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Supporting Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Asda Foundation - Local Community Spaces Fund

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ASDA Foundation knows that accessible community spaces can be a lifeline for local people, and many of these spaces require funding to repair, renovate and develop them so that they can continue delivering vital activities and services.

To be eligible to apply for this fund, your community space must be an accessible place where members of the community can interact, seek support and access a variety of services and activities.

Funds projects which meet at least one of the following objectives:

  • Carry out essential repairs to enable the space to continue to function.
  • Renovate an existing space to accommodate more users/activities.
  • Create a new community space where groups can meet and undertake activities.
  • Improve accessibility to, or within, a community building.

The following list provides examples of the items and services that they would fund:

  • Kitchen and bathroom refurbishments
  • Roof and floors repairs
  • Disabled access ramps to a community building
  • Boilers and heating
  • Transformation of a disused space into a functional space
  • Creation of a new permanent space
  • Building extensions
  • Upgrades and replacements to windows and doors
  • Essential building security upgrades
  • Removable items (e.g. soft furnishings, tables and chairs, white goods and electrical items, garden machinery) provided they only make up a small portion of a wider application to repair, renovate, or develop a community space.

They expect to fund around 70 projects. Please plan for your project to start no earlier than September 2025, as they cannot offer retrospective payments. Funding must be used, and your project completed, by December 2026.

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Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:
Grant
Type of cost:
Capital, Revenue

Fund award sizes

Minimum:
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Maximum:
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Annually awarded:
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Notes on award amounts:
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Who can apply

Community groups who are looking to improve or transform a local space near to them. They encourage applications from groups with free to access services that are inclusive to many. See eligibility criteria.

Maximum annual income:
£250,000

When to apply

Applications now open, the next deadline is Wednesday 28th May 2025, 10am. If they have a high level of applications, they may close the application window earlier. All funding outcomes will be communicated in September.

Next deadline: 28 May 2025

How to apply

Complete the eligibility checker and submit your online application via their website.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Citizenship and community involvement Community development and regeneration Community facilities Heritage and building preservation Sport and physical activity Recreation and social activities

Beneficiaries funded: General public Local communities

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