Shedloads of Opportunities

• Community Development
• Health & Wellbeing

Offers up to £5,000 to constituted community groups or small charities with annual income under £30,000. Supports small-scale projects or operating costs.

• Environmental/Green Infrastructure
• Health & Wellbeing

Funding for registered UK Charities in the fields of the advancement of the arts, health and medical welfare and environmental protection or improvement. Core cost or project funding considered. An example grant is setting up a therapeutic gardening project.

The deadline for applications for small charity grants (charities with an annual income of £5m and under) is 1st June 2026. The deadline for first-stage applications for large charity grants (charities with an annual income of above £5m) is 8th May 2026. Second-stage applications for Large Charities will be 1st June 2026.

The next grants will be decided in mid-July 2026. Applicants will be informed by the end of August.

• Health & Wellbeing

The Gamma Trust funds a wide range of charitable purposes including the advancement of health, the arts, heritage, culture or science, the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.

Beneficiaries funded include: * People affected by drugs and alcohol * Economically/socially disadvantaged * Mental health conditions * Offenders and ex-offenders * Older people * Ill-health * Disabilities * Refugees and asylum seekers * Religious and Belief Groups.

Apply in writing to the Trustees at the address below - there is no standard application form. c/o Mazars, 100 Queen Street, Glasgow, G1 3ND. Telephone: 0141 227 2400. Applications can be made at any time.

Funding is usually awarded at the end of the year.

• General & Misc
• Trusts/Foundations

Bank of Scotland Foundation recognises the profound impact that the cost of living crisis is having on people across Scotland. To ensure funding can reach those in real need, the Empower grants programme this year will solely focus on helping charities who support vulnerable groups/people. The Empower programme provides unrestricted funding which 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. Through the programme, charities will also have the opportunity for strategic support from Lloyds Banking Group colleagues to add value for the charity and the people they help.

• Community Development
• Energy Efficiency
• Trusts/Foundations

Not-for-profit community projects can apply for up to 50% of the costs of an electricity connection within the Scottish Hydro-Electric Distribution area, particularly those in rural areas.