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UK Community Fund Kit

Prepare a strong National Lottery Community Fund application in your own words. A question-by-question workbook, a budget in pounds that handles VAT and on-costs, and the tools to report afterwards.

8 files · Word and Excel · $39

$39

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What's inside

Word files

  • UK_CommunityFund_User_Guide.docx

    Your step-by-step guide to this kit, with official sources and the final checklist.

  • UK_CommunityFund_Boilerplate_Library_TEMPLATE.docx

    Your organisation's facts and standard wording, in three lengths, with sources.

  • UK_CommunityFund_Application_Workbook_TEMPLATE.docx

    Preparation workbook: eligibility and documents checklists, then each question from the Fund's published form previews with its word limit, what it looks for, evidence prompts and planning boxes. No pre-written answers.

  • UK_CommunityFund_Final_Report_TEMPLATE.docx

    Final report structure that compares what you promised with what you delivered, including the financial summary.

  • UK_CommunityFund_AI_Prompts_TEMPLATE.docx

    Copy-ready prompts, with ground rules, to understand guidance, check eligibility, organise your own notes and check your own work. No prompt writes your answers.

Excel files

  • UK_CommunityFund_Budget_TRACKER.xlsx

    Budget workbook with formulas: budget lines, totals, checks, a draft justification for every line, and budget vs actual.

  • UK_CommunityFund_Logic_Model_TRACKER.xlsx

    Logic model, indicators, evaluation plan and reporting log, with example indicators.

  • UK_CommunityFund_Grant_Calendar_TRACKER.xlsx

    Funder research, application pipeline, deadlines with alerts, reports due and a dashboard.

Who it's for

  • UK community groups, charities and not-for-profit organisations
  • Groups preparing an Awards for All application in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
  • Organisations planning a larger Reaching Communities bid in England

How the documents work together

  1. The Boilerplate Library holds your group's facts and evidence.
  2. The Application Workbook walks through each question of the published form previews with planning prompts, word limits and the evidence to gather. You write the answers yourselves.
  3. The budget workbook, logic model and calendar give you the costs, outcomes and dates; the report template covers the end of the grant.

Is this the right kit?

Applying to a charitable trust or foundation instead? See the UK Trusts & Foundations Kit.

General information

Templates and general information only, not legal, tax or fundraising advice. No template can guarantee funding: each funder decides on its own priorities and budget. Always follow each funder's own guidelines.

What's not included

  • Writing, reviewing or submitting your application for you
  • Legal, tax or accounting advice for your situation
  • A list of funders or a database subscription
  • Any promise of funding
  • Pre-written answers: the Fund does not accept applications written for you by private businesses, bid writers or consultants

Format & delivery

Instant download after payment: one ZIP with editable Word (.docx) and Excel (.xlsx) files, personalized with your order details. Made for Microsoft Word and Excel; the files also open in Google Docs, Google Sheets, LibreOffice and Apple Pages or Numbers, where some formatting, drop-downs or checkboxes may behave differently. Your download link works 5 times over 30 days.

Questions about this kit

Will you write our application?

No. The National Lottery Community Fund says it does not accept applications written for you by private businesses, bid writers or consultants. This kit gives your group structure, prompts and tools; the words are yours.

Does it cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?

Yes. The guide covers the Awards for All programmes in each nation and Reaching Communities in England. Questions and rules differ by nation and change, so the workbook asks you to check the live form for yours.

Is the kit affiliated with the National Lottery?

No. The Funder File is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to The National Lottery Community Fund. The name is used only to describe what the kit is for.

Helpful guides

Bundles that include this kit

Bundle of 6 kits

UK Bundle

For UK charities and community groups: preparation for National Lottery Community Fund applications, trust and foundation applications, and the Essentials tools for budgets, reports, calendars and boilerplate.

Kits bought separately: $174. You save $95 (55%).

$79View bundle
Bundle of 20 kits

All-Access Bundle

All 20 kits: Essentials, US funders, UK, Canada and the six sectors. For organizations working across borders and for teams that want every tool.

Kits bought separately: $700. You save $521 (74%).

$179View bundle

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