Guide to finding funding
For support with funding and fundraising, take a look at our funding guide.
Social Investment Scotland - Bridging Loans
A bridging loan is a short-term loan that provides quick access to funds for social enterprises and charities that need to cover a short-term cash shortfall.
Cray Trust
This trust mainly supports charities benefitting young people in the east of Scotland. They tend to favour children's, health, carers and church charities.
Queensberry House Trust
The Trust tends to focus on supporting the elderly in the Lothians. The Trust's objects are widely drawn but the trustees generally give where the need is shown and the donation would make a significant difference to the charity concerned.
Next deadline: 15 Sep 2025
Weavers Benevolent Fund
Funds are given to help disadvantaged young people and to address problems faced by offenders, ex-offenders and their families. There is a preference for supporting smaller charities which provide direct services.
Next deadline: 3 Jul 2025
The Percy Bilton Charity
The charity offers capital grants to UK registered charities who assist disadvantaged young people, people with disabilities or mental health problems and older people.
LandTrust - Scottish Landfill Communities Fund
The aim of the scheme is to enable landfill operators to support various types of environmental projects by donating a percentage of their landfill tax liability.
Scottish Sea Farms - Heart of the Community Trust
Provides grants to community projects that deliver lasting change in Shetland, Orkney, Highland and Argyll.
Andrew & Mary Elizabeth Little Charitable Trust
Provides relief and direct assistance to aged, infirm, blind, poor, impoverished, distressed or sick person or persons with preference for the City of Glasgow. Funds are given to individuals and organisations.
Foundation Scotland - Glenkens & District Community Fund
Funding to support our communities to be connected, resilient and carbon-neutral place. Priorities for the fund are directly linked to the Glenkens & District Community Action Plan.
Next deadline: 17 Sep 2025
Armed Forces Families Fund - Early Years programme
Grants are available for projects which help enhance early childhood education and childcare settings to meet specific needs of young children from Armed Forces families.
Next deadline: 4 Jun 2025