Progress to Change

Registered charity 1065423 · since 1997progresstochange.co.uk·East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£1,000 to £5,000

Grant range

From the funder's website

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Progress to Change's small grants programme suits planned activities that rehabilitate offenders, particularly those affected by addiction, or relieve distress arising from offending, provided they improve the quality of life of members or beneficiaries.
Its stated grant range is £1,000 to £5,000, so a request inside that band fits its listed grant range.
Send an email with a written request of no more than two sides of A4, covering the activity, its start and finish dates, who will benefit and the expected outcomes, and attach your latest signed accounts and charity number if you have them.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but an organisation may apply only once in any financial year, and the funder examines existing funding for the project closely and asks grantees to report the change the activity made.
Do not apply if the activity would be retrospective, if your group is not of charitable status and not seeking it, or if the activity would take place outside the Diocese of Leeds area.

Overview

Progress to Change is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1065423).

Progress to Change is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. It owns and runs two Approved Premises, which are hostels for offenders placed there on Post Custody Licence or on probation by the courts. Its small grants programme welcomes applications from individuals and small community-based groups for planned activities, with grants up to £5,000 considered.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Progress to Change operates Approved Premises providing accommodation and support for men and women in the criminal justice system, while its small grants programme welcomes individuals and small community-based groups seeking support for planned activities. The programme aims to enhance participants’ quality of life; applicants must show that their activity improves the life opportunities of people affected by crime. Community groups and organisations may apply, with activities expected to fit the charity’s objectives and area of benefit. Its charitable remit includes rehabilitating offenders, particularly those affected by addiction or otherwise needing help, and relieving distress or suffering arising from offending behaviour. The grants can support activity costs, and organisations may apply once in a financial year.

Themes

Offender rehabilitation
Offending-related distress

Geographic Focus

Diocese of Leeds.

What they don't fund

PROGRESS TO CHANGE SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME only:
- activities retrospectively
- groups that are not of charitable status or seeking it
- activities that do not meet one of the Charity’s Objectives
- activities that do not take place within Progress to Change’s area of benefit
- activities that do not improve the quality of life for members or beneficiaries

How to apply

Applicants email a written request. They describe the activity, its start and finish dates, who will benefit and the expected outcomes. Organisations or community groups provide their contact details, charity number if they have one, a brief outline of their work and their latest signed accounts; the trustees consider the request and may seek further details.

Who can apply:

Small Grants Programme
- The applicant or group must meet one of the Charity’s Objectives.
- An individual or group must show that the activity will improve the quality of life of their members or beneficiaries.

What to send:

Small Grants Programme
- Organisations or community groups must provide a copy of their latest signed accounts.
- Organisations or community groups must provide the organisation’s name, address, email and phone number, registered Charity number if applicable, and a brief outline of what it does.
- All applicants must write no more than two sides of A4 covering something about themselves or their group; what they want funding for and how it meets the criteria; a start and finish date; who will benefit and how many beneficiaries there will be; and what they hope to achieve and the outcome.

Applying again: Small Grants Programme: Organisations may only apply for funding once in any financial year.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The activity should improve the quality of life of the group’s members or beneficiaries.
The foundation examines current funding for the project carefully.
Grantees are asked to report the difference or change resulting from the activity.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

East Riding of Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
West Yorkshire

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Progress to Change.

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£2,087,271	£1,746,437	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£2,082,153	£1,870,988	£5,000	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£2,216,025	£2,131,652	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£2,484,550	£2,288,156	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£2,537,670	£2,281,354	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2022: 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.