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Funding research for UK CICs, for £5 a month.

An expanded monthly Funding Radar pack with researched opportunities, CIC eligibility guidance and planning tools — delivered by email.

  • Expanded monthly Funding Radar pack
  • CIC-focused eligibility and suitability guidance
  • Practical next steps for each opportunity
  • Deadline and action planning
  • Radar Watch and upcoming funding signals
  • Supporting resources and templates
  • Additional funding updates when available
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October 2026 Premium edition

Take a look inside GrantNest Premium

Every month, GrantNest brings together researched funding opportunities with the information you need to decide whether they're worth pursuing.

We've used UnLtd — a well-known funder — as an example to show how each funding opportunity is researched and presented, including eligibility restrictions, suitability considerations and practical next steps.

See the full UnLtd example
  • CIC eligibility and restrictions
  • What the funding can support
  • Key deadlines and preparation
  • Whether an opportunity is worth exploring
GrantNest Premium · Funding profileSample

UnLtd Awards

Funding
Up to £8,000 (Starting Up) / £18,000 (Scaling Up)
Suitable for
Early-stage social entrepreneurs and developing social ventures, subject to criteria
Important checks
  • Venture age and trading history
  • Which Award programme applies
  • Traded-income requirement (Scaling Up)
  • Eligible expenditure

GrantNest note

Being a CIC doesn't make you eligible on its own. Ventures incorporated or running for over four years are excluded, and Scaling Up needs £18,000+ traded income in the last 12 months.

Researched 15 October 2026 · Not affiliated with UnLtd

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Example: October 2026

What's included in your Premium Funding Radar?

Here's an example of what was included in our October 2026 Premium edition. Contents vary from month to month.

01

Funding opportunities

The researched grants and eligibility information.

  • 12 main funding opportunities
  • One specialist bonus opportunity
  • Eligibility shortcuts

02

Funding intelligence

Prioritisation notes, upcoming schemes and funding signals.

  • Top Radar Picks
  • Radar Watch for upcoming opportunities

03

Planning tools

Deadline tracking and application preparation.

  • Funding deadlines and action planning
  • Application tracker
  • Application preparation guidance

04

Practical resources

Self-guided templates and funding preparation materials.

  • Funding Match Guide (self-assessment)
  • CIC Funding Passport

What Premium is — and isn't

What you're paying for
Ongoing research, CIC eligibility checking, curation and funding intelligence — so you don't have to do all the searching yourself.
What arrives each month
An expanded Funding Radar pack with researched opportunities and supporting information.
Between packs
Additional funding intelligence or alerts when there are useful developments.
How you receive it
By email, with links to the pack and resources. There's no separate dashboard to log in to.
What you're not buying
Individual grant matching, bespoke research for your CIC, or grant writing.
Why it's £5
GrantNest is a low-cost way to access curated funding research for CICs.
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