Lindsays Charitable Trust

Provides funding for groups and individuals for conservation, the environment, wildlife projects, the arts and medical research. Normally supports smaller less known charities working in specialised fields.

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.

St Katharine's Fund

The trust makes a large number of mostly small grants to charities, with a preference for those in Dundee and Tayside.

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 Feb 2026

The Big Give - Small Charity Week

The inaugural Small Charity Week match funding campaign will help to build the resilience, skills and profile of the small charity sector whilst helping them raise vital, unrestricted funding to further their impact.

Due to open: 5 Jan 2026

Educational Opportunity Foundation - Main Fund

The Educational Opportunity Foundation supports charitable organisations working to improve access to education or the quality of education for children and young people under the age of 25, both in the UK and internationally.

Next deadline: 14 Jan 2026

Charles Hayward Foundation - Overseas - Main Grants

Funds projects that improve the livelihoods of disadvantaged communities in Commonwealth Countries of Africa.

Next deadline: 30 Jan 2026

The Graham Trust

Supports a range of areas including arts, heritage, disability, prevention of poverty and animal welfare. The Trust has a preference to give to charitable organisations operating in Scotland.

Charles Hayward Foundation - Social & Criminal Justice - Main Grants

Funds activities which prevent people entering the criminal justice system and support those already in the system to move on and rebuild their lives.

Next deadline: 30 Jan 2026

Petplan Charitable Trust - Welfare Grants

Welfare grants are awarded once a year. Applicants must be charities and grants must provide a direct benefit to the species supported by Petplan ie. dogs, cats, rabbits and horses.

Next deadline: 12 Dec 2025