Fair Ways Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Fair Ways Foundation's stated themes are education, health care and social care, and its objects centre on children and young people in need, so a request fits best when it sits within that work.
- Its annual report shows £250,000 awarded in total and publishes no grant range, so keep any request modest and explain how it would reach more young people.
- No application process is published, so begin with a short enquiry to the contact it shows for getting in touch rather than a full proposal.
- The Foundation says its objectives closely align with those of Fair Ways Community Benefit Society, which it primarily supports, so show how your work shares its aims: raising standards across health care, social care and education, reaching more young people, and changing perceptions of young people in care.
- Nothing published rules out any group from applying, but since most of its giving goes to one organisation, the process appears relationship-led rather than open.
Overview
Fair Ways Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1159854).
Fair Ways Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, whose objects are to promote the upbringing and care of children and young people in need. Those objects include advancing education, promoting health, relieving financial and other hardship, and providing recreational and leisure time activity. In practice it primarily supports the activities of Fair Ways Community Benefit Society, a children's services charity, which was established having previously been the fostering subsidiary of Cornerstone Foster Care Ltd. Its annual giving is £250,000.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 October 2024) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation's objects focus on the upbringing and care of children and young people in need. They include advancing education, promoting health, relieving financial and other hardship, and providing recreational and leisure-time activity intended to improve life conditions and help young people develop their skills and capacities. In practice, it primarily supports the activities of a children's services charity. The Foundation says its objectives closely align with that organisation's aims: raising standards across health care, social care and education; reaching more young people with support across a range of services; and changing perceptions of young people in care.
Themes
- Education
- Health care
- Social care
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Similar funders
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 October 2020 | — | — | £32,650 | Accounts for year to 31 October 2020 |
| year to 31 October 2021 | £2,909,883 | £1,411,197 | £1,080,731 | Accounts for year to 31 October 2021 |
| year to 31 October 2022 | £514,300 | £1,372,202 | £730,000 | Accounts for year to 31 October 2022 |
| year to 31 October 2023 | £538,427 | £575,486 | — | Accounts for year to 31 October 2023 |
| year to 31 October 2024 | £580,582 | £975,104 | £250,000 | Accounts for year to 31 October 2024 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 1 of the 3 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 31 October 2020; year to 31 October 2021; year to 31 October 2022: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 October 2024: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
— 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- fairways.co/about-us · read on 30 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- fairways.co/contact · read on 30 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- Annual report (year to 31 October 2024)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to Fair Ways Foundation?
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Contact
- 023 8023 0400source
- rob.jesson@fairways.cosource
- hello@fairways.cosource
- Building 1000, Western Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3ENsource
- Fair Ways, Building 1000, Western Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3ENsource
- fairways.co/contact
- Contact form
Applying to Fair Ways Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 023 8023 0400source
- rob.jesson@fairways.cosource
- hello@fairways.cosource
- Building 1000, Western Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3ENsource
- Fair Ways, Building 1000, Western Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3ENsource
- fairways.co/contact
- Contact form