Pure Leapfrog
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Pure Leapfrog's stated work is community energy, energy efficiency and community carbon projects, with a particular focus on community-owned organisations and community energy groups, so a project in those areas is the clearest fit.
- Its annual giving is £2,610 and no grant range is stated, so a modest request is the realistic starting point, and any larger ask is best discussed with the charity first.
- No application process is published in its annual report, register entry or website, so the sensible first step is to use the contact shown there to check whether a project fits before writing a formal request.
- Its work rests on deep community relationships, which suggests it may be relationship-led, but the sources do not show how competitive its giving is.
Overview
Pure Leapfrog is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1112249).
Pure Leapfrog is a registered charity that works with communities to develop sustainability projects with positive environmental and social impact. It emerged from two organisations, PURE – The Clean Planet Trust, which focused on innovative finance solutions for sustainability, and Carbon Leapfrog, which specialised in connecting community energy projects with professional support. Its Community Energy Fund offers low interest loans for community renewable energy projects. At its peak, PL Bridge Finance operated at a £20m facility capitalised by Big Society Capital.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Pure Leapfrog works with communities to develop sustainability projects with positive environmental and social impact. It focuses on community-owned organisations and community energy groups, helping them develop business models, governance and financing solutions and take energy projects from early development into operation. Its stated work includes community energy, carbon finance and domestic retrofit. Its report describes support for community energy groups' own energy projects, as well as funding to reduce carbon emissions through community renewable-energy and energy-efficiency projects. Its approach combines cross-sector expertise with deep community relationships and practical support that makes ambitious projects deliverable.
Themes
- Community renewable energy
- Energy efficiency
- Community carbon projects
Geographic Focus
Worldwide.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 August 2021 | £529,636 | £528,790 | £107,006 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2021 |
| year to 31 August 2022 | £486,538 | £527,229 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2022 |
| year to 31 August 2023 | £261,817 | £281,956 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2023 |
| year to 31 August 2024 | £307,674 | £428,428 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2024 |
| year to 31 August 2025 | £816,459 | £723,402 | £2,610 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 2021; year to 31 August 2025: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
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
- pureleapfrog.org
- pureleapfrog.org/about-us · read on 30 October 2026
- pureleapfrog.org/our-work · read on 30 October 2026
- pureleapfrog.org/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 August 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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