Active Impact
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Active Impact's grants go to agreed partner organisations that run inclusive social and leisure activities for children and young people aged 0–25 in Gloucestershire, as part of its Of Course We Can short-break programme.
- The annual report describes this as funding passed on under contracted work rather than an open grant offer, and no application process is published, so start by getting in touch with the contact shown rather than sending a cold application.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 18 grants to organisations fall between £615 and £11,500, with a median of about £5,000, so a request in that region fits what it typically gives.
- The charity says it is always looking for new organisations to work with, so a small group already running inclusive short-break activities in Gloucestershire has a reasonable reason to make contact.
- Organisations working outside Gloucestershire or outside the short-break programme are unlikely to fit what it funds.
Overview
Active Impact is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1189373).
Active Impact is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that works to develop, promote and support the inclusion of disabled people in their communities. Its grant-making centres on the Of Course We Can short-break programme, for which it manages a £75,000 grant from Gloucestershire County Council and passes it on to agreed partner organisations. That £75,000 is its annual grant amount and is entirely designated to grants onwards for short breaks. The charity reports £94,443 awarded in total.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Active Impact’s grant-making supports agreed partner organisations to deliver inclusive activities through the Of Course We Can short-break programme. Its partner organisations in Gloucestershire run inclusive social and leisure activities for children and young people aged 0–25; the programme creates short-break opportunities for disabled children and young people alongside their non-disabled siblings and peers. More broadly, Active Impact works to create opportunities for disabled children and young people, build connections between activity providers and communities, and share accessible resources and training shaped by lived experience. It says it is always looking for new organisations to work with. The grant information describes funding passed on to agreed partners under contracted work, rather than a general grant offer.
Themes
- Inclusive short breaks
Geographic Focus
Gloucestershire.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Active Impact.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 18 grants in year to 31 March 2026 by size
Median £5,017 (year to 31 March 2026)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- TwoCan Inclusive Theatre Company£11,837year to 31 March 2026
- Creative Sustainability CIC£11,422year to 31 March 2026
- St Roses School£8,700year to 31 March 2026
- Move More£7,500year to 31 March 2026
- Bloodhound Education£7,499year to 31 March 2026
- ArtShape£7,442year to 31 March 2026
- Goals Beyond Grass£6,626year to 31 March 2026
- Wychwood Festival£5,837year to 31 March 2026
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2022 | £211,567 | £227,214 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £206,731 | £201,569 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £281,853 | £267,597 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £292,127 | £278,995 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
| year to 31 March 2026 | £312,309 | £318,013 | £94,443 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2026 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2026: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
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
- activeimpact.org.uk
- activeimpact.org.uk/of-course-we-can-providers · read on 31 October 2026
- activeimpact.org.uk/of-course-we-can · read on 31 October 2026
- activeimpact.org.uk/philosophy · read on 31 October 2026
- activeimpact.org.uk/contact-us · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2026)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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