Funding to Empower Vulnerable, Disadvantaged & Under-Represented Communities

Bentley Motors Ltd is offering grants of up to £500 to charitable organisations working with vulnerable, disadvantaged, or underrepresented communities.

The Advancing Life Chances Small Grants Programme provides funding for communities within 20 miles of the 19 Bentley retail locations across the UK.  These are specified on the Bentley Motors website.  However, the list of those relevant to Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire are below.  They include postcodes in Nottingham, Broxtowe, Erewash, Gedling, High Peak, Rushcliffe and South Derbyshire

The programme’s areas of focus are:

• Access – Remove the barriers and improve access to services, education and employability.
• Empowerment – Development of the life skills that enable people to be more self-confident, successful and thrive in life.
• Quality of Life – Provide support to live a healthier life both physically and mentally.
• Better Future – Safeguarding the environment, improving nature-deprived areas, drive improvement to “place” and boosting community spirit.

The next closing date for applications is the 31st March 2025.

Click here for more information. 

Here are the local postcodes:

Broxtowe:

• NG9
• NG90

City of Nottingham:

• NG1
• NG2
• NG7
• NG8
• NG80

Erewash:

• DE72
• NG10

Gedling:

• NG4

High Peak:

• SK22
• SK23

Rushcliffe:

• NG11
• NG12
• NG13

South Derbyshire:

• DE11
• DE73