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Foundation Scotland - Social Investment Fund
The Social Investment Fund offers blended grant and loan investment to social enterprises, community organisations and charities. Investment can be used for capital expenditure, asset acquisition and business growth.
Friends Provident Foundation
Aims to fund organisations and activities that support their vision of a fair and sustainable economy.
Growth Impact Fund
Growth Impact Fund is a partnership between Big Issue Invest and UnLtd to provide social investment for early stage, growing organisations who are looking to help tackle inequality.
NESTA - Arts & Culture Impact Fund
The Arts & Culture Impact Fund is a £20 million impact investment fund for the UK's arts, culture and heritage social enterprises. The fund offers loans repayable until March 2032.
RBS Social & Community Capital - Community Business Loan
Loans are available for established third sector organisations that are delivering high social value - in a sustainable way.
S J Noble Trust
The trust gives grants and loans to promote rural regeneration in Argyll and the Islands. Applicants must have a business or intend to start a business that is located in Argyll & the islands.
SIB - Community Builders Fund
The Community Builders Fund is for UK charities and social enterprises based in England, Wales and Scotland who are improving people’s lives, or the environment they live in.
Scottish Communities Finance - Social Enterprise Bridging Loan
The Social Enterprise Loan Fund is a small fund that is capitalised by the investment of people and organisations within the Scottish Third Sector.
Scottish EDGE
Scottish EDGE is a competition aimed at identifying and supporting Scotland’s up-and-coming, innovative, high-growth potential entrepreneurial talent. You should have an ambitious growth strategy and a commitment to deliver upon it.
Next deadline: 10 Sep 2025
Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust - Funding and Bagpipe Loans
The Trust aims to advance education the arts, heritage, culture and community development by encouraging young people in Scotland to take up and play the chanter, pipes and drums, and by supporting the development of school pipe bands.