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BRIT Trust Grants

The BRIT Trust welcomes applications for grant funding consistent with its mission of improving lives through the power of music and the creative arts. The grant program is aimed at registered charities conducting music-focused activities for ages 16 and above within the UK. Applications are reviewed by the Trust Grant Committee in light of the organization's mission and the strength of the case being made, considering long-term commitments and grant-making priorities. The application process includes multiple phases: initial review by the Grant Committee, consideration by the Board of Trustees, due diligence procedures for shortlisted applicants, and final ratification. Successful applicants will be required to sign a formal letter of acceptance and provide formal reporting and evaluation of their activity as part of due diligence. The Trust PR Committee and Grant Committee work with beneficiaries to identify the best timing for communications to profile and publicise the donation.

The Britford Bridge Trust Grants

The Britford Bridge Trust is a family foundation that provides grants supporting the advancement of education, culture, heritage and science, the protection of the environment, and the relief of those in need. The Trust favours applications that have national and international relevance. Applications are reviewed quarterly with cut-off dates on 30 March, 30 June, 30 September, and 31 December each year. The Trust supports causes including the prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the advancement of health or the saving of lives, and the advancement of the arts, culture, heritage, or science. Applicants must have national or international reach, with regional consideration given to projects in the Dorset and Cambridge areas only. The Trust will not consider applications from overseas charities and causes, or medical research, as the family has existing arrangements covering these areas.

Hospital Saturday Fund Grants for Organisations 2026

The Hospital Saturday Fund is a registered charity that provides assistance through its charitable funds for registered charities, hospices and medical organisations which are in need of grants for medical projects, care, research or support of medical training. The fund offers two grant categories: Standard grants of up to £2,000 or €3,000, and Large grants of up to £10,000 or €13,500 (maximum amount). The fund will consider giving grants towards medical projects, capital projects, medical care or research, hospice/respite care, and in support of medical training. Running costs are also considered. For UK NHS hospitals, applications will normally be accepted for projects only. The Grant Making Committee meets quarterly throughout the year to review applications.

Barcapel Foundation Grant

The Barcapel Foundation provides financial assistance primarily to organisations with Registered Charitable Status in Scotland, though it may occasionally make awards to non-registered organisations and individuals with charitable aims. The foundation has three priority areas of interest for funding: health, heritage, and youth. Grants are awarded predominantly to charities operating in Scotland. The foundation meets regularly to review applications, with grants typically not exceeding £100,000. Applicants must demonstrate that their interests, aims, and objectives are compatible with those of Barcapel Foundation. The foundation does not support individual applications for travel, organisations promoting religious or political beliefs, or feasibility study costs. Local charities whose work takes place outside the British Isles are also unlikely to receive support.

The Turtleton Charitable Trust

The Turtleton Charitable Trust was established under a Deed of Trust in 2007 with the particular aim of supporting heritage and the arts, principally in Scotland. The Trustees also consider a limited number of applications each year in aid of charities supporting the disadvantaged and the advancement of education. The Trust makes grants to charities which work in the advancement of the arts, culture and heritage (particularly favoring heritage and the visual arts), and support of the disadvantaged and the advancement of education. The Trustees prefer causes in Scotland and typically make awards of between £5,000 and £25,000, with larger grants or multi-year commitments available only in limited circumstances. The Trust makes grants to charitable bodies only; applications by individuals will not be considered.

Enable

Enable is an innovative, joint grants programme with Lloyds Banking Group aimed at boosting community volunteering. Funding is provided to Scottish charities to support projects delivered through volunteers, with Lloyds Banking Group colleagues across Scotland volunteering their time and skills to help deliver the projects and support the charities. The programme provides 3-year grants ranging from £30,000 to £90,000 (£10,000-£30,000 per annum) as restricted funding for volunteering projects, costs, and initiatives. The Foundation recognizes the extreme impact of the cost-of-living crisis and solely focuses on helping charities who support vulnerable groups and people. Eligible volunteering costs include volunteer database costs, transport, manager salaries, training, protective equipment, out-of-pocket expenses, insurance, administration, and recruitment costs. Funding can also be used to purchase materials for activities that volunteers are delivering, such as plants for gardens, equipment for online services, or supplies for volunteer-led activities. This unique programme combines both funding and volunteer support to help charities grow stronger and thrive beyond the lifetime of their grant.

Thrive

Thrive is a targeted grants programme developed to support charities providing financial advice, building financial resilience, delivering financial education or simply encouraging good financial health with people living in vulnerable circumstances. This could include providing practical financial support, budgeting assistance, help with debt management, financial education, and personalised advice, to help people navigate financial challenges and build long-term resilience. Unrestricted funding can be used towards core costs, delivery costs, project costs and/or general running costs enabling charities to use their funding in the way that helps them best and deal with challenges quickly and effectively. The programme is open to charities who currently offer financial resilience related activities, including those for whom this is not their core purpose but who intersect with financial resilience issues (e.g., charities focused on homelessness, disability, mental health, domestic abuse). For these charities, unrestricted funding can be used solely on any reasonable costs associated with delivering the focus area of financial resilience. Thrive is delivered in partnership with sister foundations across the UK - Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales, Lloyds Bank Foundation for the Channel Islands, and Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - and has been made possible thanks to an additional donation from Lloyds Banking Group.

Empower

The Empower programme provides unrestricted funding to charities in Scotland that support vulnerable groups and people affected by the cost of living crisis. Empower offers real stability and certainty for charities with the opportunity for strategic support from Lloyds Banking Group colleagues to add value for charities and the vulnerable people they help. Unrestricted funding gives charities much greater scope to cover all essential costs and deal with challenges quickly and effectively. Through the Empower programme, the Foundation collaborates with Lloyds Banking Group to identify opportunities to add value for funded charities through strategic development support and colleague volunteers, helping charities grow stronger and thrive beyond the lifetime of their grant. The funding can be used towards core costs, delivery costs, project costs and/or general running costs enabling charities to use their funding in the way that helps them best.

Matched Giving Programme

The Matched Giving Programme is run by Bank of Scotland Foundation and is open to all Lloyds Banking Group staff in Scotland. The programme encourages colleagues to get involved in the voluntary sector and help fundraise through personal participation in events or give their time freely to support the work of charities throughout Scotland. Every permanent Lloyds Banking Group colleague in Scotland is entitled to claim up to £1000 in each calendar year from the Matched Giving Scheme for a charity for which they have either raised money for or given time to. The Foundation will match every pound raised or donate £10 per hour of voluntary time given, to a maximum of £500 for fundraising events and/or £500 for voluntary time given, provided that the claim falls within the rules of the scheme and the charity is eligible for funding. This programme ensures funding reaches charities at a grass-roots level across Scotland, creating a lasting positive impact in local Scottish communities.

Energise

Energise is an innovative, trusting, and bold grants programme enabling grassroots charities who are alive to the real issues on the ground to grow, and support more vulnerable people. The programme provides unrestricted funding to Scottish charities with an income of £150,000 or less, supporting those who put vulnerable people at the heart of everything they do. The programme has two funding tiers: charities with income below £50k are eligible for £20k (£10k per year over 2 years), while charities with income of £50k-£150k are eligible for £40k (£20k per year over 2 years). Unrestricted funding gives charities much greater scope to cover all essential costs and deal with challenges quickly and effectively, including core costs, delivery costs, project costs, and general running costs. The Foundation recognizes the profound impact that the cost-of-living crisis is having on people across Scotland and focuses on helping charities who support vulnerable groups and people.

The Endrick Trust

The Endrick Trust is a Scottish Charitable Trust (SC012043) established in 1984 for the purpose of distributing the Trust Funds, capital and revenue in such proportions and at such time as the Trustees in their sole discretion shall deem expedient amongst such charitable institutions in the United Kingdom as the Trustees may select and/or any charitable cause which the Trustees shall deem particularly worthy of support. The Trust is administered by TC Young and provides funding to organisations registered with The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or with the Charity Commission. The next meeting of the Trust is scheduled for 26th February 2026 and the deadline for submission of applications for consideration at that meeting is Friday 23rd January 2026.

Veterans' Foundation Major Grants Programme 2025

The Veterans' Foundation has established a Major Grants programme to support charities and eligible organisations that provide support to those in need among serving armed forces personnel, veterans, operationally qualified seafarers and their immediate families. The grants are designed to enable major change or progress in the organisation, with priority given to charities and organisations directly involved in provision of support to those in need. Major Grants range between £100,000 and £200,000 and can be for one year or a multi-year grant for up to three years. The programme prioritises applications that deliver meaningful impact and outcomes for the Armed Forces Community in need across areas including health and wellbeing, mental health support, unemployment and education support, homelessness and housing assistance, and tackling disadvantage and other aspects of service life. Successful organisations must demonstrate proven track records and that funding will deliver clear beneficial impact, such as expanding services, increasing regional footprint, or growing the number of beneficiaries served.

Veterans' Foundation Grants Programme

The Veterans' Foundation (VF) has established a substantial grants programme to support charities and organisations that provide support to those in need among serving armed forces personnel, veterans, operationally qualified seafarers and their immediate families. The VF gives priority to charities and organisations who can demonstrate that they are directly involved in the provision of support to those in need, with preference for organisations with low to medium income. The range of charities and organisations supported by VF is extensive and includes areas such as homelessness, employability, financial disadvantage, disability, welfare issues, mental health, support for families and children and assistance during older age. Applications are assessed by the Grants Team and considered by the CEO and/or the Grants Committee, with typically four funding rounds per year. The Foundation encourages applications from under-represented groups including people with additional support needs, ethnic minorities, LGBT+ community, and female groups.

Veterans' Foundation Small Grants Programme 2025

The Veterans' Foundation Small Grants programme was established to support charities and groups that provide assistance to those in need among serving armed forces personnel, veterans, operationally qualified seafarers and their immediate families. The programme gives priority to charities and organisations who are directly involved in the provision of support to those in need, with a focus on low to medium income organisations. Grants are available for between £500 and £5,000 and must be spent within 12 months. The Small Grants programme was designed to support primarily small, grassroots groups to flourish in the Armed Forces Community and to deliver impactful community-based activities. The eligibility, application and monitoring requirements are simpler than other VF grants programmes, targeting harder to reach groups that have not received funding from the VF in the past, such as breakfast clubs, drop-in centres, and groups that support underrepresented individuals. The programme operates on a rolling basis, allowing applications to be submitted at any time.

The Ponton Trust Grants for Children and Young People

The Ponton Trust welcomes applications from locally-based charities focused on delivering activities in the Edinburgh and Lothian area that help vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people. The Trust provides grants to registered charities where funding will make a significant difference. Grants are available up to a maximum of £3,000 and are expected to be spent within 12 months of the date on which the grant is given. The Trust particularly supports proposals that demonstrate positive impacts on the lives of disadvantaged, disabled and vulnerable children and young people, or provide a general benefit for a defined community or group of young people. Larger organisations with annual income exceeding £1.5 million and/or with substantial reserves are discouraged from applying. The Trust meets quarterly to consider applications.

Merchant Navy Fund Grants Programme

The Merchant Navy Fund provides grant funding to registered charities that support UK Merchant Navy seafarers in need and their families. The Fund works with organizations to deliver support to three key beneficiary groups: older seafarers and their dependants (partners and children), working-age seafarers, and families and dependants of working-age seafarers. Organizations must be registered charities with appropriate banking arrangements requiring two unrelated signatories. Since 2012, the Fund has awarded over £700,000 in grants to organizations supporting UK Merchant Navy seafarers in need and their families. The Merchant Navy Fund does not give grants directly to individuals but works through partner organizations who can provide assistance. Applicants must demonstrate that beneficiaries hold UK passports and have seafarer eligibility through documentation such as logbooks showing more than one day's service.

Volant Charitable Trust Open Grants Programme

The Volant Charitable Trust Open Grants Programme provides funding to registered charities, community interest companies, and community organisations in Scotland. The programme aims to fund projects that will make a real difference to beneficiaries in Scotland. The Trust offers two funding tiers: Small Grants of up to £5,000 for one year, and Large Grants of up to £15,000 per year for three years (total of £45,000). The programme considers one-off projects or multi-year applications, with grants only in exceptional circumstances exceeding three years. Funding is specifically directed toward project costs and administrative core costs, not capital expenditure or retrospective costs. Applications are processed through Foundation Scotland, an independent grant-making charity. The Trust does not accept applications from individuals, only from registered charities and community organizations working in Scotland to benefit Scottish residents.

Stafford Trust Grant

The Stafford Trust considers applications for grants from charities registered in the United Kingdom, with preference being given to charitable organisations operating in Scotland. The Trust provides funding for specific projects and initiatives that demonstrate clear, realistic and attainable aims. Grants typically range between £500 and £5,000. The Trust does not normally support religious or political organisations, retrospective grants, student personal travel or expeditions, or general appeals. Applications are reviewed twice per annum in Spring and Autumn meetings. Successful applicants must pause for at least two years before reapplying, while unsuccessful applicants must wait at least one year.

New Park Educational Trust Grants

The New Park Educational Trust operates by giving grants to organisations and, less frequently, to individuals for the advancement of education for the public benefit. The Trustees support charities working to help the education and development of young people, other organisations which carry out similar functions, and individuals who need assistance with courses. Grants have tended to be for equipment and project costs or for bursaries, with priority given to North East Fife and surrounding areas, though projects throughout Scotland have been supported. Salary costs have rarely been met to date, but could be met in the future for appropriate projects. Applications are reviewed quarterly at meetings held in February, May, August and November.

Social Investment Fund

The Social Investment Fund offers blended grant and loan investment to social enterprises, community organisations and charities across Scotland. The fund provides investments ranging from £10,000 to £250,000 per organisation with up to 25% in the form of a grant and the remainder as a loan. Loans are repayable usually over a 10 year period at a fixed 6% interest rate, and appropriate security may be required. The investment can be used for working capital, acquisition of assets, business growth, and capital expenditure. Investments must demonstrate that they meet charitable objectives including preventing and relieving poverty, advancing community development and urban/rural regeneration, or advancing education in Scotland. The fund is designed to fill the gap that exists in funding for organisations seeking to move into debt finance but unable to secure lending from a bank. Decisions are made by the Social Investment Committee, with the assessment process taking an average of 12 weeks.