Community Futures

Registered charity 702233 · since 1989communityfutures.org.uk·Lancashire·Updated 30 October 2026

Key takeaways

Community Futures does not make grants on its own behalf but administers funding under funders' policies, so a small nonprofit should first ask whether its work fits a fund the charity administers.
Lancashire is its stated priority, and its work with rural communities, voluntary groups, and families and children is the clearest fit to show in an approach.
The annual report gives no usable grants figure and the grant range is not stated, so the size of a realistic request cannot be judged from its figures; ask the charity directly.
No application process is published, so begin with a short enquiry through the contact it shows rather than a full application.
The Lancashire Environmental Fund, a partnership that has distributed over £25m of Landfill Communities Fund grants, is the one fund named in the annual report and may suit environmental or community projects.

Overview

Community Futures is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 702233).

Community Futures is a charity registered in England and Wales that aims to develop and support balanced and sustainable communities throughout Lancashire. It was founded in Manchester with the aim of relieving poverty during the depression years. The charity does not make grants on its own behalf but acts as an administrator for funders. Its partnership, the Lancashire Environmental Fund, has distributed over £25m of Landfill Communities Fund grants to community and environmental projects that benefit the environment and people of Lancashire.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Community Futures describes its purpose as developing and sustaining community life, aiming to support balanced and sustainable communities throughout Lancashire. Its activities focus on service delivery and promoting and developing social, economic, cultural and community activity, working with voluntary groups and in partnership with public authorities. It works with rural communities on ways to improve their way of life, including help with grant applications, peer support, training, consultation and connections with local partners. It also advocates for rural communities facing disadvantage from sparsity, poverty or poor access to services, and provides community-led services for families and children, including childcare and advice for parents and carers. The charity states that it does not make grants on its own behalf, but administers funding according to funders’ policies.

Geographic Focus

Priority: Lancashire.

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

Lancashire

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Community Futures.

The Community Foundation for MerseysideMixed deadlinesGave £4.1M The Roselands TrustRolling The Ma Hawe SettlementNo public process West Lancashire Freemasons’ CharityRollingGave £199k Eric Wright Charitable TrustMixed deadlinesGave £2.2M Groundwork In Cheshire, Lancashire And MerseysideRolling Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent FundMixed deadlinesGave £473k Philip Barker CharityNo public processGave £5,000 Community CVSMixed deadlinesGave £85,977 The Fusion21 FoundationInvitation onlyGave £1.1M

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£744,048	£676,334	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£511,813	£657,316	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£562,739	£620,629	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£857,251	£683,888	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£737,720	£656,337	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

— No grants figure for those years.

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.