GrantScape

Registered charity 1102249 · since 2004grantscape.org.uk·England, Wales·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£5.4M

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

12 weeks

Typical decision time

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

GrantScape suits a charity, club, association, not-for-profit or similar organisation whose project improves the environment or the life of communities and gives an identifiable benefit to the public or a reasonably broad section of it.
Its grant range is not stated, so no realistic request size can be given; check the eligibility criteria for the specific fund on its website before settling on an amount.
Each programme publishes fixed closing and final decision dates on its website, and decisions take about 12 weeks, so plan your timing around those dates.
Applications are assessed on merit against its stated priorities, and where funding is limited, local Grant Panel scores or recommendations generally inform which eligible projects are awarded, so nothing in the material points to a relationship-led process.
Projects that do not improve the environment or community life, or that do not benefit the public or a reasonably broad section of it, should not apply.

Overview

GrantScape is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1102249).

GrantScape is a charity registered in England and Wales that exists to promote the protection, preservation and improvement of the environment for the benefit of the public, and to advance public education about the environment, its conservation and protection. Its main activity is grant-making from donations received from landfill operators under the Landfill Communities Fund, and it also runs grant and community benefit programmes in wind and solar energy and provides grant administration services to other organisations. The charity describes itself as one of the UK's leading charities specialising in the management of community benefit funds, reports over £120 million and 2900+ projects funded, and has over 200 volunteers who make up its Advisory Panels.

What they fund

Priority Areas

GrantScape provides funding to charities, clubs, associations, not-for-profit organisations and similar organisations for projects advancing its charitable objectives. Its stated focus is projects that improve the environment and the life of communities. It describes its grants as supporting community facilities, wildlife protection and skills development, and as community benefit funding that strengthens communities and protects the environment. GrantScape designs and manages community benefit funds on behalf of renewable energy developers, local authorities and landfill operators. Its grant-making is open, fair and transparent, with applications assessed on merit against its stated priorities; projects are made on a justifiable and fair basis and provide best value.

Themes

Environmental improvement
Community facilities
Wildlife protection
Skills development

Geographic Focus

England; Wales.

What they don't fund

Projects that improve the environment and the life of communities
Projects provide an identifiable benefit to the public or, at least, to a reasonably broad section of the public

How to apply

Applicants should check the specific eligibility criteria for the relevant fund, submit an application through GrantScape's online portal, and have the application assessed against those criteria.

Deadlines: Each grant programme has published closing and final decision dates on the website.

Who can apply:

Charities, clubs, associations, not-for-profit organisations and other similar organisations

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Applications are assessed on merit against GrantScape's stated priorities.
Projects should improve the environment and the life of communities.
Projects should provide best value on a justifiable and fair basis.
When funding is limited, local Grant Panel scores or recommendations generally inform which eligible projects are awarded grants.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to GrantScape.

Science Based Targets InitiativeNo public processGave £365k Handspark Charitable TrustInvitation only Wasps Legends Charitable FoundationMixed deadlinesGave £109k Forster FoundationNo public process Greenbelt FestivalNo public process The Cornelius TrustRollingGave £175k SportedFixed deadlinesGave £2.7M The Falconer Family TrustInvitation onlyGave £75,355 The Adlard Family Charitable FoundationRollingGave £154k THE J & J BENEVOLENT FOUNDATIONInvitation onlyGave £185k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£3,316,189	£3,011,327	£2,753,324	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£4,387,011	£3,895,679	£3,477,958	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£5,174,013	£4,269,537	£3,921,877	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£5,614,952	£5,908,921	£5,421,044	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£6,688,401	£5,937,864	£5,387,715	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£2.8M grants

YE 2022

£3.5M grants

YE 2023

£3.9M grants

YE 2024

£5.4M grants

YE 2025

£5.4M awarded

Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: 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.