Shedloads of Opportunities

• Health & Wellbeing

Aims to support community-based initiatives that promote and develop good mental health and wellbeing and/or mitigate the impact of distress and mental ill health within the adult population.

• General & Misc
• Renovations/Repairs

A financial incentive to property owners/tenants/potential occupiers to bring an empty business property back into productive use.

An empty business property grant is a fund offered by local councils to help owners and tenants bring vacant commercial properties back into productive use. These grants can be used for a variety of purposes, such as physical works to reconfigure a space for a new use, business planning, or professional reports. Eligibility criteria, grant amounts, and application processes vary depending on the specific council and scheme, such as the Union Street Empty Shops Grant in Aberdeen or the Empty Business Property Grant in Argyll and Bute.

• Education & Skills
• Trusts/Foundations

The Radcliffe Trust supports the development of the skills, knowledge and experience that underpin the UK’s traditional cultural heritage and crafts sectors.

• Environmental/Green Infrastructure
• Social Connection Projects

The Southall Trust makes grants to registered charities working in: Quaker work and witness; Environmental action and sustainability; Peace and reconciliation; and Social action.

January–March: Closes at 5pm on the first Friday in January, and reopens at 9am on the first Monday in March.
May–July: Closes at 5pm on the first Friday in May, and reopens at 9am on the first Monday in July.
September–November: Closes at 5pm on the first Friday in September, and reopens at 9am on the first Monday in November.

• General & Misc
• Trusts/Foundations

The Fore offers development funding and strategic support to early-stage charities and social enterprises. It makes unrestricted grants which have the potential to have a transformational impact on an organisation. For example enabling your organisation to take a step forward in its development or giving you the chance to do something you couldn’t before. It will also match successful applicants with friendly professional support including ongoing mentoring, strategic advice, governance support or other assistance.