Salford CVS (Community and Voluntary Services)

Registered charity 519361 · since 1988salfordcvs.co.uk·Greater Manchester, Salford·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£2.3M

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From the Charity Commission register

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Salford CVS mainly administers money from public and strategic partners rather than making grants from its own funds, and the Healthy Lifestyles: Equipment and Training Fund, stated at £500 to £2,000 and accepting applications on a rolling basis, is the clearest route for a small group seeking a modest sum.
The stated priority is the local government area of Salford and its environs, with Greater Manchester also named, and the Third Sector Fund requires projects to achieve tangible and measurable health outcomes, so a health and wellbeing focus is central.
Only constituted voluntary, community or social enterprise groups that hold full Salford CVS membership at the time of application, meet the membership criteria on its website, have a bank account with two unrelated signatories or a holding account at Salford CVS, and are fully up to date with grant reporting can apply to this fund, so groups that fail these tests should not.
Staff time, venue hire, printing, DBS checks, overheads and volunteer expenses are not fundable through this fund, and the charity does not fund delivering projects, so requests should be built around equipment and training; send a completed application form by email to grants@salfordcvs.co.uk after reading the guidance notes.

Overview

Salford CVS (Community and Voluntary Services) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 519361).

Salford CVS is the city-wide infrastructure organisation for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector in Salford, providing specialist information, advice, development support and opportunities for influence and collaboration. It administers grants and investments from public and strategic partners, distributing around £3m per year and following the original funding body's criteria. Its programme ranges from small grants for community groups just getting started to multi-year agreements with established charitable organisations, and its most recent reported annual giving was £2,348,455.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Salford CVS administers grants and investments from public and strategic partners for the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, rather than making significant grants in its own capacity. Its programme ranges from small grants for community groups just getting started to multi-year agreements with established charitable organisations. It distributes funding according to the original funding body's criteria. Reported recipients include VCSE groups, organisations and primary schools across Greater Manchester. It has described the Salford Locality Plan for health and care as at the heart of its programme, with Third Sector Fund projects aimed at improving local people's health and wellbeing and achieving tangible, measurable health outcomes. Many Salford-focused funds require Salford CVS membership before application.

Themes

Health and wellbeing

Geographic Focus

Priority: The local government area of Salford and its environs; Greater Manchester.

What they don't fund

Delivering projects
Healthy Lifestyles:
- Equipment and Training Fund only: Staff time
- Venue hire
- Printing and promotional costs
- DBS checks for staff/volunteers
- Overheads
- Volunteer expenses

How to apply

For the Healthy Lifestyles: Equipment and Training Fund, read the guidance notes, ensure the group meets the fund's eligibility criteria, and submit a completed application form by email to grants@salfordcvs.co.uk.

Who can apply:

Healthy Lifestyles
- Equipment and Training Fund: Constituted as a voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE) group or organisation
- Equipment and Training Fund: Full membership of Salford CVS at the time of application
- Equipment and Training Fund: Currently adhere to the eligibility criteria for full membership of Salford CVS – more details available at https://www.salfordcvs.co.uk/membership-0
- Equipment and Training Fund: Based in Salford OR have a strong track record of delivery in Salford
- Equipment and Training Fund: Have an organisational bank account with two signatories who are not related to each other OR a holding account at Salford CVS
- Equipment and Training Fund: Fully up to date with grant reporting to Salford CVS

What to send:

Healthy Lifestyles: Equipment and Training Fund: A completed application form

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Requests must meet the original funding body's criteria.
Third Sector Fund projects are required to achieve tangible and measurable health outcomes.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Salford CVS (Community and Voluntary Services).

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£4,923,203	£4,781,155	£2,529,613	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£4,820,055	£4,255,521	£2,007,122	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£5,031,394	£4,842,573	£1,506,567	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£6,280,726	£6,216,643	£2,410,038	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£6,361,818	£6,272,618	£2,348,455	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£2.5M grants

YE 2022

£2M grants

YE 2023

£1.5M grants

YE 2024

£2.4M grants

YE 2025

£2.3M grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.

Grants paid, all years: 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.