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The ACC Liverpool Group Foundation

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Grant size £1,000
Location Merseyside
Deadline 6th August 2025
Opening Date 9th July 2025
Decision Date Mid September 2025

About the Fund

The ACC Liverpool Group Foundation has been established from donations raised through the tremendous fundraising of ACC Liverpool Group employees. The fund is administered by the Community Foundation for Merseyside and aims to support local community groups and voluntary organisations.

Fund Criteria

The ACC Liverpool Group Foundation wishes to encourage local community groups and voluntary organisations to apply for grants for projects aimed at supporting and targeting key community groups and diverse communities such as:

LGBTQ+ groups

Minority and hard to reach groups

Refugee Communities 

Music initiatives

Initiatives addressing food poverty and the cost-of-living crisis

Specific eligibility criteria

The fund is available in all areas of Merseyside, including Halton.

Amount Available

Grants of up to £1,000 are available.

The total budget available is approximately £11,000 and the Foundation is looking to fund projects up to £1,000 that clearly meet the criteria and can have a significant impact on the community.

What cannot be funded?

  • National organisations that cannot demonstrate local governance and control of local finances
  • Statutory organisations or work that is their responsibility
  • CICs Limited by Shares
  • Organisations with fewer than three unrelated trustees/directors/management committee members
  • Commercial ventures
  • Purchase/maintenance of vehicles
  • Activities that will have already taken place before we offer you a grant
  • Politically connected or exclusively religious activities
  • Projects for personal profit
  • Organisations that are set up for the benefit of animals or plants: environmental groups that work with animals or the environment (such as city farms) are acceptable
  • Debts and other liabilities
  • Reclaimable VAT
  • Travel outside UK

How to Apply?

An online application form can be completed via the “Apply Now” button below. You can attach supporting documents to your online application, or email them to us at applications@cflm.org.uk.

If the “Apply Now” button is not available, please check the fund’s opening and close date at the top of the page before contacting us.

Documents which need to be included with your application:

  1. A copy of your governing document.
  2. A copy of your latest annual accounts or income/expenditure document.
  3. A copy of a recent bank statement for your group. If you do not have a bank account in place, you must be able to nominate another organisation to hold the funds (CVS, another local charity, church etc.).
  4. A list of your Trustees/Directors/Management Committee members. A minimum of three un-related must be in place.
  5. A copy of your current Safeguarding Policy. All applicants must ensure that they hold relevant policies and procedures in place to undertake activities, such as DBS and/or a health and safety policy, depending on proposed activity. If unsure, we recommend taking advice from your local CVS.

If you have applied to us within the last 12 months and provided this information, we do not need you to send it again, although we may require a more recent bank statement.

What’s next?

Completed applications are considered by Community Foundation staff to check eligibility. You may be contacted for more information after applying and a decision-making panel will make recommendations based on the fund’s criteria and the budget available.