Every month, each Shared Space shop gives away £450

You or your community group or organisation can apply for funding to bring isolated or marginalised people together, help them feel more connected, and support them to take part and contribute to local community life.

Shared Space sells donated items in our charity shops to raise money to give away. Each month, a group of local Shared Space volunteers from each shop decides where that money goes.

From 2022 to 2024, more than 50% of applicants were successful.

 

What we typically fund

We usually fund things that benefit people on low incomes, people who are excluded, or people who are under-represented.

The money might help provide opportunities, support, activities, or a community-led campaign. We are especially interested in work that is shaped by the people it is trying to help.

 

You could apply for money for

Projects

We can help fund a new activity or an existing project. This could be a long-term project or a one-off activity.

Equipment and facilities

We can help fund the things or spaces you need to do your work, such as a sewing machine or room hire for a local group.

Running costs

We can help with the costs you need to keep going, such as basic supplies, bills, or other essential costs.

 

Requirements

To apply, you need to meet the following requirements:

• You have not received a Boost Fund grant from any Shared Space shop since 1 January this year.
• Your groups total income was less than £200,000 in your last financial year. This includes any related organisations or trading companies.
• The work you want funding for should usually benefit people within 2 miles of the Shared Space shop you are applying to. You can find the locations of our shops here.
• Any money awarded must be spent within 3 months of receiving the funds.
• You are not applying for something that has already been bought or already happened.
• Your organisation does not have a national presence.
• The work you want funding for must not go against the ways of Jesus. Shared Space is a Christian charity and it enjoys funding groups of other faiths or groups with no faith.
  
  

How much can you apply for?

If your group or organisation has a bank account in its own name, you can apply for up to £450.

If your group does not have a bank account in its own name, you can apply for up to £50.

Other helpful things to know

This is a rolling funding programme, so you can apply whenever you are ready.

If you have not already done so, please drop into the shop to get to know us when you get the chance. We like to meet the people and groups we are funding.

If you are unsure which shop to apply to, apply to the shop closest to where your work will happen.

There is a copy of the application questions as a Word document here, in case you want to draft your answers offline.

This form does not automatically save, so please complete it in one sitting.

If you have questions about your application, please contact the shop and ask for the manager here.

Where possible, we aim to respond to applications within 4 weeks to let you know whether you were successful.

Good luck!

Tell us about the project, idea or thing you want the money for?

Please include the following information:

• Outline briefly the project, idea or thing.
• How will this money empower poor, excluded or under represented people in the local community?
• Please look at the map below and tell us how the project will work with the people living in one of the bubbles on the map?

 

 

Example answer:

Working with the people living nearby, we plan to set up a new community garden in Share-on-Sea Road where people without a garden can grow plants, food, and flowers. This funding will help us create a community garden together in Share-on-Sea working with around 25 local residents weekly. We're all been talking together and want to do this.

Many residents in Share-on-Sea experience food poverty and have little connection with the nature, living in high-rise towerblocks with little outside space.  

The garden will provide access to fresh food, reduce food poverty, and give families in tower blocks a safe outdoor space. This will improve wellbeing, reduce isolation, and strengthen community pride. 

Our project will directly support residents in Share Road (SS0 S0S).