MOVEMENTS

Need to raise funds to improve your local area? Explore the Spacehive partners that have funds to support crowdfunding right now.

Lancashire
Cheshire West & Chester

Launched by Cheshire West and Chester Council in partnership with Spacehive, the Cheshire West Crowd empowers people to create projects that will make a positive difference in their community by giving residents and groups an opportunity to attract funding from their communities, the Council, local businesses and foundations all through one portal.

Hammersmith and Fulham

Welcome to the Hammersmith & Fulham Hive! This hive offers a new and creative way for the community to shape the borough through crowdfunded projects. Create your project today and start to make it a reality! Along with pledges from your local community, there is an opportunity to get up to £20,000 from the council towards your crowdfunding campaign.

Kent

Crowdfund Kent is focused on giving local organisations and groups the opportunity to take forward projects and ideas to improve their local area. We have seen an incredible response from our communities over the last year and we know the importance of those local connections and groups to improving resilience and wellbeing. As we start to emerge from the crisis, we hope this programme will enable recovery to be locally led and provide that much needed support to the innovation driven by local groups and networks, which make our communities.

Dublin City

Maidir le Slua-mhaoiniú Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath? We want to hear your ideas! Dublin City Council is working with community fundraising platform Spacehive to launch an exciting opportunity for local residents to fundraise and deliver projects that matter to them.

Kirklees

Our towns, villages and communities are the strength of Kirklees. Local people have asked us to do more to recognise this. We should all have a stake in the places where we live, work or visit. So we’re celebrating our places by encouraging more great ideas.

Enfiled

Crowdfund Enfield provides an online platform that enables community groups to promote projects that will improve their local area or bring communities together through crowdfunding. Local groups can attract funding from residents, businesses, and the council to deliver local initiatives.

As part of the programme, the council has made available a £50,000 Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) fund for Round 1, with a maximum pledge of £5,000 per project, up to a maximum of 70% of the project target. Groups will therefore need to crowdfund at least 30% of their project costs.

Havering

The London Borough of Havering has launched ‘Havering Together’, a new community crowdfunding programme in partnership with Spacehive. It will give residents, voluntary groups and community organisations the opportunity to bring local ideas to life.

As part of the programme, the council has funding to contribute to crowdfunding campaigns. This has been possible through the use of Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL). There is up to £5,000 available per crowdfunding project.

Stroud

This crowdfunding programme from Stroud District Council and Spacehive is an opportunity for you to bring to life initiatives and activities which are close to your community’s heart.
Through the programme, Stroud District Council (SDC) has a fund of £135,000 available for the year 2025/2026. Eligible projects could receive a pledge from SDC of up to £10,000 (up to a maximum of 50% of the project’s target).

Shropshire

This new crowdfunding programme from Shropshire Council in partnership with Spacehive, is an opportunity for you to bring forward an impactful project in your neighbourhood and receive financial support from the Council and the local community – via crowdfunding – to help make it happen.

Walsall

Crowdfund Walsall gives local people the opportunity to create and deliver projects aiming to enhance our area. Our platform is a place to connect businesses, residents and communities to showcase ideas for the borough and attract funds. Along with tailored support, Crowdfund Walsall are able to provide a maximum pledge of £3,500 to individual projects.

Tamworth

This crowdfunding programme from Tamworth Borough Council and Spacehive is an opportunity for organisations to deliver meaningful and impactful projects in our community. We are looking for ideas that build and promote good relationships in our neighbourhoods and strengthen bonds between people of all backgrounds and ages.

As part of this programme the council has created the Community Recovery Fund to support crowdfunding campaigns. The fund can support both capital and revenue elements up to a total amount of £10,000 per project.

South and East Lincolnshire
Cotswold

Cotswold citizens know best what is needed in their neighbourhoods, what works, what’s truly sustainable and they have the skills, creativity and talent/drive to shape their local area and the future they want. Crowdfund Cotswold provides springboard for locally-led ideas to attract funding more easily, while enabling everyone who cares about their community to contribute – chipping in as little as £2 to help bring projects to life.

CrowdFundLeicester
Leicester

CrowdFundLeicester is all about connecting people, communities, businesses and resources to good ideas that will improve our City. This initiative is a great way to get people, including the City Mayor, to back your project idea and help make it a reality through crowdfunding.

Sefton

#SeftonCrowd brings people across the borough together through incredible ideas and projects that our communities want to see happen. We want to support local good ideas that improve and maintain our beautiful borough, while giving everyone the opportunity to join in and support a whole host of different projects. Along with pledges from your local community, there is an opportunity to get up to £5,000 from the council towards your crowdfunding campaign.

The United Kingdom

We want to help projects that transform local communities or environments. If you think your project could create a better environment or a more sustainable community, we want to hear from you. Your project could receive a cash boost of up to £1,000, as well as access to materials, equipment and even people to help get it off the ground.

The United Kingdom

At idverde we want to support people to improve their green spaces, enhance their environment, and boost wellbeing across the UK. We will fund inspiring ideas and help make them a reality, so whether you want to spruce up a community garden or build an aquaponic roof-top farm, we want to see your ideas!