# Footwork UK

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1197231 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1197231)
- Website: https://www.podo.org
- Latest income: £47.5k; spending £79.2k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/footwork-uk

We bring together national, regional and global actors to strengthen coordination and mutual learning; support endemic country governments to develop NTD Master Plans, enabling better access to, and integration of, care; harness evidence-based advocacy to accelerate the adoption and scale-up of interventions for treatment and prevention; and provide education and training to reduce stigma.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Footwork UK is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and health / saving of lives for people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Footwork UK reported income of £47.5k and spending of £79.2k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Footwork UK in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (podo.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.

## Questions

### Is Footwork UK open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Footwork UK is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Footwork UK give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Footwork UK makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Footwork UK?

In its latest reported year Footwork UK reported income of £47.5k and spending of £79.2k.


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