Creating Resilient Communities · Edition 1 · Autumn 2026

The Corporate Guide

100 UK corporations working with the third sector, what each one actually gives, and the practical route in.

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Ask for the thing they actually have

Most corporate fundraising advice starts from the wrong question. It asks which companies give money. The more useful question is what each company holds that your organisation needs, because for most of these 100 corporations the answer is not cash.

100corporations researched
37run a fund you can apply to
86offer employee volunteering
20give no cash but still give something

They are giving surplus food, donated products, free software and connectivity, meeting and office space, refurbishment work on your building, accredited training, work placements, pro bono legal and financial advice, trustees, and in one case a fully paid member of staff seconded to a charity for 6 months.

5 real entries

What is actually in there

1

One company in this edition will second a fully paid member of staff to a charity for 6 months.

2

A national bus operator will put your charity name and helpline number on a fully liveried bus, at no media cost to you.

3

One manufacturer lends charities a van for up to 2 months, free, on a published application form.

4

A power station will host your young people for a free STEM day and put up to £500 towards the coach.

5

One retailer will guarantee a job interview to a care experienced young person your charity refers, after a placement in a local shop.

Every entry, every time

What you get for each of the 100

Each entry is researched from the company own published material and carries its sources, so you are never taking our word for it.

Strongest assetThe single most valuable thing that company can give a charity, stated first.
Beyond cashWhat is available that is not money. Volunteering, products, space, training, placements, advertising, pro bono expertise.
How to get inThe actual door. Who is eligible, what the process is, and any deadline.
Route inOne of 5 labels telling you what kind of effort will work and what will be wasted.
Open grant fundNamed, with the grant range where it is published.
What the strategy fundsThe social value or ESG strategy in plain terms, and what it actually pays for.
Verified examplesReal named charities, schools and projects that company has backed.
SourcesEvery link used, so you can check the current position yourself.

The 5 routes in

How the door actually opens

Every entry carries one of these 5 labels. The label tells you what kind of effort will work, and just as importantly what will be wasted. That includes the 30 companies where the honest answer is that there is no door, and you should stop spending effort on them.

Open Application Fund · 37 of 100

There is a form and a deadline. Check the geography first, because many of these funds only reach communities near a site, store or depot.

Fund Exists Restricted Access · 13 of 100

The fund is real and well resourced and it does not accept unsolicited applications. Stop applying. Your route is a relationship, a member of staff, or an introduction.

Employee or Member Nominated · 18 of 100

The money is released by a member of staff, not a panel reading your case. Find one supporter inside the business. The most commonly missed route in the sector.

Charity of the Year · 2 of 100

A national selection process, often decided by staff vote. Long lead times and heavy competition, but transformational for the winner.

Relationship Led · 30 of 100

No open door at all. Build a relationship patiently, or reach them through a social value obligation on a public contract, which is usually faster.

Honest about fit

Who this is and is not for

A good fit if

  • You are a charity, community group, CIC or social enterprise anywhere in the UK.
  • You have tried corporate fundraising and got nowhere, or never known where to start.
  • You need things as much as money. Space, kit, training, placements, expertise.
  • You have no corporate contacts and no fundraising team.

Not for you if

  • You want a list of funders who will simply send money on application. That is a grants database, not this.
  • You want warm introductions made on your behalf. The guide tells you the route, you walk it.
  • You need a guarantee that a named fund is open today. Programmes change and we say so on every entry.

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Questions

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Is it 100 new companies every quarter?

Yes. Each edition covers 100 different UK corporations, so the online guide always holds the current 100. The next edition is published on Monday 7 December 2026.

Do I keep anything if I cancel?

Yes. Every edition comes with a downloadable PDF, and once you have downloaded it, it is yours permanently. Download it while your edition is live, because each new edition replaces the previous one online.

Can I cancel any time?

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How current is the research?

Every entry in this edition was verified in September 2026 from the company own published material, and the sources are listed on each entry. Corporate programmes change without notice, so always confirm with the company before you apply or commit resources.

Is this just a list of companies that give money?

No, and that is the point. 63 of the companies in this edition run no fund you can apply to, and 20 give no cash at all. What they do give is volunteering, products, space, training, placements, media reach and expertise. The guide tells you which, and how to ask.

Will it help a small organisation with no corporate contacts?

That is who it is written for. The most useful route in the guide, employee nomination, needs one supporter at a local site rather than a fundraising team. The guide also names the 8 free platforms that open more doors than any single company.

Who makes it

Creating Resilient Communities

CRC provides strategic funding, income diversification and sustainability support to charities, community groups and not for profit organisations across the UK. It is built on 30 years in the sector and a consultancy practice running since 2012.

The Corporate Guide exists because the same question kept coming up in client work and no existing product answered it properly. Not who gives money, but what each company has and how you actually reach them.

Questions before you subscribe are welcome at sara@1234consultancy.com.

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