Boots Charitable Trust opens November funding round for Nottinghamshire community projects

Updated 3 November 2026. Original reporting and writing prepared with AI assistance. Sources have been checked; no human editorial review is claimed. The Boots Charitable Trust's second funding window for the 2026–27 programme opened on Monday 2 November 2026.

What happened and why it matters

Updated 3 November 2026. Original reporting and writing prepared with AI assistance. Sources have been checked; no human editorial review is claimed. The Boots Charitable Trust's second funding window for the 2026–27 programme opened on Monday 2 November 2026. The opportunity is aimed at charities and eligible not-for-profit organisations whose projects benefit Nottinghamshire, and applications are due by 5pm on Monday 30 November 2026, according to the Trust's current official guidance (https://www.boots-uk.com/environmental-social-governance/what-we-do/caring-for-healthier-communities/boots-charitable-trust/). One-year grants of up to £10,000 are available. This is a new application period in an existing programme, not a newly created charity or an award announcement.

Who this November round is actually for

The most important eligibility detail is geographical. Although Boots describes wider UK funding as part of its general strategy, its current funding page explicitly says the November quarter is for projects supporting Nottinghamshire communities only. It also states that UK-wide projects are not being accepted in this round. An earlier, August 2026 Nottinghamshire guidance document (https://www.boots-uk.com/media/nk2pk1ab/bct-guidance-notts-august-2026-1.pdf) had anticipated a national round in November, but the live programme page gives the narrower current eligibility. Applicants outside Nottinghamshire should not rely on the older expectation. The four local priorities are health, lifelong learning, community development and social care. Examples include community education, reducing isolation, and helping voluntary groups respond to practical local needs. Applicants must be registered charities or other eligible not-for-profit organisations with charitable purposes. The Trust excludes applications from individuals, projects involving major building or capital works, and charities that have operated for less than 12 months. Unregistered organisations with annual income over £5,000 are also excluded under the current rules.

Grant amount, timing and the application route

An eligible organisation may request up to £10,000 for one year. The funder advises applicants to seek a proportionate amount and the Nottinghamshire guidance recommends requesting no more than about 20% of the organisation's previous annual income. That recommendation is not an automatic grant entitlement. The Trustees assess proposals, with decisions for this round expected by the end of January 2027. Applications use the grant portal linked from the official Boots Charitable Trust page (https://www.boots-uk.com/environmental-social-governance/what-we-do/caring-for-healthier-communities/boots-charitable-trust/), not a Match2Go application form. Organisations should review the Nottinghamshire eligibility document, prepare recent accounts, explain the local need, give a credible budget and submit before 5pm on 30 November. A separate GrantMatch listing updated on 2 November (https://www.grantmatch.co.uk/grants/boots-charitable-trust-grants-nottinghamshire) independently records the same local restriction, maximum grant and closing date.

How local organisations can use the information

Before writing a grant request, an organisation should check whether its planned beneficiaries are in Nottinghamshire and whether the work falls within the Trust's stated priorities. It can then contact actual local partners about staffing, suitable locations, accessible activities or voluntary support. Those conversations are useful for planning but are not evidence that the funder has approved a project. Grant decisions remain entirely with the Trust and its administrators. Match2Go is a geosocial service built by people and for people to support direct communication and cooperation around everyday needs. It neither manages this grant nor claims an established network of participating Nottinghamshire organisations. The service does not buy paid advertising and grows through voluntary recommendations.

Sources, dates and verification

• Boots Charitable Trust official funding page (https://www.boots-uk.com/environmental-social-governance/what-we-do/caring-for-healthier-communities/boots-charitable-trust/) — live Q2 window, Nottinghamshire-only scope, eligibility, £10,000 ceiling and 2–30 November 2026 dates; checked 3 November. • Boots Nottinghamshire applicant guidance, reviewed August 2026 (https://www.boots-uk.com/media/nk2pk1ab/bct-guidance-notts-august-2026-1.pdf) — earlier grant rules and the historical national-opening expectation, which is superseded for this round by the live page. • GrantMatch independent opportunity listing (https://www.grantmatch.co.uk/grants/boots-charitable-trust-grants-nottinghamshire) — checked 2 November 2026; confirms Nottinghamshire-only scope, £10,000 ceiling and 30 November deadline. • Event: scheduled application window opened 2 November 2026. This article updated: 3 November 2026. No public event with a verified venue and start/end time was announced here; no map card is proposed. AI-assisted original text. Source checking is not a claim of independent human editorial review. Funding amounts are maxima, not awards to named groups.

Prepared with AI assistance; independent human editorial review has not been confirmed.