Better Futures Fund

Better Futures Fund

SES Water are part of the Pennon Group alongside South West Water, Bristol Water and Bournemouth Water.

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in supporting projects and charities in the places where we live and work, helping to build stronger communities.

To provide more support to our communities, the Pennon Group have launched the £5m Better Futures Fund. For Sutton and East Surrey customers, the fund will provide £353,000 over five years, in addition to the £200m programme to help customers who are vulnerable or struggling financially across the Pennon family.

The fund includes £2.5m for community groups involved with physical activity, education, health and wellbeing, and positive environmental impacts. The remaining £2.5m will go towards alleviating hardship.

Better Futures will help to unlock opportunities and bring positive change to the communities we serve.

ActionFunder

We’ve partnered with ActionFunder, an online platform that matches organisations like ours to not-for-profit community groups like yours.

 ActionFunder will match you with us and our Community Outreach Team will review these matches monthly.

 If you’re successful we’ll send you a funding invitation through ActionFunder, and the rest is taken from there. 

 If we can’t offer support on that occasion, you’ll be able to match with other organisations through ActionFunder, or we may revisit you at our next review.

Apply for funding

Community funding - eligibility criteria

To apply for a share of the community funding, your project needs to involve one or more of the following:

1. Nature and the environment

   Projects and organisations that directly impact and protect nature for the benefit of community health and wellbeing

2. Education

   Providing new opportunities to help people of all ages grow and develop

3. Community

   Groups that bring people together to create a sense of purpose within communities

4. Vulnerability
   Organisations providing care and support to people who need extra help.

If you have questions about the fund or want to check if your project is eligible, please email BetterFuturesCommunity@seswater.co.uk, including SES Water in the subject line.

Apply for funding

We’re using the Action Funder website to help us manage the fund. Visit their site for details of how to apply. 

Apply for funding