Randal Foundation Fund

The Randal Foundation Fund has been set up as a collaboration between the Randal Charitable Foundation and Two Ridings Community Foundation to support grassroots charitable organisations with a turnover under £50,000 working in Hull. Organisations must be working to significantly improve the quality of life for individuals, enabling a long term or permanent betterment of life chances, personal circumstances or physical or mental health.

Fund priorities

Your project must align with one or more of the below themes and should clearly demonstrate how you are working to address at least one of the following priorities:

  • Alleviating poverty
  • Tackling mental ill-health
  • Education for the most disadvantaged

We are also particularly interested in applications where people who are experts by experience of the issues being addressed are involved with the design of the project and/or the running of the organisation / delivering the project.

Size of grants

You can apply for up to £3,000 to be spent over 12 months.

We have a total funding pot of £30,000 and anticipate awarding 10-12 grants.

Who can apply?

Randal Foundation Fund grants are targeted at small grassroots organisations serving Hull, with charitable aims, where a small amount of money can make a significant difference.

Your organisation must:

  • Be either a small voluntary organisation, community group, small charity or other type of not-for-profit organisation provided that the purpose of the grant is wholly charitable. (Please see our FAQs for additional requirements for CIC’s and CBS’s – these were updated in April 2025.)
  • Have an annual income of under £50,000 per annum
  • Serving the people of Hull. Your group can be inside or outside of Hull. If based outside, we will look for evidence of local networks and connections
  • Have a governing document (also known as a constitution, rules, memorandum, or articles of association) in the name of their organisation outlining charitable objectives and with a charitable dissolution clause
  • Have a bank account in your group/ organisation’s name with at least two signatories, who are not related to one another

Please see the guidance notes for specific exclusions of who or what cannot be funded.

How to apply?

Before applying, please read the guidance notes for this grant scheme carefully: Randal Foundation Fund guidance notes 2025

Then click on the button below to start your application.

Next, at the end of the application form we ask you to accept the terms and conditions of holding a grant. This is so that if you are successful, we can make payment more quickly.

Lastly, your application is only complete when we have received all your supporting documents. You can attach your documents to the online application, or email them to grants@tworidingscf.org.uk

Posting documents

Please note: If you are sending your supporting documents in the post, please can we ask that they are NOT stapled. Thank you so much!

When to apply?

The deadline for applications is noon on the 12th January 2026.

Apply Here

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