Charity funding, community funding and grants across the UK

Find funding you can
actually win

Search grants, social investment, programmes and in-kind support matched to your eligibility, then manage every application through to funding secured.

Built with UK charities, CICs and social enterprises

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Tell us about your organisation and see what fits, in about five minutes.

Top match for you 98% fit
Great British Energy Community Fund
£40k–£100k
Feasibility and development funding for community energy schemes.
Grant Rolling deadline You're eligible
Firstport Start ItProgramme £5k–£25k
Northern Impact FundInvestment £5k–£150k
Google.org Tech & Ad CreditsIn-kind up to £95k
Live, verified opportunities
Search and manage in one place
Matched to you
Built by sector experts

The honest problem

Funding shouldn’t take longer than the work

The search is half the job. Here’s the part nobody budgets for.

Hours lost to dead ends

You find a fund that fits, start shaping a bid, then discover your structure ruled you out from the start.

Then you lose track

The search ends in a spreadsheet, and the spreadsheet goes stale. Deadlines pass unnoticed, half-written applications drift, and nobody can say what is actually in progress.

Not shaped for you

Charities, CICs, social enterprises and community groups each face different eligibility, but most funding search flattens that, so you chase funds that were never open to you.

The funding you usually miss

Grants aren’t the whole picture. Social investment, accelerator programmes, competitions and in-kind support rarely make it onto your radar.

Grant search and grant management tools

Everything you need, in one place

From the first search to the funding secured. Four steps, one platform.

01

Find

Match & search

Set up your profile once. Every opportunity is checked against your legal structure, location and funding stage, then search grants, social investment, programmes and in-kind support.

02

Manage

Pipeline & deadlines

Track every application through the pipeline, from matched through drafting to submitted and won, and keep every deadline in view.

03

Apply

Projects & applications

Keep every project and draft in one workspace, and turn one project into tailored, fundable applications, built in your own voice.

04

Connect

From your AI assistant

Search your matches and update your pipeline without opening the app. Works with Claude, through our connector.

“It’s my no. 1 source for funding research now. It’s helped me identify new grants and pro bono support that I hadn’t found elsewhere. It’s made for fundraisers!”

Devi ClarkPartnerships and Strategy Consultant & Social Enterprise Director

Grants, social investment, programmes and in-kind support

Not just grants, the full picture

Which funding is open to you depends on how you’re set up. Pick a type to see.

Grants

Funder types

Best suited to

Built with the sector

Paul Kilty, founder of Shoots

"I've spent 20 years in the social enterprise and charity sector, co-founding a youth music organisation, leading development strategy at local charities, and driving fundraising across a global co-working network for social entrepreneurs.

The frustration was the same every time: a fragmented funding system that made people like me spend more time hunting opportunities than doing the work that matters."

Paul Kilty, founder of Shoots

Shaped and pressure-tested by a founding group of charities, CICs and social enterprises.

“

Funding research can send you down endless rabbit holes. A focused hour on the platform has been genuinely valuable, it saves us digging into the minutiae of deadlines and eligibility, and it's surfaced funders we'd never have come across otherwise, smaller livery companies around the £10k mark.

Jen Robinson-Slater
Fundraising Manager, Learning with Parents

I was using a spreadsheet and a fairly ad-hoc approach to building a list of funders. It organised all of that into one genuinely user-friendly tool, and the search has already helped me find a number of new funds.

Jack Nissan
Creative Director, Tinderbox Collective

Shoots has become our go-to funding research platform. Its eligibility matching is remarkably accurate, saving us countless hours and helping us focus on opportunities we have a genuine chance of securing.

David Agar
CEO, BankAbility UK CIC

A game changer from the start, and it keeps getting better. It finds, ranks and gives key details of each opportunity clearly, and I can add them to a pipeline or apply directly through the site. It's made for fundraisers!

Devi Clark
Partnerships and Strategy Consultant & Social Enterprise Director

Questions, answered

Frequently asked questions

How do I find funding for a charity?

Tell Shoots who you are and who you help, and it searches live, verified funding opportunities across grants, social investment, programmes and in-kind support, showing only what your organisation is eligible for.

What grants can a CIC apply for?

CICs are eligible for many community funding programmes, lottery funds and foundation grants, but eligibility varies by fund. Shoots checks each opportunity against your structure so you only see grants a CIC can actually win.

How does grant matching work?

You set up a profile once, covering your legal structure, location, size, sector and funding stage. Every opportunity in the catalogue is checked against all five, with the reasons why you match shown alongside each result.

Is Shoots free?

Every new organisation starts with 14 days on Apply, no card needed. After that, Match is £19 a month and Apply is £35. Sign up before 31 October and you pay £15 or £25 a month for your first 12 months.

Will I be able to try it before paying?

Yes. Every trial is 14 days on the Apply plan, with full catalogue access and no card. At the end you choose a plan, and nothing you saved is lost.

What kinds of funding does Shoots cover?

The full funding mix: grants, social investment, programmes such as incubators, accelerators, training and support, and in-kind support like pro bono services and donated tools.

How is Shoots different from other funding databases?

Most databases list everything and leave the checking to you. Shoots sources opportunities widely but only publishes what is live and verified, matched against your legal structure, location, size, sector and funding stage. You see fewer results, and far more of them are worth your time.

Does Shoots write my applications for me?

No, and that’s deliberate. Shoots helps you find the right opportunities, manage your pipeline and shape applications in your own words. AI helps with structure and reuse, but the voice stays yours. Funders reward authenticity.

Do you cover the whole of the UK?

Yes. The catalogue spans UK-wide funders alongside national and regional funds for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Who can see my pipeline and data?

Only your organisation. Your pipeline, projects and applications are private to your account. Other users and funders can’t see them, and we never share them. We only access account data when needed to support you.

What is a CIC?

A community interest company: a limited company that exists to benefit the community rather than shareholders. If you run one or are setting one up, Shoots shows the funding open to your structure.

How we work

Principles that shape every decision

Authenticity

AI helps you shape the work, but the voice stays yours. Funders will reward your authenticity.

Practical

Every feature earns its place by making finding and applying easier, not by looking clever.

Accessible

Priced for smaller organisations, whilst catering for big teams.

Pricing for charities, CICs and community groups

Start free. Pay when you’re ready.

Every new organisation starts with 14 days on Apply. No card, and you choose a plan at the end.

Match

Find the funding

£15 a month

Launch price until 31 October. Or £150 a year.

Grants, programmes, investment and in-kind Eligibility matched to you Insight on every opportunity Saved opportunities and deadlines Weekly update, new matches and deadlines Claude connector, search only
14 days free

Apply

The workspace

£25 a month

Launch price until 31 October. Or £250 a year.

Everything in Match Pipeline from identified to secured Projects with funding search Application management Export your pipeline Claude connector with pipeline tools

Team

For teams and consultants

Get in touch

Quoted for your organisation

Everything in Apply Up to 5 people in one organisation Or 5 organisation profiles, each with its own pipeline
Get a quote

Launch price. Take it before 31 October and it is yours for 12 months. After that, Match is £19 a month and Apply is £35. Cancel any time. If you ask in your first month, we refund you in full, no questions asked.

Start your free trial

14 days on Apply, no card needed. Set up in about five minutes.

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Partner plans for networks and membership bodies

Member rates for networks supporting charities, CICs, social enterprises and community groups.

Get in touch

Every plan includes direct email support from the founder, not a ticket queue.

Start with funding you can actually win.

Open now. 14 days on Apply, no card needed.

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Contact

Get in touch.

Have a question, a partnership idea, or want a look first? Whether you need a hand getting started or want to suggest a feature, I'd love to hear from you.

Response time

Usually within a couple of days