Active Herefordshire & Worcestershire
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Active Herefordshire & Worcestershire paid £2,800 in its most recent annual report, and that total may include grants to individuals, so it is a small funder.
- Its grants go to local organisations as part of its strategies to promote and deliver sports activities, so your project should centre on sport and physical activity to fit.
- Individual grants are typically less than £5,000 each, so a modest request suits its usual range, though its largest grant is up to £5,000.
- Applications are rolling, and the charity gives priority to Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
- Nothing here says how competitive it is or whether an early conversation helps, so that is worth finding out before you write.
Overview
Active Herefordshire & Worcestershire is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1184297).
Active Herefordshire & Worcestershire is a registered charity in England and Wales that exists to create a healthier Herefordshire & Worcestershire by harnessing the power of physical activity. It focuses on the populations that are least engaged and would most benefit from regular opportunities. It works with and through local organisations to increase participation in sport and physical activity, and provides grant funding to them as part of its strategies to promote and deliver sports activities within the local area. Its wider work includes programmes and services for sport, recreation and physical activity, informal education, and education, training and coaching that promote physical health and fitness.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The charity promotes community participation in healthy recreation, primarily in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. It works with and through local organisations to increase participation in sport and physical activity, and its grants support local organisations as part of strategies to promote and deliver sports activities. Its wider work includes programmes and services for sport, recreation and physical activity, informal education and other leisure-time recreation, as well as education, training and coaching that promote physical health and fitness. The charity works across the local authority areas of the two counties and focuses on populations that are least engaged and would most benefit from regular opportunities.
Themes
- Sport and physical activity
Geographic Focus
Priority: Herefordshire; Worcestershire.
How to apply
Local organisations apply to the charity for grants as part of its strategies to promote and deliver sports activities in the local area.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Active Herefordshire & Worcestershire.
Grants
Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£2,800).
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £734,729 | £767,031 | £148,570 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £1,189,336 | £1,006,683 | £373,929 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £932,056 | £976,181 | £289,407 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £895,322 | £905,953 | £77,930 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £768,343 | £818,820 | £2,800 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- activehw.co.uk
- activehw.co.uk/about-us · read on 30 October 2026
- activehw.co.uk/what-we-do · read on 30 October 2026
- activehw.co.uk/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to Active Herefordshire & Worcestershire?
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Contact
- 01905 855498source
- activehw@worc.ac.uksource
- Hines Building, University of Worcester, Henwick Grove, Worcester, WR2 6AJsource
- activehw.co.uk
Applying to Active Herefordshire & Worcestershire?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 01905 855498source
- activehw@worc.ac.uksource
- Hines Building, University of Worcester, Henwick Grove, Worcester, WR2 6AJsource
- activehw.co.uk