# The Laycock Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1216087 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1216087)
- What it funds: Education / training, Disability, Economic / community development / employment, Other charitable purposes
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/laycock-foundation

The Laycock Foundation supports regular serving members, reservist and veterans of the Groups specialist military units, who have successfully completed a specialist military unit selection pathway. To promote the health, wellbeing, transition through and from military service to civilian life, through a structured, dignified, and strategic process. Along with their families and dependents.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> 3. Objects.the objects of the lcf CIO are:the Laycock foundation supports regular serving members, reservists and veterans of the group's specialist military units, who have successfully completed a specialist military unit selection pathway. 'to promote the health, wellbeing, transition through and from military service to civilian life, through a structured, dignified, and strategic process. Along with their families and dependents who are (or might in the future be) in charitable need, in such ways as the trustees of the charity think fit by:(1) Assisting individuals who are serving or have served in specialist military units to make a successful transition to civilian life, including spouses and partners. This includes supporting them in securing and preparing for employment or re-employment through the provision of mentoring, education, training, guidance, and access to suitable employment opportunities.(2) Helping individuals who are serving or have served in specialist military units manage the practical, physical, mental and emotional adjustments required to reintegrate into civilian society or to transition between roles within specialist military units (including spouses and partners).(3) Support in line with the lcf objects here in any attached or support personnel to special military units, who are deemed to have made a significant contribution to said specialist military units.(4) Doing all such lawful things that may further the charity's objects'nothing in…

## What it funds

The Laycock Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, disability and economic / community development / employment; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides other finance, provides services, provides advocacy / advice / information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Laycock Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

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