The Shackleton Foundation

The Shackleton Foundation provides seed-funding to inspirational leaders and early-stage social enterprises with the potential to make a real difference to the lives of disadvantaged young people.

Next deadline: 4 Aug 2025

The Sir Halley Stewart Trust

The Trust funds projects that focus on the prevention (rather than the alleviation) of human suffering. They have three priority areas Medical, Social and Religious, with education being a central theme that runs across all three.

Next deadline: 24 Oct 2025

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.

The Stevenson Trust

The trustee’s principal aim is to provide financial support to individuals, groups and organisations which operate in Langholm and the surrounding area or for the benefit of its inhabitants although national charities are also supported.

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 True Colours Trust - UK Small Grants

The Trust supports local organisations and projects that work with disabled children and their families on a daily basis.

The Truemark Trust

Small grants are available to mostly small local charities across the UK for the relief of all kinds of social distress and disadvantage.

The Vinehill Trust

The Vinehill Trust makes grants to charitable, educational and ecclesiastical organisations across the United Kingdom in three areas of special interest: music, heritage, and health.

The W M Mann Foundation

General charitable purposes, typically organisations based in Scotland and within the fields of music, the arts, education, medical research and care etc.

The Wakeham Trust

The Trust's core goal is to help small groups of people who are getting together to make a difference in their communities. They are especially interested in helping groups that are starting up and need a little seed money to help them get going.