Just some of the groups we have supported
Have you benefitted yet? Why not apply for a grant?
After the latest round of grants awarded to: St Michael's Church, The Bowling Club and Shap CofE Primary School the total amount of funds given out to good causes within our parish has topped £200,000.
A huge thank you to everyone involved in our charity, the volunteers, the trustees and all customers who have supported us by buying goods and donating goods and cash.
THANK YOU TO YOU ALL!
The next meeting will be in September 2025
Most of our funds are raised through our own charity shop, Second Chance This is run entirely by local volunteers and all proceeds from sales at the shop are distributed as grants to community groups in Shap.
We have now awarded our latest set of grants to local Shap community groups!! See our Previous Grants page for details. Thats a total of £201,138.69of grants awarded so far. Thanks to all our customers, to everyone who has donated goods to the shop and a special thanks to all our hard working volunteers!
The Trustees of Shap Community Enterprise meet four times a year to consider grant applications from local groups. Please see the Apply for a Grant page for full details of how to apply.
If you want to support our work and help generate funding for our important local groups you can help in the following ways;
Second Chance relies on a group of friendly and dedicated volunteers, but we are always in need of an extra pair of hands. Please pop into the shop to talk about volunteering or download an application form below.
10.00 to 4pm Monday to Friday
10.00 to 1pm on Saturdays.