THE DHL UK FOUNDATION — grant history
Latest income
£579k
Grants listed (FY2026)
13
Listed grants total
£1.2m
Accounts grants total
£1.1m
listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2026 accounts
Application guidance — from the funder’s own website
- How to apply: If you are a DHL UK&I employee or pensioner you can apply for Match It! We will match your fundraising and volunteering hours making a donation to a UK registered charity that you are supporting. You can submit an application using the apply now button below.
- What they don’t fund: Match It! does not allow applicants to claim funding for: Individuals, Political organisations, Religious bodies or sectarian causes, Building appeals.
What this funder supports
Causes funded
Where grantees operate
- Throughout England
- Throughout England And Wales
- Scotland
- Kent
- Medway
What changed: FY2024 → FY2026
| Change | Grantee | FY2024 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new | Spear | — | £200k |
| new | Education & Employability | — | £149k |
| new | The Talent Foundry | — | £100k |
| new | GET FURTHER LTD | — | £100k |
| new | Catch22 | — | £98k |
| new | Lift Schools | — | £89k |
| new | Research and Impact | — | £38k |
| up | Think Forward | £120k | £200k |
| down | Helping Hands Scheme | £96k | £46k |
| down | Other: Trustee donations | £5k | £900 |
| not listed | STREET LEAGUE | £293k | — |
| not listed | TEACH FIRST | £250k | — |
| not listed | CITY YEAR UK | £135k | — |
| not listed | Outward Bound Trust | £133k | — |
| not listed | THE BOOKMARK EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD | £100k | — |
| not listed | DIFFERENCE | £100k | — |
| not listed | Coram Beanstalk | £7k | — |
| not listed | Other: International disasters | £5k | — |
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spear | FY2026 | £200k | Strategic Funding |
| Think Forward | FY2026 | £200k | Strategic Funding |
| Education & Employability | FY2026 | £149k | Engagement programmes |
| Match it! | FY2026 | £103k | Engagement programmes |
| The Talent Foundry | FY2026 | £100k | GoTeach Programme |
| Get Further | FY2026 | £100k | Strategic Funding |
| Place2Be | FY2026 | £100k | Strategic Funding |
| Catch22 | FY2026 | £98k | GoTeach Programme |
| Lift Schools | FY2026 | £89k | GoTeach Programme |
| Helping Hands Scheme | FY2026 | £46k | Helping Hands |
| Research and Impact | FY2026 | £38k | Research and Impact |
| Go Teach | FY2026 | £3k | GoTeach Programme |
| Other: Trustee donations | FY2026 | £900 | Other |
| Street League | FY2026 | amount not stated | Strategic Funding (Partnership concluded Dec 2025, new agreement May 2026) |
| Outward Bound Trust | FY2026 | amount not stated | Strategic Funding (Partnership ended Oct 2025) |
| City Year UK | FY2026 | amount not stated | Strategic Funding (Partnership ended Aug 2025) |
| Teach First | FY2026 | amount not stated | Strategic Funding (Partnership ended Oct 2025) |
| Bookmark | FY2026 | amount not stated | Strategic Funding (Partnership ended April 2026) |
| The Difference | FY2026 | amount not stated | Strategic Funding (Partnership ended Dec 2025) |
| Street League | FY2024 | £293k | Employability programme and academies |
| Teach First | FY2024 | £250k | Recruitment and training of teachers |
| City Year UK | FY2024 | £135k | Volunteer mentors and CMI qualifications |
| Outward Bound Trust | FY2024 | £133k | Bursary support for outdoor learning and employability |
| Think Forward | FY2024 | £120k | Long-term coaching and 'Making Strides' programme |
| Match it! | FY2024 | £108k | Employee fundraising matching |
| Bookmark | FY2024 | £100k | Reading support for primary school children |
| Place2Be | FY2024 | £100k | Children's mental health support in schools |
| The Difference | FY2024 | £100k | Support for specialist senior school leaders |
| Helping Hands Scheme | FY2024 | £96k | Benevolent grants to DHL employees |
| Coram Beanstalk | FY2024 | £7k | Other grant |
| Other: International disasters | FY2024 | £5k | Other grant |
| Other: Trustee donations | FY2024 | £5k | Other grant |
| Go Teach | FY2024 | £4k | Employee engagement activities |
| Street League | FY2023 | £336k | Education & Employability |
| Teach First | FY2023 | £250k | Education & Employability |
| City Year UK | FY2023 | £185k | Education & Employability |
| Think Forward | FY2023 | £170k | Education & Employability |
| Helping Hands Scheme | FY2023 | £135k | Engagement |
| Outward Bound Trust | FY2023 | £126k | Education & Employability |
| Match it! | FY2023 | £106k | Engagement |
| The Difference | FY2023 | £100k | Education & Employability |
| Place2Be | FY2023 | £100k | Education & Employability |
| Coram Beanstalk | FY2023 | £40k | Education & Employability |
| Other: Trustee donations | FY2023 | £8k | Education & Employability |
| Go Teach | FY2023 | £6k | Education & Employability |
| Other: International disasters | FY2023 | £5k | Education & Employability |
| Street League | FY2022 | £326k | Education & Employability |
| Teach First | FY2022 | £250k | Education & Employability |
| City Year UK | FY2022 | £135k | Education & Employability |
| Outward Bound Trust | FY2022 | £132k | Education & Employability |
| Think Forward | FY2022 | £120k | Education & Employability |
| Match it! | FY2022 | £105k | Engagement |
| The Difference | FY2022 | £100k | Education & Employability |
| Place2Be | FY2022 | £100k | Education & Employability |
| Helping Hands Scheme | FY2022 | £89k | Engagement |
| Coram Beanstalk | FY2022 | £75k | Education & Employability |
| Other: International disasters | FY2022 | £15k | Education & Employability |
| Other: Trustee donations | FY2022 | £8k | Education & Employability |
| Go Teach | FY2022 | £2k | Education & Employability |