Boots Charitable Trust (Nottinghamshire community and UK wide)

Boots Charitable Trust (Nottinghamshire community and UK wide) is sponsored by Boots Charitable Trust. The Boots Charitable Trust funds charities and voluntary organisations working in the areas of health, lifelong learning, community development and social care, and encourages applications from organisations where grants can make the biggest impact.

Boots UK - Boots Charitable Trust Environmental Social & Governance Caring for healthier communities Supporting local communities across the UK Boots Charitable Trust is an independent registered charity wholly funded by Boots UK Limited. Our purpose is clear: to support people, customers, and communities wherever we can make the greatest positive impact.

In 2025, we reviewed our funding strategy to focus support on our home county of Nottinghamshire, but remain accessible to impactful projects across the UK that closely align with our funding priorities.

The Trust funds charities and voluntary organisations working in the areas of health, lifelong learning, community development and social care, and encourages applications from organisations where our grants of up to £10,000 can make the biggest impact.

Update on the Boots Charitable Trust application process: We’re pleased to announce that new applications will reopen on Friday 1st May 2026 for projects that support the Nottinghamshire community and UK wide. If your organisation is creating positive change in your community, and fits within our funding priorities, we’d love to hear from you.

Before you begin an application, please ensure that you read either the Nottinghamshire Application Guidance or National Application Guidance , depending on the area where your project will support. Applying for help: Charities supporting the Nottinghamshire community Applications for funding will open to projects supporting communities in Nottinghamshire on Friday 1st May 2026, via our portal .

Please ensure you review the Nottinghamshire Application Guidance before beginning an application. Please note, UK wide and Nottinghamshire funding priorities differ and it is important you review the correct application guidance before applying.

While we look at nominations from all different charities, our main focus is on the following areas that are very close to our hearts and heritage: Health : improving wellbeing and access to care Lifelong learning : opening opportunities through education and skills Community development : Helping groups to organise and respond to problems and needs in their communities or networks.

Social care: Personal, social or community activities or schemes. Additionally, a particular focus within each of these priorities is how the projects demonstrate a commitment to improving diversity, equality and inclusion within the community. Applying for help: UK wide charities Applications for funding will open to projects supporting communities across the UK on Friday 1st May 2026, via our portal .

Please ensure you review the National Application Guidance before beginning an application. Please note, UK wide and Nottinghamshire funding priorities differ and it is important you review the correct application guidance before applying.

While we look at nominations from all different charities, our main focus with UK wide applications is on the following areas that are very close to our hearts and heritage: Health: To support people and families living with cancer in deprived communities by improving access to practical, emotional, and ongoing healthcare support.

The Trust will prioritise organisations delivering community-based cancer support, rehabilitation, and prevention services that reduce health inequalities. Lifelong Learning: To enable young people aged 16–30 from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain the skills, confidence, and experience needed to secure employment and progress into stable, meaningful careers.

Grants will prioritise structured skill building, vocational learning, and transition- to- -employment programmes. Social Care: To support children and young people, up to age 18, who have experienced rape or sexual abuse, by funding trauma-informed services that provide access to safety, therapeutic recovery, safeguarding education, and specialist advocacy.

Here is some guidance on those projects we do not supply funding for: Organisations that are not registered charities and which have income or expenditure of more than £5,000 per year Charities seeking funds to redistribute to other charities Projects for which there is a legal statutory obligation Capital projects, large building or construction Projects with ongoing maintenance costs that would be dependent on Boots Charitable Trust funding for delivery to continue.

Access a previously started or submitted application If you have previously started or submitted an application, this can be accessed here . Deadlines for processing applications Nominations are reviewed quarterly by a board of Trustees. Q3: The Q3 application window closed Friday 6 March 2026.

The Trustee board meeting will take place in May 2026. Q4: The Q4 application window for both Nottinghamshire and National projects will open 1 st May 2026 and close midday Friday 15 th May.

Kyle Rowe – Managing Director Boots Opticians Beneeta Shah – Director of Pharmacy Stores Jennifer Moffat – Financial Controller Michael Benford – Director of Finance – Operations Adam Wiles - Senior Dispute Resolution, Investigations & Healthcare Lawyer Jenny Rose - Director of Stores (Wales & West) Rebecca Hitchings - General Merchandise Business Unit Director, Boots UK & ROI If you are seeking support in the form of Boots products for raffles or to support your work, please complete a Donation Request Form .

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