HUBBUB FOUNDATION UK — grant history

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Latest income

£7.4m

Grants listed (FY2025)

Listed grants total

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Accounts grants total

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extracted from its FY2025 accounts

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VISION 21 (GLOUCESTERSHIRE) LTD “We are also one of 100 Nature Hubs funded by Hubbub in 2024 to help people reconnect with nature.”
SOUTH LAKELAND ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE - TOWARDS TRANSITION “Three separate Hubbub grants have supported our community cooking programme and contributed towards the installation of ”
PLOT 22 “We are very grateful to all the people and organisations whose financial support has enabled us to get us this far: Enjo”

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded

Environment/conservation/heritage (3 grantees)
General Charitable Purposes (3 grantees)
Economic/community Development/employment (2 grantees)
Education/training (2 grantees)
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (2 grantees)
Disability (2 grantees)
Other Charitable Purposes (2 grantees)
Religious Activities (2 grantees)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (2 grantees)
Accommodation/housing (1 grantee)

Where grantees operate

Throughout England And Wales (3 grantees)
Czech Republic (1 grantee)
France (1 grantee)
Germany (1 grantee)
Netherlands (1 grantee)
Northern Ireland (1 grantee)
Scotland (1 grantee)
Switzerland (1 grantee)
Belgium (1 grantee)
United States (1 grantee)

What changed: FY2023 → FY2024

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings we have read. A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

Change	Grantee	FY2023	FY2024
new	NHS charities	—	£1.1m
new	Food Hubs	—	£900k
new	Community Fridge Network	—	£900k
new	Nature Hubs	—	£500k
new	Time After Time initiative	—	£400k
not listed	The Co-operative Group	£760k	—
not listed	02: Community Calling	£645k	—
not listed	Virgin Media O2: Time after Time	£411k	—
not listed	In Our Nature	£254k	—
not listed	Food Connect	£214k	—
not listed	Coca-Cola: Dublin Circle City	£204k	—
not listed	In the Loop	£191k	—
not listed	Primark	£131k	—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
NHS charities	FY2024	£1.1m	to support the creation of green spaces for patients, staff, and local communities
Food Hubs	FY2024	£900k	to help communities come together, learn new skills, and tackle local environmental issues
Community Fridge Network	FY2024	£900k	to establish and improve community fridges
Nature Hubs	FY2024	£500k	to develop community-led green spaces
Time After Time initiative	FY2024	£400k	to support eight projects aimed at reducing electronic waste and bridging digital exclusion through tech refurbishment and redistribution
The Co-operative Group	FY2023	£760k	This grant funded set up costs of £4,000 for 100 community fridges, where any member of the public can share and/or take-home surplus food. The grant also provided project management support for the Community Fridge Network, which is managed by Hubbub.
02: Community Calling	FY2023	£645k	Fund to support working with a local community group in Southwark to trial a pilot smartphone donation scheme.
Virgin Media O2: Time after Time	FY2023	£411k	A project to encourage keeping mobile phones for longer including a grant fund and behaviour change campaign.
In Our Nature	FY2023	£254k	A community-led programme building a new movement of everyday climate action across Manchester.
Food Connect	FY2023	£214k	Pilot for establishing a zero-carbon surplus food redistribution scheme in Milton Keynes.
Coca-Cola: Dublin Circle City	FY2023	£204k
In the Loop	FY2023	£191k
Primark	FY2023	£131k	A campaign to understand the durability of clothing and to educate people about how to best value and care for their clothes.
In Our Nature: Urban Greening	FY2023	£126k
KFC: Pick your side	FY2023	£121k
Virgin Media 02: Tech Lending Community Fund	FY2023	£117k	A grant fund supporting temporary accommodation services to set up and run tech lending hubs, loaning refurbished tablets to their beneficiaries with free connectivity from VMQO2.
GLA: Greener Together	FY2023	£93k	Community-led trial to tackle environmental and social inequality in an underserved London community disproportionately affected by the climate crisis.
IGD Services: Scoping for reuse	FY2023	£79k	A project to increase the effectiveness of refill schemes in supermarkets through behavioural insight
Novuna: Employee Engagement	FY2023	£71k	A six-month colleague engagement programme focused on the circular economy.
Innovate: Compostable Packaging	FY2023	£56k	A grant for a collaboration with other entities exploring Compostable Packaging.
OVO Energy: Glasgow Energy Project	FY2023	£54k	Pilot to test the working with one street in Glasgow to make home energy retrofits and inspire energy savings.
Make our Move: Rothschild Foundation	FY2023	£53k	Supporting 25 young people to create their own environmental campaigns.
Dunelm: Pass it on with Purpose	FY2023	£42k	A trial with Dunelm customers to test peer-to-peer buying, selling and donating of second-hand homeware and furniture in-store and online.
Welcome Break	FY2023	£38k	Project at two service stations to improve recycling on the go and tackle litter.
Caboodle: Microsoft IT Food	FY2023	£38k
Playtech	FY2023	£37k	Year-long employee engagement programme including a listening phase and four topics from e-waste to energy, to inspire environmental action at work and home.
Food Savy	FY2023	£35k	A campaign with Norfolk & Suffolk Councils to support residents to reduce food waste.
Pets at Home	FY2023	£33k	Research, employee engagement and behaviour change campaigns.
IKEA: Circular Hubs	FY2023	£25k	Project with IKEA centred around giving a second chance for IKEA furniture.
In the Loop: McDonalds	FY2023	£24k	Grant funds for councils to establish projects to enable the public to recycle when out and about.
Renewing Household Recycling	FY2023	£24k	A communications campaign to enable and inspire residents in south Yorkshire to recycle more items and better, to reduce contamination.
Telefonica: Youth Advisory Council	FY2023	£22k	Establishing and coordinating a Youth Advisory Council for VMO2.
Gloucester Council: Repair	FY2023	£21k	A repair pop up shop in Gloucester and digital campaign to get residents in Gloucestershire to repair, share and reuse bikes, electricals and textiles
Reusable cup collaboration	FY2023	£20k	A cross-chain collaboration to pilot a city-wide, borrowable, reusable cup scheme in Glasgow.
London Borough of Newham: Greener Together	FY2023	£15k
Belazu Home Run	FY2023	£14k	An employee engagement campaign to support Belazu employees to make environmental choices at work and at home.
State of the Nation	FY2023	£13k	Research report investigating mobile e-waste and circularity among young people.
Eximedia: Trafford Centre Insights	FY2023	£7k	A project to improve recycling and engage customers to waste less, in the Trafford centre, Manchester.
BNF — Sustainable Student Diets	FY2023	£6k
Homes for Students: Action on food waste	FY2023	£5k	Small digital communications campaign to encourage and nudge students to reduce food waste.
Centre for Digital Connect	FY2023	£5k	Grant given to fund the digital training of a staff member.
John Lewis: Circular Economy Fund	FY2023	£3k	A £1 million innovation grant fund to identify trailblazing ideas and innovations to boost the transition towards the circular economy — focused on textiles and household products, services and technology.
Kiehl's: SUP initiative	FY2023	£3k	Funds the designing, creation and manufacturing of stand-up paddleboards using recycled Kiehl’s plastic.
E-Bay: Fashion Circular Innovation Fund	FY2023	£3k	Supporting eBay to deliver the fund which inspires SMEs to create new, innovative tech ideas that aid buyers and sellers to adopt a circular approach to fashion.
Lucozade Ribena: Love Forest	FY2023	£497	This grant was to fund a litter and recycling campaign in the Forest of Dean.
Investec	FY2023	£150
Coca-Cola: Treasure Your Rivers	FY2023	£132	This fund, financed by the Coca-Cola Foundation, has enabled Hubbub to set up the Treasure Your River campaign which is a collaborative project to remove litter from five of the UK’s main rivers.
Tate & Lyle: Keep baking, start baking	FY2023	£72	A social media campaign giving tips for energy-efficient baking.
Tesco: Healthy & Sustainable Diets	FY2023	£13	A behaviour change trial to learn what interventions best support Tesco customers on lower incomes to eat more sustainably.
Pret A Manger	FY2021	£1.4m
The Co-operative Group	FY2021	£338k	Community Fridges
Shell International Limited	FY2021	£338k
The Co-operative Group	FY2021	£338k	Community Fridges
Coca-Cola: Treasure Your Rivers	FY2021	£177k	Treasure Your Rivers
City of London: Plastic Fishing	FY2021	£156k	Plastic Fishing
The Co-operative Group	FY2021	£94k	Community Fridges
Other donations and grants	FY2021	£75k
Leeds University Rag	FY2021	£72k
Bunzl: EPPIC Plastic	FY2021	£63k	EPPIC Plastic
Aviva Foundation: Community Calling	FY2021	£50k	Community Calling
Aviva	FY2021	£50k	Community Calling
The Whiskey Exchange	FY2021	£45k
Starbucks	FY2021	£45k
Lucozade Ribena: Love Forest	FY2021	£44k	Love Forest
Bunzl	FY2021	£35k	COP26 / EPPIC Plastic
Kusuma Trust: Lancaster West	FY2021	£35k	Lancaster West
Fittleworth	FY2021	£30k
EQ Foundation	FY2021	£24k
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust: Love Where You Live	FY2021	£24k	Love Where You Live
Bunzl: COP26	FY2021	£20k	COP26
Coca-Cola: Circle City	FY2021	£18k	Circle City
GLA: Greener Together	FY2021	£18k	Greener Together
Norfolk & Suffolk Councils: Food Savvy	FY2021	£16k	Food Savvy
London Borough of Newham: Greener Together	FY2021	£15k	Greener Together
The Co-operative Group	FY2021	£15k	Community Fridges
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust	FY2021	£13k	Love Where You Live
Food Connect	FY2021	£11k	Food Connect
Marsh and McLennan	FY2021	£11k
Wates Family Foundation	FY2021	£10k	Urban greening
Community Fridges: Big Lottery	FY2021	£6k	Community Fridges
Rothschild Foundation	FY2021	£253	Community Fridges

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (no individually listed grants). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.