North Ayrshire Council - Town Charitable Trust

North Ayrshire Council has a number of Charitable Trusts for particular towns and villages which are intended to provide assistance to those in need.

Royal Bank of Scotland Social & Community Capital

Social & Community Capital offers repayable loans to social enterprises, charities and community businesses.

Sabina Sutherland Charitable Trust

The Trust awards grants for activities which advance religion, arts, culture, heritage or science, environment, and the relief of poverty, plus general charitable activities.

Screwfix Foundation

Supports projects that improve, fix and repair buildings, homes and facilities specifically used by people in need throughout the UK.

Next deadline: 10 Nov 2026

Seven Friends Foundation

Seven Friends Foundation provides small grants to organisations that support and promote causes which are otherwise ignored, unpopular or pertain to marginalised groups.

Shetland Community Benefit Fund - Viking Community Fund - Strategic Fund

Funding for community-focussed activities which sustain and develop Shetland’s communities and clearly focus on the priorities identified in SCBF's business plan.

Next deadline: 31 Oct 2026

Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Ann Rylands Small Donations Programme

Makes small grants to support smaller charities providing practical and emotional support to people with – or at high risk of – physical or mental ill health, people living with disability, and their families and carers.

Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation

Supports registered charities helping people experiencing hardship and/or underserved groups to access a place to call home and/or improve financial wellbeing.

Social Business Trust

SBT’s mission is to support high growth potential social enterprises to scale-up their impact. They do that by investing cash grants and professional support from seven partner organisations in a carefully selected portfolio of social enterprises.

South Kyle Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund

Funding to improve the social, economic and environmental benefit for the communities of Dalmellington, Patna and New Cumnock in East Ayrshire and Carsphairn in Dumfries & Galloway.