About
The Leathersellers' Company is a historic livery company and charitable foundation in the City of London with over 600 years of history. The organization enables individuals and communities by working with charities, fosters opportunity through education, and supports the UK leather trade. The Leathersellers' Foundation provides multi-year grants focusing on adverse childhood experiences, supports educational opportunities through partnerships in South East London and undergraduate scholarships, and funds programs to support the UK leather industry as a sustainable material for the future.
Funding Opportunities
Leather Working Bursaries
The Leather Working Bursaries programme supports individuals to start training in leather work or to further develop their skills through the Heritage Crafts bursary scheme. The Leathersellers' Company recognises that many people are prevented from furthering their leather working skills because of cost, and these bursaries seek to help cover or subsidise the cost of training for people who would otherwise be prevented from pursuing this career as a result of cost. These studies can be at any level, formal or informal. The bursaries are managed by Heritage Crafts with the Leathersellers' Company providing funding, support and being involved in the interview stage. Applications for 2024-25 are now being accepted through the Heritage Crafts website.
Leatherworking Apprenticeships
The Leathersellers' Foundation offers apprenticeship funding to support the training and education of aspiring leather craftspeople in the UK. This programme provides grants to sustain vital skills in traditional and contemporary crafts and contribute to excellence in the field of leatherworking. Applications should come from the UK-based organisation or master who will be training the apprentice, which could be for creating a new apprenticeship or supporting an existing programme. The funding contributes towards the business costs of training the apprentice, helping them gain recognised qualifications, or towards the apprentice's salary. The Foundation seeks to support excellence in British leatherworking and is looking for apprentices who plan to utilise their skills and stay in the UK to contribute to the leather industry.
Leathersellers' Undergraduate Student Grants
The Leathersellers' Undergraduate Student Grants Programme aims to support undergraduate students who are care experienced, and/or are students of the Leathersellers' Federation of Schools or Colfe's School, whose circumstances may otherwise prevent them from achieving their goals. These grants aim to improve social mobility, relieve financial need where other support is not available and enable students to have a positive impact on society in the future. The programme provides annual grants to full-time undergraduate students at UK universities who demonstrate financial need and hold ambitions to have a positive impact on society. Applications are assessed based on financial need, contribution to society, and disadvantages faced. The scheme supports students throughout their degree programme with annual reassessment, enabling recipients to focus on studying, reduce debt, and participate in extra-curricular activities and volunteering.
Responsive Grants Programme 2024
The Responsive Grants Programme provides single year grants to address specific challenges faced by charity partners of the Leathersellers' Foundation. This programme is by invitation only and is targeted to current or recent grantees, with focus and criteria changing each year. In 2023-24, the programme aims to support current Main Charity Grant Holders to invest in their energy sustainability and reduce energy costs. The programme provides three opportunities: Carbon Literacy Training and Certification, Energy Audits, and Capital Improvement Grants (up to £10,000). Responsive giving is about recognizing additional pressures placed on grantees by things beyond their control and assigning funds to help them overcome these challenges, thereby improving their long-term resilience and ability to carry out core areas of their work. The Foundation has held responsive grants programmes in previous years, including the Jubilee Fund 2021-22 that provided £210,000 to support charity partners rebuilding post-pandemic, and the 2022-23 programme that supported ten charity partners with £15,000 each to address the cost-of-living crisis.
ACEs Main Grants Programme
The ACEs Main Charity Grants Programme provides unrestricted grants to UK registered charities and charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) working to prevent and tackle the consequences of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). 2025/26 marks the fourth year of The Leathersellers' strategic giving in this area. The programme aims to support charities that have ACEs prevention and impact reduction as their core focus, providing services to children, young people, and/or adults who have experienced childhood trauma including abuse, neglect, domestic abuse, substance misuse by family members, mental illness of close family members, family members in prison, or parental separation. Successful applicants must use trauma-informed approaches and evidence-based interventions, demonstrate effectiveness through evaluation or external research, and ensure service users inform service design and delivery. The Foundation has learned that it takes multiple approaches to support people who have experienced ACEs, and has funded a range of provision including counselling, mentoring, recreational activities, accommodation and community support. They are particularly interested in organisations using creative arts, nature and sport, and actively seek applications from organisations in Northern Ireland and those supporting under-represented groups.
Small Grants Programme
The Leathersellers' Small Grants Programme is a rolling funding programme offering one-off grants of up to £5,000 to small charities registered and operating in the UK. The programme is specifically designed for charities with an annual income under £200,000 and holding less than six months' reserves. There are eight application windows throughout the year, with each window closing when 40 applications have been received. The programme aims to support charities that deliver activities to meet identified needs for vulnerable members of the community and demonstrate effective impact through testimonials and feedback. Applications are reviewed by the Small Grants Committee at meetings scheduled throughout the year, with decisions communicated within 8 weeks. The funding is unrestricted, meaning it supports the charity as a whole rather than individual projects.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 8
- Active Now
- 6
- Source Domain
- leathersellers.org
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