The Harry and Janice Banks Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation names County Durham and the North of England as its priority, so a group working there has the clearest fit, though its aims also cover poverty relief, support for people facing disadvantage, amateur sport, the arts, community development, culture and heritage, and environmental protection.
- No application process is published, so the sensible first step is to use the contact it shows for getting in touch and ask whether your work fits before writing a full proposal.
- The annual report gives no grant range, so keep any request proportionate to a clearly costed project rather than guessing at a typical size.
- Applications are assessed against the foundation's objectives, taking available resources and anticipated impact into account, so show plainly how the work meets those aims and what difference it would make.
- Its published material does not say how competitive the foundation is.
Overview
The Harry and Janice Banks Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1212225).
The Harry and Janice Banks Foundation is a grant-making charity that provides grants to organisations and individuals whose work fits its aims. Its purposes include preventing and relieving poverty, supporting people affected by disadvantage, advancing amateur sports and games, the arts, citizenship and community development, culture and heritage, and environmental protection. It focuses on County Durham and the North of England, and its annual report records £281,000 awarded.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 30 September 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 24 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation provides grants to organisations and individuals that align with its aims, supporting individuals and communities to access opportunities that improve quality of life and contribute to stronger, healthier communities. It focuses on preventing or relieving poverty, including through donations to people in need and to charities or other organisations working against poverty, and on supporting people affected by youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. Its aims also include amateur sports and games that promote health, the arts, citizenship and community development, culture and heritage, and environmental protection or improvement. Its local focus is County Durham and the North of England, while charitable institutions identified by the founders may be based within or outside the region.
Themes
- Poverty relief
- Disadvantage support
- Amateur sport
- Arts
- Community development
- Culture and heritage
- Environmental protection
Geographic Focus
Priority: County Durham; the North of England.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Applications are assessed against the Foundation’s objectives.
- Assessment takes available resources and anticipated impact into account.
Where they fund
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Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Durham Cricket Club£200,000year to 30 September 2025
- Foundation of Light£20,000year to 30 September 2025
- Grace House North East£20,000year to 30 September 2025
- Science Museum (Locomotion)£20,000year to 30 September 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£21,000).
1 year of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 September 2025 | £9,437,305 | £343,932 | £281,000 | Accounts for year to 30 September 2025 |
- Grants paid, all years: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
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
- Annual report (year to 30 September 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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