Apply Now: Platinum Jubilee Village Halls Fund 2025

The eagerly anticipated Platinum Jubilee Village Halls Fund launched on 3rd June 2025. 

Previous unsuccessful Applications 

It is inviting village halls that submitted Stage 2 applications during 24/25 but were unsuccessful to re-apply. This is subject to the hall addressing issues that made them unsuccessful and also being able to demonstrate that they have filled any funding gaps. 
 
A member of our Community Development Team will be in touch if this was you and you will not need to go through the Stage 1 process again! 

Previous beneficiaries of a grant from the former Village Hall Improvement Grant Fund (2019 - 2022) or the Platinum Jubilee Village Hall Improvement Grant Fund (yr 2023/25) will not be eligible to apply for Grant Funding. 

New applications 

Awards can be made to cover 20% of eligible project costs, from £7,500 to a maximum amount of £75,000.    

Who Can Apply 

You must be: 

• A registered charity or charitable entity such as a: 
• Charitable Trust 
• Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) 
• Community Association (if also a registered charity) 
• Multi-purpose church, scout or guide hall (where no village hall exists) 
• Parish/Town Council (if the sole trustee of a charitable village hall) 
• Parochial Church Council (where no alternative meeting space exists) 
• Managing a village hall in a rural community with a population under 10,000 
• Able to show ownership or a long-term lease (21+ years remaining) 

What the Fund Supports 

• Capital improvements that make your hall: 
• More accessible and modern 
• Support health, wellbeing, and reduce rural loneliness 
• Environmentally friendly 
• Boost the local rural economy 
• Improve community cohesion 

Eligible projects include: 

• Upgrades, extensions or improvements to the building 
• Capital purchases linked to these upgrades 

What’s Not Funded 

• Repairs, routine maintenance or renewals 
• New-build village halls 
• Projects already underway 
• Work solely to meet DDA requirements 
• Car park or landscaping improvements 
• Professional fees (e.g. architects, surveyors) 
• Projects without confirmed funding by 6 months after grant offer 

Funding Breakdown 

Projects must be to the value of £37,500 or more with the 80% balance of funding being provided from other sources. Read more and find out if your project fits the criteria here. 

How we helped in the last round

You can read more about our successes and how we helped our village halls secure funding here and here.

And what we can do if it doesn’t work out here. 

Can we help you? 

If you have any questions or need assistance, speak to one of our Community Development Team on 01362 698216 or email here.