# Empowered Communities

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1155772 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1155772)
- Website: https://WWW.EMPOWEREDCOMMUNITIES.ORG.UK
- Latest income: £500; spending £209
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Accommodation / housing, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Environment / conservation / heritage, Economic / community development / employment, Recreation
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Provides human resources, Provides buildings / facilities / open space, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Acts as an umbrella or resource body, Other charitable activities
- Area of operation: Throughout England
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/empowered-communities

Delivering projects which develop the capacity and skills of the members of socially and economically disadvantaged communities, so that they are better able to identify, and help meet their needs and participate more fully in society. Preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded, and assisting them to integrate into society.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> 1. To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged Communities of the north east of England in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society.2.to promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society in the north east of England.for the purpose of this clause ‘socially excluded’ means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards; crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society.

## What it funds

Empowered Communities is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation / housing, arts / culture / heritage / science, environment / conservation / heritage, economic / community development / employment and recreation for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides other finance, provides human resources, provides buildings / facilities / open space, provides services, provides advocacy / advice / information and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Empowered Communities reported income of £500 and spending of £209.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Empowered Communities in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (empoweredcommunities.org.uk) 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.

## Questions

### Is Empowered Communities open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Empowered Communities is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Empowered Communities fund?

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

### Does Empowered Communities give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Empowered Communities makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is Empowered Communities?

In its latest reported year Empowered Communities reported income of £500 and spending of £209.


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