Community Funding and Grants

Available for capital projects, such as:

• community building improvements
• new playground equipment
• sports facilities

Funding applications up to £20,000 are recommended. 

Grant payments will be made after April 2026, on completion of your project and receipt of supplier invoices.

Surrey Community Action provide expert advice on any and all matters to do with the operation and management of community buildings in Surrey.

Previous projects awarded Capital Grant funding

Chart Downs Community Centre – £10,000 in 2024/25

• To help fund the installation of a new boiler.

Leatherhead Community Hub – £25,000 in 2024/25

• To help fund the renovation of the front of the LCH building

Charlwood Parish Hall – £20,000 in 2023/24

• Contribution towards structural work on the Parish Hall.

North Holmwood Village Hall – £5,000 in 2023/24

• Funding towards structural work on the Village Hall building.

Oakwood Hill Village Hall – £12,500 in 2023/24

• Contribution towards the cladding of the Village Hall.

South Bookham SPACE – £12,500 in 2023/24

• Funding towards the purchase of solar panels for the centre.

The Leatherhead Institute – £10,000 in 2023/24

• Funding towards the replacement of the building’s windows.

Headley Village Hall – £12,000 in 2022/23

• Funding towards the improvements to the Hall’s outdoor recreation area and toilet facilities.

Westcott Sports Club – £5,000 in 2022/23

• Contribution towards the resurfacing of the driveway.

Pending a review of the Thomas Flack Trust Fund in relation to its income from property assets, the grant fund will not open for applications as usual in April 2024. Please continue to visit the webpage for updates.

Previous projects awarded Thomas Flack Fund Grant funding

Leatherhead & District Twinning Association – £1,200 in 2024/25

• Funding towards an art installation to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the formal twinning

Leatherhead & Dorking Gymnastics Club – £5,000 in 2024/25

• Funding towards the purchase of sensory equipment

Leatherhead Community Hub – £10,000 in 2024/25

• To help fund the renovation of the front of the LCH building

Fetcham Residents Association – £2,489 in 2023/24

• Contribution towards the purchase of a new village sign

Friends of Oakfield Junior School – £1,500 in 2023/24

• Contribution towards the reinstatement of the local community pond

South Bookham SPACE – £10,000 in 2023/24

• Funding towards the purchase of solar panels for the centre.

Ashtead Tennis Players Club – £5,000 in 2022/23

• Funding towards the installation of floodlights

B@titude – £4,073 in 2022/23

• To help fund equipment costs

Intergenerational Music Making – £500 in 2022/23

• Funding towards music sessions

Parochial Church Council of Leatherhead – £12,500 in 2022/23

• To help fund the installation of a new kitchen

We provide revenue funding through our property investment vehicle MOVA to three organisations which have been identified as playing a significant role in helping us meet our wellbeing priorities.

Organisations receiving funding in 2024/25

Citizen’s Advice Mole Valley – £120,000

• To support provision of free advice service for everyone living and working in Mole Valley

East Surrey Domestic Abuse Service – £15,735

• To provide specialist domestic abuse outreach services to Mole Valley residents and to manage the ‘Sanctuary Scheme’ within Mole Valley

Central Surrey Voluntary Action – £12,000

• To resource on-going core work as a community and voluntary support service with integrated volunteer centre

Christmas activities

We contribute towards Christmas lights and activities in town centres across Mole Valley, including Dorking, Leatherhead, Ashtead, Bookham and Fetcham.

Closed churchyards

We provide funding for the maintenance of churchyards which are closed to burials, including those at St. Nicholas, Great Bookham, St. Margaret’s, Ockley, St. John’s Chapel and Holy Trinity Church, Westcott, and St. Martin’s Church, Dorking.