The Woodward Charitable Trust has opened its 2025 funding round.  The Trust now provides funding only for organisations that support disadvantaged families with children aged 0-11, or that work directly with children in this age band. Trustees say the focus reflects rising early-years deprivation and the vital role of small local services.

Applicants may request up to £10,000 a year towards core costs, funded for one, two or three consecutive years; one-off awards are also possible. The Trust has not set a specific budget, but its latest accounts show charitable expenditure of £402,926 in 2024, giving an indication of scale.

Eligible applicants must be UK-registered charities, CIOs, CICs and exempt charities with annual income below £200,000, and at least 75 per cent of their work must benefit the target children or their families. Priority activities include:

Parenting / caregiving support  

Educational programmes for children both in and out of school, such as those that aim to boost attainment, attendance or emotional wellbeing 

Programmes and activities that benefit children’s wellbeing and development 

Pre-natal and post-natal support services  
Deadline: 31-07-2025
https://woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk/general_applications/