Voluntary Norfolk

Registered charity 1112017 · since 2005voluntarynorfolk.org.uk·Norfolk·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

If your group works with young people aged 11 to 19 in Norfolk, the Momentum Youth Fund is the part of Voluntary Norfolk's work to look at, and it makes small grants of up to £500.
The reported awards have backed youth clubs, homework support and outdoor learning, so a modest request for an activity, project, training or equipment fits what the fund has supported.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and you can apply through the Find out more and apply link on the Momentum Youth Fund page.
Applications are assessed by young people from Youth Parliament, so write for a young reader and show clearly what the work would do for young people.
No annual giving figure or grant range is available, so judge how competitive the fund is for yourself.

Overview

Voluntary Norfolk is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1112017).

Voluntary Norfolk is a charity whose purpose is to enable local people and communities to thrive and reach their potential. It describes itself as the major volunteering organisation in Norfolk, recruiting, training and supporting volunteers. Its five key areas of work cover building a thriving voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, leading new initiatives, supporting people when they need help most, getting people into work, and strengthening communities through volunteering. Its Momentum Youth Fund offers small grants of up to £500 to groups working with young people aged 11 to 19 in Norfolk.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Voluntary Norfolk’s Momentum Youth Fund makes small grants to groups working with young people aged 11–19 in Norfolk. Momentum supports voluntary and community organisations, aiming to strengthen their work and ensure young people can access safe, high-quality services that inspire and empower them. Grants may contribute to activities, projects, training or equipment, and can help start a new group. Applications are assessed by young people from Youth Parliament. The reported awards have backed local organisations running creative and educational opportunities for young people, including youth clubs, homework support and outdoor learning.

Themes

Youth activities

Geographic Focus

Norfolk.

How to apply

Applicants can follow the Momentum Youth Fund page’s Find out more and apply link.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Applications are assessed by young people from Youth Parliament.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Norfolk

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Voluntary Norfolk.

Norfolk Community FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £5.7M Royal Norfolk Agricultural AssociationRolling Norfolk & Norwich FestivalFixed deadlinesGave £87,538 Charity of Sir Richard WhittingtonNo public processGave £5.3M The Geoffrey Watling CharityRollingGave £548k Anguish’s Educational FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £538k The Educational Foundation of Alderman John NormanFixed deadlinesGave £115k The Kerrison TrustFixed deadlinesGave £206k Anne French Memorial TrustNo public processGave £112k Clan Trust LimitedMixed deadlinesGave £217k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£3,465,809	£3,153,811	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£4,059,151	£4,019,167	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£4,889,562	£4,812,897	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£4,463,978	£4,744,006	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£4,353,996	£4,171,455	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

— 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.