Community Land Trust Network

Registered charity 1156952 · since 2014communitylandtrusts.org.uk·England, Wales·Updated 29 October 2026

Key takeaways

Its work centres on community land trusts and prospective community land trusts, so a group whose activity is affordable housing or community ownership of land is the best fit to test.
The one figure given is up to £15,000 for its Cohesive Communities Fund, which is a stated maximum for a single programme rather than a typical grant, so a request should be sized with that ceiling in mind and not assumed to be the norm.
No application process is published in the annual report, the register entry or its website, and the sources do not describe a standing grant route, so contacting the funder directly before writing a request is the sensible first step.
Because the funder's own sources do not state its eligibility rules, check with it first whether an organisation outside community land trusts is eligible.

Overview

Community Land Trust Network is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1156952).

The Community Land Trust Network exists to promote the voluntary sector for the public benefit by providing advice, information, training, assistance with funding and other support that enhances the work of community land trusts and prospective ones. It supports and promotes the work of Community Land Trusts in England and Wales. One grant of £10,000 was issued to develop a model for regenerating high streets.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Network’s stated role is to strengthen community land trusts (CLTs) and prospective CLTs through advice, information, training, assistance with funding and other support. It works with volunteer-led local organisations developing and managing homes and other community assets, and seeks to promote community ownership of land for affordable housing and wider community use. Its charitable objects specify support for CLTs providing affordable housing and accommodation, workspace and training or employment opportunities, public amenities, recreation facilities and open green spaces. Its wider approach includes connecting CLTs, providing specialist support, raising awareness and campaigning for a more supportive policy environment. It has also made grants to organisations, but the sources reviewed do not describe a standing public grant application route.

Themes

Affordable housing
Community ownership of land

Geographic Focus

England; Wales.

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 Community Land Trust Network.

The Cole and Figg Charitable TrustNo public process CLA Charitable TrustFixed deadlinesGave £267k The Sir Peter Rigby Charitable TrustInvitation onlyGave £2.3M The Goldcrest Charitable TrustRollingGave £198k Frazer TrustNo public processGave £489k Equitable Charity TrustNo public processGave £214k The Hosking Charitable TrustInvitation onlyGave £360k The John Macleod Charitable TrustNo public processGave £290k The Wyfold Charitable TrustRollingGave £315k Communities and Housing Investment in PeopleFixed deadlines

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£513,914	£724,735	£63,240	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£4,363,296	£4,398,479	£3,630,941	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£338,478	£345,693	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£366,645	£365,337	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£459,036	£480,746	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£63,240 grants

YE 2022

£3.6M grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

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.