Resuscitation Council UK
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your group is a community group with a project on CPR or defibrillator awareness, the Community Grant Scheme matches the work the charity describes.
- Grants under the scheme are stated as up to £1,500, so size your request to that figure rather than a larger sum.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so there is no deadline to wait for.
- Projects should share information about CPR and defibrillator use, address misinformation and barriers to their use, or provide training, and the charity encourages applications from UK areas known to be cardiac arrest hotspots.
- Nothing published here says how competitive the scheme is or whether an existing relationship helps, so do not assume either.
Overview
Resuscitation Council UK is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1168914).
Resuscitation Council UK is a registered charity whose purpose is to advance health and save lives, in particular through education and training, and through research and policy development, in all aspects of resuscitation. Its Community Grant Scheme gives grants of up to £1,500. Its annual report gives annual giving of £140,576.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Resuscitation Council UK works to advance health and save lives through education and training, research and policy development in all aspects of resuscitation. Its Community Grant Scheme supports community groups with projects that help educate people about CPR and defibrillator awareness. It encourages small organisations and charities in UK areas known to be cardiac arrest hotspots to apply for projects that share information about CPR and defibrillator use, address misinformation and barriers to their use, or provide training. Its wider work develops guidelines, influences policy, delivers courses and supports research, with the aim of ensuring people across the country have the skills to save a life.
Themes
- CPR and defibrillator education
Geographic Focus
Areas of the UK known to be cardiac arrest hotspots.
How to apply
Community groups can apply for grants to help educate people about CPR and defibrillator awareness.
Who can apply:
- Community groups
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Projects should share information about CPR and defibrillator use, address misinformation and barriers to their use, or provide training.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Resuscitation Council UK.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- University of Warwick£110,576year to 31 March 2025
- The Circuit£30,000year 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 | £2,294,215 | £2,319,314 | £62,850 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £3,664,486 | £3,073,146 | £175,198 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £3,847,139 | £3,980,512 | £8,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £4,017,633 | £4,148,232 | £54,897 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £4,573,556 | £4,833,189 | £140,576 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
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: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
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
- resus.org.uk
- resus.org.uk/sites/default/files/2026-06/AED%20Guide%20digital%20version.pdf · read on 30 October 2026
- resus.org.uk/contact-us · read on 30 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 30 October 2026.
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Applying to Resuscitation Council UK?
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Contact
- +4420 7388 4678source
- +44207 391 0730source
- publicaffairs@resus.org.uksource
- Resuscitation Council UK, First Floor, 60-62 Margaret Street, London, W1W 8TFsource
- resus.org.uk
- Contact form
Applying to Resuscitation Council UK?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- +4420 7388 4678source
- +44207 391 0730source
- publicaffairs@resus.org.uksource
- Resuscitation Council UK, First Floor, 60-62 Margaret Street, London, W1W 8TFsource
- resus.org.uk
- Contact form