We partner with small and local charities across England and Wales, helping people overcome complex social issues. We’re an independent charitable trust funded by the profits of Lloyds Banking Group. We partner with small and local charities with an annual income of £25k - £1million helping people overcome complex social issues such as mental health, homelessness and domestic abuse.
Through core cost funding, developmental support and influencing policy and practice, we help those charities make life-changing impact.
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On 13 December we're marking our 35th anniversary. Find out more and read about our history.
We work in partnership with the charities we fund and others who share our vision. We listen, understand and respond to charities, through funding and providing developmental support we help them grow stronger and more sustainable. We influence policy and practice to help charities thrive in the future and to address the root causes and consequences of complex social issues.
Small charities’ size and understanding of the people and local communities means they’re able to make life-changing impact where others can’t. But they are under-funded, under pressure and too often ignored. That’s why we’re more than just a funder — we work in partnership with the charities we fund and others who share our vision.
Our work is based on trust and relationships, so it takes months or even years. Other funders often want to see transformation within 12 months, but life isn’t like that. When we meet our service users they’re in crisis or survival mode. They aren’t ready to talk about change immediately. It takes years to deal with a lifetime of abuse, trauma and addiction and rebuild lives. We’re very fortunate that Lloyds Bank Foundation understand that and is willing to fund it all.
We support over 700 small and local charities across England and Wales. Find out more about how they’re helping people overcome complex social issues and rebuild their lives.
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To mark our 35th anniversary, our Director of Development shares the work of her team in local co...
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This winter we mark our 35th anniversary. Here, our Chair of Trustees, Baroness Rennie Fritchie D...
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As part of our work to help small charities survive and thrive, we launched an organisational res...
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