The Community Ownership Fund helps voluntary and community organisations to buy or renovate assets, such as pubs, sports clubs, theatres, and post office buildings, so they can continue to play a central role in towns and villages across the UK.
To date, the Community Ownership Fund has awarded £1.8m to 9 projects in Wales (please see attached promotional pack for case studies).
There have been some key changes to the eligibility requirements for the fund including:
bringing the match funding requirement down from 50% to 20%, and further reducing the requirement for projects where they are eligible for in-depth support and have been assessed as having the highest need to 10%
extending the funding cap for all asset types from £250,000 to £1 million, in exceptional cases
The fund for Round 3 closes to applications on 12 July 2023. For more information, see: