Hubbub Foundation UK

Hubbub Foundation UK, an award-winning environmental charity founded in 2014 by Trewin Restorick, drives conservation, protection, and improvement of the physical environment by boosting public knowledge and sparking behaviour change for people and planetary ecology. Its distinctive insight-driven approach uses creative, evidence-based campaigns to make sustainable choices intuitive and accessible, rooted in values of inclusivity, collaboration, creativity, and practical action. Hubbub excels as an agile convener, blending research, participatory grantmaking, and hands-on support to demystify sustainability for diverse audiences.

It prioritises food waste reduction, resource reuse, sustainable lifestyles, plastic reduction, urban greening, and circular economy solutions, funding projects like the Community Fridge Network (over 700 sites), Food Waste Race, Eat More Plants challenges, Live LAGOM with IKEA, Ballot Bins, and In Our Nature. Beneficiaries span the UK public—especially children, youth, older people, and deprived communities—via grants for project delivery, capacity building, community-led activities, campaigns, services, advocacy, and education, delivering scalable impacts like millions of positive actions and tonnes of saved food.

Eligible applicants include UK-registered charities, CICs, community groups, social enterprises, academic institutions, and micro/small businesses (<50 employees, turnover under £10M), operating UK-wide (focus on England/Wales, prioritising deprivation). Typical grants range £3,000–£60,000 (most £3,000–£9,000). Unsolicited applications via online forms in advertised rounds (check website for deadlines, e.g., Community Food Hubs closed June 2025); some require initial Expression of Interest, with decisions in 4–8 weeks. Excludes core costs; stands out for partnership-oriented, replicable innovations fostering habit formation at scale.