Change Agents UK

Registered charity 1104230 · since 2004changeagents.org.uk·England, Scotland, Wales·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Grants for Good suits a student or community group with a sustainability project that improves social or environmental wellbeing locally, and the charity says it favours creative projects with a distinctive purpose and vision.
Grants are typically £250-£500, so a request within that range is a realistic size.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so there is no deadline to wait for, but the Grants for Good page on its website directs applicants to the Be The Change page, which is where to start.
The information available says nothing about how many grants are made, how competitive they are, or whether a prior relationship with the charity helps, so approach it on the strength of the project itself.
A project that is not sustainability-related falls outside what the programme funds.

Overview

Change Agents UK is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1104230).

Change Agents UK is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that was established initially as Studentforce for Sustainability. Its charitable purpose is to promote public awareness and understanding of the principles of sustainability, and how to put them into practice in life and work. Its Grants for Good programme supports student and community groups' sustainability-related projects and initiatives with small grants, typically £250-£500. Its wider work includes sustainability skills education and accredited Carbon Literacy training.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Change Agents UK’s Grants for Good offers small grants to student and community groups for sustainability-related projects and initiatives. The charity describes the programme as helping students and youth groups implement projects that improve social and environmental wellbeing in their local communities. Its wider charitable work promotes public awareness and understanding of sustainability, delivers sustainability skills education and accredited Carbon Literacy training, and supports the next generation with skills and knowledge for the future. It also builds networks that engage individuals and organisations in working towards a zero-carbon future. The grants programme is part of this broader education and community-focused mission.

Themes

Sustainability projects

How to apply

The Grants for Good page directs applicants to visit the Be The Change page.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The programme encourages creative projects with a distinctive purpose and vision.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Change Agents UK.

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£345,439	£334,211	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£292,604	£278,019	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£526,589	£487,700	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£480,105	£497,079	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£410,674	£370,781	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

— No grants figure for that 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.