Poundland Foundation: Kits-for-Kids

Overview

Community groups can apply for grants of up to £750 each to provide kits for local kids' sports teams.

If you’re a local sports club or organisation looking for support for your team, then they’d love to hear from you.

Applications are not eligible from profit-making organisations.

They accept applications from organisations across the UK.

Eligibility criteria

• Funding is only available to organisations based in the UK who have not previously received support from the Poundland Foundation in the last 18 months. If you received a grant BEFORE 7th November 2022 then you are welcome to apply again now.
• Applications are not eligible from profit-making organisations or schools: registered charities, community interest companies (CICs) and unregistered organisations can apply
• Groups must work with children under 18 
• Grant to be spent on kit only (clothing) and clubs/teams/organisations must agree to display the Poundland Foundation logo on their kit
• Organisations must have an income of under £10,000 and hold reserves under £5,000 (we may ask for proof of this, so please provide accurate figures)
• Organisations must have a safeguarding and/or child protection policy that can be uploaded as part of the application process
• Organisations must have their own bank account and be able to submit proof of the account name, sort code and account number (unfortunately grants cannot be transferred to personal accounts) 

Checklist

• Your rganisation meets the eligibility criteria set out above and I am applying on behalf of a kids’ sports club looking for support 
• Your organisation hasn’t previously received a grant from the Poundland Foundation since 7th November 2022
• You understand that successful applications will receive a grant of up to £750
• If successful, they’ll use the grant to purchase kit to be used by their team
• Your organisation has a child protection and safeguarding policies that you can share as part of this application 
• Your organisation/team/club has its own bank account 
• You are happy to include the Poundland Foundation on the kit purchased with the grant. The amount you request must include the cost of printing the logo.
• You agree to send a photo of the new kit, complete with Poundland Foundation logo, to the team

Grants Awarded

Since their launch in May 2021 they've granted over £527,395 to 775 local kids sports clubs nationwide.

Previous grant recipients are eligible to apply but you must have received your last grant before 7th November 2022.