Upcoming — The Leathersellers Foundation Small Grants Programme November 26, 2026 capacity-limited winter round; October 8 round filled and closed. Online applications are not yet open; winter intake is limited to 60 applicants.
United Kingdom — Leathersellers Foundation Small Grants (Up to GBP 5,000; Opens November 26, 2026)
FundingUp to GBP £5,000 one-off unrestricted grant per eligible UK charity, for a one-year period. No published applicant match or cost-sharing requirement. This is an individual award, not total programme funding.
DeadlineUpcoming November winter application window OPENS Thursday, November 26, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. UK local time (GMT). No guaranteed final closing date: the online form closes on reaching 60 applications, potentially before any nominal two-week period. Grants committee meets January 27, 2027.
Last verified2026-10-27
Required next actionCheck https://leathersellers.org/grant/small-grants-programme/ for live application when winter round opens November 26, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. UK GMT. Prepare Foundation sample application form, budget template with consistent income/cost details, up-to-date annual charity regulator accounts (or latest draft if public accounts older than nine months), organisation website and evidence of impact, safeguarding policy if working individually or with children/vulnerable groups, and 12-month prior application exclusion confirmation. Submit early: winter cohort limited to 60 applications and no firm closing day can be guaranteed.
Broad Eligibility
United Kingdom-registered charities and Charitable Incorporated Organisations active at least one year; both present and previous annual income/expenditure under £200,000, at least one year published UK regulator accounts, public website beyond social media, free services benefiting vulnerable communities, documented impact, free reserves no greater than six months operating costs. CICs, fee-charging services, hospices, specialised medical research/conditions, capital projects, PTAs and scouting excluded. Prior applicants must wait one year.
Atlas Analysis
Official Leathersellers Foundation UK Small Grants Programme guidelines reviewed October 27, 2026. Legitimate unrestricted charitable applicant grant (not procurement), up to £5,000 for one year; no universal match, next November 26 2026 10am GMT opens; October8 round filled and closed. Winter cohort cap 60 apps, online form can close before two weeks; no guaranteed last submission date, committee meeting January 27 2027. UK charities/CIOs only (not CIC), one year published accounts, both years income and expenditure <£200k, a public website, free access, evidence and manageable free reserves (<6 months), charity registered. Excludes capital work, medical research, hospices, fee-based programs, medical-specific needs, PTAs and Scouts. Application sample form, financial template and safeguarding policy as applicable required. A prior submission or award imposes 12 month reapplication restriction. October 2026 round is not open; upcoming Nov26 window separately identified. Guidance is on current official funder page, with linked blank form and spreadsheet, and no date/time after opening guaranteed.
Leathersellers Small Grants Programme: November 2026 Window
The Leathersellers Foundation supports small registered charities improving the lives of vulnerable people and communities across the United Kingdom. It offers a one-off, unrestricted grant of up to £5,000 for eligible charitable services. The October 8, 2026 round has closed after reaching its quota. The next application window opens Thursday, November 26, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. UK local time. This is an upcoming applicant-facing grant, not a government procurement or an application currently accepting submissions.
Eligibility
Applicants must be UK-registered charities or Charitable Incorporated Organisations with at least one year of activity and published accounts filed through the appropriate UK charity regulator. Annual income and expenditure must each be under £200,000 in both the current and previous financial year. Charities must have a public website other than a social-media profile and accessible evidence of needs, positive outcomes, and services offered free of charge. Organisations with no more than six months of running costs in unrestricted free reserves qualify for consideration; those with less than two months are not prioritised for sustainability reasons. Small UK charities operating nationwide can qualify; this is not London-only.
Allowable uses and exclusions
This is an unrestricted one-year grant for eligible community services and operating needs, not a construction or capital-project grant. The Foundation excludes Community Interest Companies, fee-charging services, capital projects, hospices, specialised or life-threatening medical condition charities, medical research, parent-teacher association fundraising, and Scout groups. The Foundation requires safeguarding arrangements for work with children or vulnerable people. Previous applicants must wait at least 12 months after their prior application or award payment before applying again. No required matching contribution is stated.
Application schedule and process
The next open round begins November 26, 2026 at 10 a.m. UK time. The window is capacity-limited: the winter round will accept a maximum of 60 applications, and the online form can close earlier than a nominal closing period once capacity fills. No guaranteed final closing date has been announced for this winter window. The committee meets January 27, 2027 and applicants are informed within approximately one week afterward. Future 2027 openings are listed on the funder website. Applicants should prepare in advance because the online form does not autosave and can close when capacity is reached.
Review the official application example and budget spreadsheet, prepare consistent budgets and current public charity accounts, and upload additional draft accounts if published accounts are more than nine months old. Include a safeguarding policy for one-to-one work or services to children/vulnerable people. Apply through the live Foundation portal on the opening day and retain the emailed copy of the submission. The funder does not require grantee progress reports for this small-grants programme.
Controlling official source: Leathersellers Foundation Small Grants Programme — current eligibility, application guidance and schedule. Official application form example and budget template are linked on that page. Verified October 27, 2026.
Source verificationReferenced source · leathersellers.orgAtlas last verified this record 2026-10-27. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
