National Lottery Charities Board South East

Welcome to the National Lottery Charities Board South East Regional Office

Our office is based in Guildford and we cover the area from Milton Keynes in the North, down to the Isle of Wight and across to Margate, in Kent. By making grants to charities and community organisations which benefit people living in these areas, we aim to help meet the needs of those at greatest disadvantage in society and to improve the quality of life in the community.

Funding in the region has extended services to rural areas, supported projects for ethnic minority communities, and for homeless people. Over 200 projects have benefited disabled people through self-help, developing services or providing access to community facilities. Other work we have supported includes building and refurbishment of village halls and community centres, community transport schemes and playgroups.

Awards have ranged from £500 to small local groups to nearly half a million for long term or large scale projects. The success rate for applications is now one in two.

Our staff at the South East Regional Office will be happy to help you with any questions that you may have about eligibility, our current grants programmes, funding criteria and information about awards made. We also run seminars and give talks. Your local helper organisations or local authority may also be able to give individual advice. We can put you in touch if you do not know who they are.