The Seafarers' Charity

The Seafarers' Charity makes a life-changing impact in troubled times. They award grants to organisations support those who work – or have worked – at sea, and their families.

The Stafford Trust

Funds charities under the headings of animal welfare; child / adult welfare; medical research; local community projects; HM services personnel; sea rescue; overseas appeals. Preference is given to applications from Scotland.

Next deadline: 31 Dec 2025

The Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust

Makes grants to UK projects of significance to horticulture (or botany with a strong horticultural content) and education for horticulture.

Next deadline: 15 Feb 2026

The Tillyloss Trust

Preference may be given to smaller charities benefiting or assisting young people belonging to, or associated with, the City of Dundee and smaller organisations encouraging medical research and the relief of suffering.

The Trades House of Glasgow - Commonweal Fund

The committee can make grants to all schemes for social improvement including: child welfare; social and moral training of youth; charitable and educational schemes, and schemes for the advancement of education or for scientific study or research.

Next deadline: 2 Jan 2026

The Ulverscroft Foundation

The Ulverscroft Foundation supports projects that help visually impaired people.

Next deadline: 15 Sep 2025

The W M Mann Foundation

General charitable purposes, typically registered charities based in Scotland, serving the needs of Scots, and within the fields of music, arts, education, medical research and care etc.

Wellcome Trust

The trust's vision is to achieve extraordinary improvements in human and animal health. It offers a wide variety of funding schemes.

abrdn Charitable Foundation - Innovation grant

Supports projects which meet their planet and people strategy for tomorrow’s generation.

abrdn Charitable Foundation - Regional small grants

Supports projects which meet their planet and people strategy for tomorrow’s generation.