Life for a Life Memorial Forests
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation says its surplus income supports health organisations such as hospices, hospitals and healthcare bodies across the UK, and local community groups with green spaces, with support aimed at those most in need, so your work fits best if it relieves sickness or suffering or looks after local green spaces.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of the 12 grants to organisations fall between £215 and £1,950, with a median of £405, though its largest grant was about £19,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- It paid out £26,107 in its most recent year, so keep your request within a level it could plausibly fund.
- No application process is published in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so get in touch through the contact shown before preparing a full proposal.
- Do not apply for work that would relieve a local authority, relevant health service trust or other body of statutory obligations, because the foundation excludes that.
Overview
Life for a Life Memorial Forests is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1096422).
Life for a Life Memorial Forests is a charity that exists to relieve the mental and spiritual distress of bereavement, to conserve, protect and improve the natural environment, and to provide grants and equipment to relieve sickness and suffering. It manages 54 memorial forests throughout the UK and has donated over £1.6 million to various causes and communities since its inception. Its donations support hospices, hospitals and healthcare organisations across the UK, and through Friends of the Forest it also supports local community groups with their green spaces.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Life for a Life says its surplus income supports charities, health organisations and local community groups through donations, with support targeted at those most in need. It describes its grants and equipment as relieving sickness and suffering, and names hospices, hospitals and healthcare organisations across the UK. Through Friends of the Forest, it also supports local community groups with their green spaces through donations and in-kind support. The foundation’s wider charitable work includes creating and managing memorial forests, but its stated external giving is directed to health-related organisations and community groups.
Themes
- Health and sickness relief
- Community green spaces
Geographic Focus
The UK.
What they don't fund
- Relieving any local authority, relevant health service trust or other body of any statutory obligations
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.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The foundation directs support to those most in need.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 12 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size
Median £453 (year to 31 March 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- The Land Trust – Chester and Frickley£19,127year to 31 March 2025
- Yeovil Rivers Community Trust£1,940year to 31 March 2025
- Dr Kershaw's Hospice£1,500year to 31 March 2025
- Northern Lily£1,080year to 31 March 2025
- Mayfly Project£500year to 31 March 2025
- Oldham Mayor's Appeal Fund£500year to 31 March 2025
- Oldham Liaison for Ex Service Personnel£405year to 31 March 2025
- Broughton House - Veteran Care Village£250year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £342,542 | £324,490 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £510,319 | £423,379 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £405,843 | £396,047 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £422,728 | £422,718 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £425,840 | £405,570 | £26,107 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.
— 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
- lifeforalife.org.uk
- lifeforalife.org.uk/company/about-us · read on 24 October 2026
- lifeforalife.org.uk/contact-us · read on 24 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to Life for a Life Memorial Forests?
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Contact
- +44 (0)161 624 2299source
- info@lifeforalife.org.uksource
- Life for a Life Memorial Forests, The Woodland Suite, Melbourne House, 509 Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 9SHsource
- lifeforalife.org.uk
Applying to Life for a Life Memorial Forests?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- +44 (0)161 624 2299source
- info@lifeforalife.org.uksource
- Life for a Life Memorial Forests, The Woodland Suite, Melbourne House, 509 Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 9SHsource
- lifeforalife.org.uk