Greater Manchester Moving

Registered charity 1059115 · since 1996gmmoving.co.uk·Greater Manchester·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Greater Manchester Moving suits groups in Greater Manchester whose work gets people moving, through walking and wheeling, sport and physical activity, inclusive sports clubs or inclusive volunteering.
Its club funds offer up to £500 for volunteer and athlete training, up to £250 for gathering athletes' voice and up to £1,500 for projects informed by athletes' voice, so a modest request fits.
Fund 1: Training for Volunteers and Fund 2: Creating a positive culture both accept applications from 24 February until the closing date of 12 April, so plan the bid around that window.
Groups not based in Greater Manchester, groups that do not deliver sport or physical activity to children and/or adults, and groups without a constitution and a committee should not apply to the club funds.
The charity advises backing bids with valid evidence to improve the chance of success.

Overview

Greater Manchester Moving is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1059115).

Greater Manchester Moving is a Greater Manchester charity committed to changing lives through moving more, sport and physical activity. Its giving spans several programmes, including the GM Walking and Wheeling Fund, which distributed £85K among approximately 36 community groups, and an investment that went to 12 organisations exploring more inclusive volunteering. Its club funds offer up to £500 for training, workshops and education, up to £250 for gathering athletes' voice, and up to £1,500 for projects that create a positive culture at sports clubs.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Greater Manchester Moving’s purpose is to change lives through movement, physical activity and sport, with a shared mission of active lives for all. Its funding activity includes support for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations delivering projects that get people walking and wheeling, as well as support for sports clubs to become safer, more supportive, welcoming and inclusive. It has also distributed investment to organisations exploring more inclusive volunteering. The club-fund application criteria focus on Greater Manchester groups delivering sport and physical activity to children and/or adults and having a constitution and committee. Its wider approach brings together people, communities and partners and promotes activity that is fair, inclusive and sustainable.

Themes

Physical activity and sport
Walking and wheeling
Inclusive sports clubs
Inclusive volunteering

Geographic Focus

Greater Manchester.

What they don't fund

GM Moving funding for sports clubs only:
- Groups that are not based in Greater Manchester
- Groups that do not deliver sports and physical activity to children and/or adults
- Groups that do not have a constitution and a committee

How to apply

For the club funds, applying groups should be based in Greater Manchester, deliver sports and physical activity to children and/or adults, and have a constitution and a committee.

Deadlines: Applications use a time-limited window with a closing date.

Application windows:

Fund 1: Training for Volunteers: Applications open on 24 February and close on 12 April.
Fund 2: Creating a positive culture: Applications open on 24 February and close on 12 April.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

GM Moving advises applicants to back funding bids with valid evidence to improve their chance of success.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Greater Manchester

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Greater Manchester Moving.

Forever ManchesterFixed deadlinesGave £2.3M Greater Manchester Mayor's CharityMixed deadlinesGave £370k Groundwork Greater ManchesterNo public process Greater Manchester Environment TrustRollingGave £1M The Charity ServiceMixed deadlinesGave £1.7M GMCA Community GrantsFixed deadlinesGave £1.7M We Love MCR CharityFixed deadlinesGave £236k The Greater Manchester High Sheriff’s Police TrustMixed deadlinesGave £280k Eric Wright Charitable TrustMixed deadlinesGave £2.2M Young ManchesterNo public processGave £409k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£2,498,433	£2,491,096	£664,555	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£2,732,353	£2,967,346	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£3,552,687	£3,467,804	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£2,994,972	£3,150,799	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£3,195,798	£2,809,606	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

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

— 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.