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The National Lottery Community Fund - (Scotland) - Young Start
Young Start is a grants programme that distributes money from dormant bank accounts. They will support a wide range of projects for up to three years that will make children and young people aged 8 to 24 confident, healthy, connected or enterprising.
Next deadline: 19 Dec 2025
1001 Critical Days Foundation - Grants
1001 Critical Days Foundation awards grants to UK registered charities delivering work that supports babies during the 1001 critical days – from pregnancy to the age of two.
Next deadline: 19 Dec 2025
A E H Salvesen's 1985 Charitable Trust
The Trust offers support to a wide range of organisations under the headings of education, religion, health, arts, environment, age, ill-health and disability.
A M Garnett Charitable Trust
The Trust fund exists primarily to assist bodies helping medicine, the environment and education.
AMW Charitable Trust
The trust objects are widely drawn and include: religion, education, culture, social and physical wellbeing, poverty, and physical and mental disabilities. Priority is given to applications from the West of Scotland but also funds national organisations.
Aberlour Urgent Assistance Fund
Aberlour’s Urgent Assistance Fund can provide immediate relief to families with children (aged 21 and under, or 25 if care experienced) who are facing hardship. Families who are struggling to provide food, heating and clothing for their children.
Alfred Dunhill Links Foundation
Supports charities with a link to St Andrews, Kingsbarns and Carnoustie, golf in Scotland, and the preservation of St Andrews.
Next deadline: 1 Jul 2026
Allander Youth Activities Trust
The Trust promotes the education and training of young people across youth organisations. Activities funded include: climbing, mountain biking, quad biking, skiing, sailing, kayaking and trips to various places of interest.
Allied Vehicles Charitable Trust
The Allied Vehicles Charitable Trust was set up to support charity and community organisations.
Andrew Paton's Charitable Trust
This Trust has general charitable purposes with a preference for Scotland, particularly the West of Scotland and Glasgow. It tends to fund the same charities each year.