000.

How to apply

This year, there will be a two-stage application process – a First Stage Application Form asking for details of your project followed by a full application that will ask for more details on your organisation, your project and its expected impact for short-listed organisations.

To apply for a grant, please complete the First Stage Application form – click here for the online application form. The deadline for First Stage applications is Wednesday 30th April 2025 at midday.

Who can apply?

To be eligible to apply to the Community Fund, organisations must meet the following points:

  • Be delivering activities that take place within the Earls Court Opportunity Area, or be able to demonstrate that the majority of the beneficiaries live, work or study in the Area
  • Be a not-for-profit organisation that is formally constituted (have a signed governing document in the organisation’s name and three unrelated trustees/directors). This includes unincorporated associations and community groups, registered charities, schools, Community Interest Companies (CIC) that are limited by guarantee, Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO), companies limited by guarantee and faith groups where the project clearly does not promote a particular religious or political view.
  • Have met all filing and reporting requirements with the Charity Commission and/or Companies House. If your group is not required to do this, we will ask to see an alternative, for example your most recent annual accounts or management accounts from the last financial year. Applications from organisations that have a financial deficit will not be considered.
  • Have a bank account set up in the organisation’s name, with at least two unrelated cheque signatories
  • Be up to date with all reporting requirements for previous Earls Court Development Fund grants (if applicable)
  • Have in place (where required), and be able to provide if requested, the following: Health + Safety policy, Safeguarding Adults + Children policies, Equality + Diversity policy, Employers’ Liability Insurance, Professional Indemnity Insurance and Risk Assessment Log

 

To review the full guidelines and application process please click here.

If you have any questions, or would like to discuss your application before applying, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Hammersmith & Fulham Giving at team@hfgiving.org.uk.

 

More about The Earls Court Community Fund

The Earls Court Community Fund was established by The Earls Court Development Company, who are responsible for driving forward the development of the Earls Court site. The aim of the Fund is to deliver greater social impact for local residents and for local people to be engaged in the process. In its first three years, £720,000 has been granted to 37 local organisations. Read more on projects supported through the Earls Court Community Fund.

The Fund aims to support the local community in and around the Earls Court site, in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. It will focus on offering grants to organisations that support the community in and around the Earls Court site, to deliver projects and provide longer term support for the community. This year Hammersmith & Fulham Giving are managing the grants programme on behalf of The Earls Court Development Company, with support from the Kensington + Chelsea Foundation .