Useful Organisations for Working with Communities

The national membership network supporting local community organisations to be strong and successful.

Civic Voice is the national charity for the civic movement in England.

The independent trust that strengthens communities through community business to make places thrive.

A membership organisation supporting community businesses in rural locations.

Membership organisation which brings together and supports of local community groups who are working to restore, or are based out of, historic sites.

These 7 organisations are statutory consultees on planning decisions applications to demolish, alter or extend individual historic buildings.

Provides advice, grants and loans to help communities across the UK find enterprising new ways to revitalise the old buildings they love.

Europe’s biggest conservation charity which protects and cares for places so people and nature can thrive.

tThe international professional body that supports people committed to developing, managing, and making places better.

Educational charity that helps people participate in archaeology. They run the Young Archaeologists’ Clubs and the annual Festival of Archaeology.

The leading professional body representing archaeologists working in the UK and overseas.

The national charity protecting churches at risk.

Realising The Prince of Wales’s vision of creating communities for a more sustainable world.

Uses Lottery money to fund projects of all sizes that connect people to the UK’s heritage.

Uses Lottery money to support community-led projects that build social connections through community activities.

Invests in research and innovation to enrich lives, drive economic growth, and create jobs and high-quality public services across the UK.

A research institute with people at the heart, exploring what works for UK communities.

Working to build an inclusive higher education sector where communities can contribute to, and benefit from, knowledge, teaching and research.