The Norland Foundation

Registered charity 1180292 · since 2018norland.ac.uk/the-norland-foundation·International·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£35,227

Annual giving, year to 31 July 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

The Norland Foundation's stated focus is early years education and social inclusion for young children and families at risk of deprivation, along with training for childcare practitioners and early years research, so a project in those areas is the clearest fit.
Its annual report gives total giving of £35,227 and no grant range is stated, so a modest request tied to a specific project is the safer approach.
That total may include grants to individuals, so do not assume all of it is open to organisations.
No application process is published, and none was found in the annual report, the register entry or its website, so you would need to make contact directly to ask how it accepts requests.
No exclusions or eligibility limits are stated, so nothing stated rules anyone out, though the stated focus should decide whether approaching it makes sense.

Overview

The Norland Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1180292).

The Norland Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1180292) whose objects are to advance education for the public benefit, in particular early years education. It funds specific projects and research, and makes small grants to other charities meeting Norland's mission. Its work covers early years education, social inclusion and early years research, and its annual giving totals £35,227.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Norland Foundation advances education for the public benefit, particularly early years education, and promotes social inclusion among young children and their families or carers who are at risk of social exclusion through social or economic deprivation. It promotes effective education and training for childcare and education practitioners, and best practice in early years care and the education of young children. It funds specific projects and research relating to early years education and social inclusion, and has continued to support research projects and its early years research journal. It also makes small grants to other charities meeting Norland’s mission.

Themes

Early years education
Social inclusion
Early years research

Geographic Focus

Any part of the world.

How to apply

No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

International

Similar funders

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 July 2021	£4,704,560	£4,478,644	£5,000	Accounts for year to 31 July 2021
year to 31 July 2022	£5,158,399	£4,632,305	£3,643	Accounts for year to 31 July 2022
year to 31 July 2023	£5,869,835	£5,905,328	—	Accounts for year to 31 July 2023
year to 31 July 2024	£5,659,634	£5,619,950	—	Accounts for year to 31 July 2024
year to 31 July 2025	£6,715,709	£6,508,790	£35,227	Accounts for year to 31 July 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£5,000 grants

YE 2022

£3,643 grants

YE 2025

£35,227 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 3 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 July 2021; year to 31 July 2022: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 July 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

— 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.