# Building Norfolk CIO

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1218570 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1218570)
- Website: https://buildingnorfolk.org/
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance
- Area of operation: Norfolk
- Other names: Building Norfolk C.i.c. (previous)
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/building-norfolk

Building Norfolk supports people and communities across Norfolk through grants, funding and practical assistance. We support projects that improve education, health and wellbeing, relieve hardship and help people in need. We also support building, refurbishment and improvement projects for charities, community organisations and individuals where they provide a clear public benefit.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The object of the CIO is:to further such purposes as are exclusively charitable in accordance with the law of England and Wales for the public benefit in the county of Norfolk and its immediate neighbourhood, including but not limited to:(1) The advancement of education;(2) The advancement of health and the relief of sickness;(3) The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability or financial hardship.

## What it funds

Building Norfolk CIO is registered under general charitable purposes for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Norfolk.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Building Norfolk CIO in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (buildingnorfolk.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

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- [How to find grants for a UK charity: the complete guide](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/charity-grants-uk)
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