Working alongside communities to shape shared futures
We bring people together across the North West and North Coast of Northern Ireland – and connect this region with the City of London – to strengthen communities, care for shared places and create lasting opportunities.
How We Work
How we plan to make a difference
We are a long-standing partner to communities across the North West and North Coast of Northern Ireland. Our role is to support shared place, shared purpose and shared futures — strengthening communities today and for generations to come. We also connect this region with the City of London, helping to build relationships and opportunities that support communities across the North West and North Coast.
Our work focuses on the issues that matter most to communities across the region — from early years provision and education, to the care of waterways, and the role of culture and heritage in shaping shared experience. We take a long-term approach, recognising that progress is built through trust, partnership and sustained effort. This includes grant funding, alongside wider work to connect people, strengthen partnerships and support community-led activity.
A trusted, neutral convenor
We act as a trusted, neutral convenor — bringing together people, organisations and partners across communities and sectors.
What makes us distinctive is our ability to connect place and partnership. Our work is rooted in the North West and North Coast, and shaped by long-standing relationships with the City of London.
Through this, we connect people, ideas and opportunities across regions — widening access to resources and supporting shared progress.
Our non-political, non-religious position allows us to work across boundaries in ways that are open, constructive and inclusive.
Rooted locally
We work alongside communities across the North West and North Coast of Northern Ireland, supporting activity in towns, villages and coastal areas across the region.
Our long-standing presence means we understand the importance of place — and how shared spaces, local connections and community leadership contribute to lasting change.
Creating lasting impact
We measure our work through the difference it makes in communities — supporting participation, strengthening organisations and improving outcomes for people and place.
Our impact is built in partnership with communities, organisations and volunteers across the region — and through connections that extend beyond it, including links with the City of London.
Our Work
Our 3 strategic goals designed to support our communities
We provide grant funding to support community-led activity aligned to our strategic goals. If you are looking for funding, you can explore current opportunities and how to apply through our Grants section.
Early Years Provision
Waterways & Stewardship
Working with communities and partners to care for rivers, fisheries and shared natural resources.
Culture, Heritage & Reconciliation
Supporting activity that brings people together through participation, creativity and shared use of place.
Recent Grants
Stories from our grant holders
News & Insights
What we are learning along the way
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