Young Barnet Foundation

Registered charity 1164713 · since 2015youngbarnetfoundation.org.uk·Barnet·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£383k

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2024

From filed accounts

£14,949

Typical grant (median)

1 published grants

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. Don't spend time on an approach; the similar funders below support the same kind of work.

Key takeaways

Young Barnet Foundation fits groups that deliver activities and services for children and young people in the London Borough of Barnet, and it gives priority to community organisations with limited access to other funding.
Applications are listed as by invitation only and unsolicited requests are not accepted, so check that route before preparing anything.
Space2Grow and BACE Grant - HAF are open only to Young Barnet Foundation members, and the Barnet Community Fund needs a Barnet-based organisation with a bank account in its own name, two authorising signatories, and a grant spent solely in Barnet for its residents, so groups that do not meet these should not apply.
The Main Grant is due to open in late August and close on 4 October, and BACE Grant opens on 16 September and closes on 4 October, with BACE applicants whose monitoring and evaluation is overdue at risk of not receiving an award.
No grant range is stated, so a modest request clearly tied to the purpose of the grant is the safer approach.

Overview

Young Barnet Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1164713).

Young Barnet Foundation exists to ensure every child and young person in Barnet has access to the opportunities, activities and support they need to thrive. It was set up to help bring local solutions to local issues. It runs three grants programmes: the Space2Grow Children and Young People's Fund, BACE Grant, and, on behalf of Barnet Together, the Barnet Community Fund. Across 8 funding rounds it facilitated grants totalling £437,678.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Young Barnet Foundation provides grants to local charities, community organisations and social enterprises so they can deliver activities and services for children and young people in Barnet. It supports local voluntary and community groups that are members of the foundation and work with children and young people and their families. It gives priority to community organisations with limited access to other sources of funding, and considers each application case by case, according to its purpose and outcomes for beneficiaries. Its grants also support the local voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector. It aims to get funding to grassroots groups who understand local needs best.

Themes

Children and young people

Geographic Focus

London Borough of Barnet.

What they don't fund

Space2Grow Children & Young People’s Fund only: organisations that are not members of the Young Barnet Foundation; organisations that cannot deliver activities and services to children and young people in the London Borough of Barnet
BACE Grant - HAF in Barnet only: organisations that are not Young Barnet Foundation members; applicants with outstanding monitoring and evaluation that is overdue may not receive an award
Barnet Community Fund only:
- organisations that are not existing Barnet-based VCFSE organisations supporting residents in the London Borough of Barnet
- organisations without a bank account in the name of the organisation, with two authorising signatories
- projects whose grant would not be spent solely in the London Borough of Barnet for the benefit of its residents

How to apply

Space2Grow applications must be made on the correct application form during each funding round's opening and closing period, as agreed by the trustees.

Deadlines: Each funding round has opening and closing dates agreed by the trustees.

Application windows:

Main Grant: Due to open in late August, with a closing date of 4th October.
BACE Grant - HAF: Applications open on 16th September and close on 4th October.

Who can apply:

Space2Grow Children & Young People's Fund: Support local voluntary and community groups, who are members of the Young Barnet Foundation and are working with children and young people (and their families).
Barnet Community Fund
- An existing VCFSE Barnet based organisation supporting residents in the London Borough of Barnet.
- A bank account in the name of the organisation, with two authorising signatories.
BACE Grant - HAF: Young Barnet Foundation members can apply, subject to conditions as set out in the HAF Application pack.

What to send:

BACE Grant - HAF: Read the HAF Application Pack and the Checklist of Documents, procedures & Policies before completing the application form.
Barnet Community Fund: The grant must solely be spent in LB of Barnet for the benefit of its residents.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Space2Grow gives priority to community organisations with limited access to other sources of funding; decisions are case by case and consider the grant's purpose and outcomes for beneficiaries.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Barnet

Similar funders

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Grants

1 published grants analysed · median £14,949

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Barnet Community Fund
£14,949year to 31 December 2024

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 4 with no named recipient; 9 whose recipient could not be identified.

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£706,575	£596,940	£305,506	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£745,410	£704,617	£303,103	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£1,572,917	£1,537,379	£1,302,609	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£1,349,734	£1,197,927	£553,990	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£1,172,405	£961,588	£383,342	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2020

£306k grants

YE 2021

£303k grants

YE 2022

£1.3M grants

YE 2023

£554k grants

YE 2024

£383k paid

Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020; year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants paid out in the year.

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.