Beyondly’s Fund for Change Donates over £250,000
As Beyondly celebrate 20 years of always finding a better way, we look back on the latest Fund for Change donations. Beyondly has generously donated £256,338 to various charities and community interest companies (CICs) for 2025/26.
Each year, Beyondly commits to giving 5% of their net profit to charitable projects. We are delighted with the latest projects we are supporting that are delivering significant impact on both society and the planet.
Let’s take a look …
Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice provide expert palliative care and support people with life-limiting conditions, working across areas on the doorstep to Beyondly.
Beyondly were headline sponsor of their 2025/26 Christmas Treecycling campaign. The donation helped save 3,020 trees from landfill and raise over £49,000 for Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice.
WasteAid are a UK based charity, working with communities and policy makers in low and middle-income countries to implement waste management and recycling programmes.
Beyondly’s grant supports WasteAids’ First Step Resource Management and Wastepreneur programmes, by providing training, mobile infrastructure and equipment to support waste collection activities on pioneering projects in countries with inadequate waste management services.
Read about the impact last year's First Step Resource Management and Wastepreneur programmes had on communities across Africa here.
Skipton Eco Day, run by Skipton Rotary, helps the community make a real change locally and gain awareness of groups and initiatives they can get involved in.
Beyondly’s sponsorship allowed this day to be a free, accessible event for the local community, supporting environmental awareness and celebrating eco-friendly living for all. The Beyondly team also support a clothes swap on the day.
Barlick First Youth Organisation
Barlick First Youth Organisation is local to Beyondly, providing activities to help keep young people away from crime and support them in the local community.
The grant will provide free food and drinks to children for an 18-week period. Plus deliver activities such as cooking, arts/crafts and sports, and bring in specialist agencies to deliver adventure education.
Open Country is a Harrogate based charity that helps people with disabilities access and enjoy the outdoors, through organised walks, cycling, nature conservation and adventure activities.
The grant will fund staff time to deliver 35 weekly sessions, ensuring high-quality, inclusive activities that support confidence, wellbeing, and community for people with disabilities. It will also cover materials and volunteer support for activities such as gardening, cooking and wildlife care.
Six Connections create open and supportive work environments - normalising conversations about mental health in everyday life and providing training and programmes to companies and individuals.
The grant will fund 20 free places on their Foundations Mental Health training and connected peer support programme, helping participants build confidence around mental health, self-awareness and proactive support.
ARC Leeds brings together business, farming and natural environments to facilitate the delivery of long-term, evidence-based natural flood management interventions in the mid and upper Aire Valley.
The grant will support ARC in demonstrating effective Monitoring, Review and Verification to business partners and the continuation of business engagement.
Skipton Community Sports Hub is an accessible venue to benefit the community of the Skipton and Craven area. Skipton Community Sports Hub is the Clubhouse for Skipton Cricket Club and Skipton Juniors FC, who support the activities of around 600 children and young people.
The grant will be used to create a more attractive, accessible and landscaped facility, making it a vital community resource.
Smart Works Leeds is a charity which empowers unemployed women through clothes, coaching and confidence, helping them to succeed at job interviews.
The grant will ensure employment of their North Yorkshire Outreach Assistant, who will help reach more women needing support, and deliver their first ever North Yorkshire jobs fair, connecting over 150 women with local opportunities.
Living Potential Care Farming CIC
The farm combines animal care with an inclusive, supportive community, helping people with disabilities, autism, and mental health needs build skills in a calm, nature-based setting. Activities include caring for animals, gardening, growing food, cooking, and creative crafts.
The grant will help raise awareness and support the running of their Grief Garden, offering therapeutic nature-based support for people experiencing bereavement.
Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust
Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust look after the landscape of the Yorkshire Dales, support local communities, and help everyone enjoy and grow understanding of the area.
The grant will support Green Futures - supporting young people to reconnect with nature, tackle climate change and get involved with conservation work.
Read more about the impact of the project and Beyondly’s funding here.
Craven Arts provide space for creative people to grow, offering cultural learning opportunities for all and a place for the local community to connect.
The grant supports the Make Even More Music project, which will inspire the next generation of young music makers in Skipton and Craven, providing a safe space to create, rehearse and perform.
Read about last year’s project here.
National Oceanography Centre (NOC)
NOC is one of the world’s top oceanographic institutions that research climate change, sea levels, ocean health and more. Their vital work helps gain a deeper understanding of the ocean and how it is impacting society and the climate.
The grant forms part of a five-year partnership between Beyondly and NOC, to help define the true impact of ocean plastics on our planet.
Read more about the partnership and follow project updates here.
Zero Carbon Harrogate are dedicated to making Harrogate District a net zero carbon community by 2030, through educating the community and engaging with organisations and political decision makers.
The grant will be used to continue the funding of the organisation’s Climate Action Coordinator, who coordinates and facilitates the delivery of their Educate, Engage, Encourage project.
RECOUP is the UK's leading independent authority and trusted voice on plastics resource efficiency and recycling.
Two grants are supporting the following projects:
The first project is a Local Authority Plastic Recycling Campaign. Funding will support the planning, delivery and evaluation of the campaign. Read the success of last years campaign here. Beyondly is delighted to build on the success with another campaign this year.
The second project, Rstuff, is RECOUP’s Education & Community Action Programme. The grant will be used to deliver Rstuff activations and development, designed to empower schools, young people, and local groups to take practical action on waste reduction, reuse, and recycling.
KidsCan are a charity which helps fund and manage research for new and improved treatments for children with cancer, and bring moments of joy and comfort through a programme of events.
The grant supports the Kidscan Ambassador Programme: Kids CAN be Kids, creating activities and trips that provide children with a chance to experience normality and fun without the parents worrying about costs.
PIE: Pursuing Individual Excellence
PIE is an educational Social Enterprise looking to help ensure people from all backgrounds are future ready, across the North West of England in a variety of educational and community settings.
The grant will be used to design, deliver and evaluate a three-month social action project with 15 Year 8 students, specifically targeting young people from the Gypsy Roma Traveller (GRT) community.
The Beyondly 2026/27 Fund for Change applications open from 1st April until 31st August, with decisions on selected charities made by 30th September. You can find further information on Beyondly’s Fund for Change initiative and how to apply here.
