Please note that if you have an application in progress with us, we will notify you of the outcome of this via email.
As we are receiving increased numbers of applications, we have taken the decision to extend our published timescales for decisions to 10-12 weeks for applications received across all of our Funds. We plan to review this in the Autumn and aim at that point to return to our normal published turnaround times.
£1,875,600 was awarded to 56 organisations in July 2025, with a success rate of 63%.
Each of the organisations below demonstrated in their application how their work is contributing to the alleviation of poverty and trauma in Scotland.
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Award in Focus - Letham 4 All
“At Letham4All, our mission is to create a welcoming, inclusive space where everyone in our community can feel a sense of belonging, well-being, and connection. Support from The Robertson Trust helps us continue offering opportunities, activities, and services that bring people together, reduce isolation, and empower local residents to thrive.
We are led by the community for the community from cradle to grave, from a cafe to Zumba. We are proud to be working with our community to make it a healthier, stronger, and more financially secure environment to grow and prosper." Gordon Ferguson, Manager at Letham 4 All
"Through our Community Spaces Grants, we support local community centres, hubs, and anchor organisations. Our focus is on places experiencing higher levels of poverty and trauma, where these spaces have the potential to make a big difference. Letham 4 All is a strong example of a community-led organisation at the heart of its community. From wellbeing activities to practical support, they have a strong understanding of the issues local people are experiencing and respond directly with a range of tailored support and services. We are delighted to be supporting Letham 4 All and look forward to seeing and learning from the difference they continue to make for their community." Susan Lennartson, Funding Officer at The Robertson Trust
Financial Security
Through our Financial Security theme, we want to fund, support, and influence to improve income adequacy, income security, reduce cost-related pressures on finances, and improve financial safety nets for people in financial trouble.
July 2025:
Primary Priority: Struggling with day-to-day costs
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Small Grant | Dufftown and District Community Association | The cost of the alleviating poverty work | £21,000 | Moray |
| Community Transport | Kassi Kunda Foundation | Towards transport running costs | £5,600 | East Dunbartonshire; East Renfrewshire; Glasgow City; Renfrewshire; South Lanarkshire; West Dunbartonshire |
| Large Grant | Pennypit Community Development Trust | Towards the food pantry and financial inclusion service | £87,000 | East Lothian |
| Community Transport | Glenrothes & District Foodbank Community Project | Towards the capital costs of an electric van | £17,000 | Fife |
| Community Space | Letham4All SCIO | The running costs of Letham4All | £60,000 | Perth and Kinross |
| Wee Grant | Castletown Youth Club | Running Costs | £4,000 | Highland |
| Small Grant | The Lammermuir Larder Group | Running Costs | £54,000 | East Lothian |
| Wee Grant | Ardeer Community Centre | Running Costs | £3,000 | North Ayrshire |
| Small Grant | Calderbank Parish Church | The Running Costs of Airdrie Foodbank | £21,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| Wee Grant | West Calder High School Cares | Running Costs | £5,000 | West Lothian |
Primary Priority: Access to advice, support and advocacy
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Large Grant | Carers of West Dunbartonshire | Carer Support Workers Salary | £66,000 | West Dunbartonshire |
| Large Grant | REAP | Running costs of REAP | £76,500 | Moray |
| Small Grant | The Well Multi-Cultural Resource Centre | Running Costs | £60,000 | Glasgow City |
| Large Grant | Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council | Ethnic Minority Energy Advice Service | £82,500 | East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Midlothian; West Lothian |
| Large Grant | Hamilton Citizens Advice Bureau | The Health and Welfare Advice (HWA) Service | £105,000 | South Lanarkshire |
Nurturing Relationships
We want to see a Scotland where people, families and communities can thrive and not be trapped in cycles of poverty and trauma. We want to support nurturing relationships within families and communities, to help break the cycle between persistent poverty and intergenerational trauma, and support recovery.
July 2025:
Primary Priority: Whole family support to address impacts
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Wee Grant | Gambian Community in Edinburgh | Running Costs | £2,500 | Edinburgh City |
Primary Priority: Addressing homelessness, substance misuse, offending
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Community Transport | East Ayrshire Churches Homeless Action | Towards the capital cost of an eight-seat multi-purpose vehicle | £15,500 | East Ayrshire |
| Community Transport | Fife Alcohol Support Service | The capital costs of a van for the mobile office | £20,000 | Fife |
Education Pathways
The ultimate aim of the Education Pathways theme is to help shape an education system that maximises its contribution to wellbeing, is trauma informed with the aim of preventing and reducing poverty in Scotland.
July 2025:
Primary Priority: Educational Engagement
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Large Grant | Bridges Project | Towards the Bridges Pathways project costs | £105,000 | East Lothian; Midlothian |
| Small Grant | Knightsridge Adventure Project SCIO | Running costs | £30,000 | West Lothian |
| Large Grant | The Place Youth Club | Running Costs of The Place | £72,000 | Highland |
| Large Grant | Govan Youth Information Project | Running costs of GYIP | £81,000 | Glasgow City |
| Wee Grant | Star Achievers Academy | Running Costs | £3,000 | Glasgow City |
| Community Transport | 1st Elgin Scout group | The capital costs of a Minibus | £6,000 | Aberdeenshire; Highland; Moray |
| Wee Grant | Sea Cadets Corps Ayr Unit | Running Costs | £3,000 | South Ayrshire |
| Small Grant | Tain & North Highland YMCA SCIO | Running Costs | £60,000 | Highland |
| Small Grant | One Community Scotland | Running costs of One Community Scotland | £60,000 | Glasgow City |
Primary Priority: Educational Attainment
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Small Grant | Blackburn United Community Sports Club | The Running Costs of the Community Futures Hub | £49,500 | West Lothian |
Work Pathways
Through our Work Pathways theme, we aim to ensure work can be a better route out of poverty by tackling the drivers of in-work poverty, and supporting key population groups who are underrepresented in the labour market, and overrepresented in low paid, insecure work.low-paid
July 2025:
Primary Priority: Skills for employment
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Small Grant | Skills Exchange SCIO | Towards the running costs of Skills Exchange SCIO | £60,000 | South Lanarkshire |
| Wee Grant | Nzuko Ndi Imo Glasgow (NNIG) | Wellbeing, Job Seeking, and Career Development Project | £3,000 | Glasgow City |
| Small Grant | Beautiful Perth | The Costs of the Greenspace Training and Wellbeing Programme | £14,000 | Perth and Kinross |
| Large Grant | National Ugly Mugs | Towards the cost of the National Ugly Mugs in Scotland | £118,500 | Aberdeen City; Edinburgh City; Glasgow City; Scotland Wide |
Primary Priority: Transition through education /training into work
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Large Grant | PUSH (Perth & Kinross) Ltd | Towards the iWork Employability Programme | £82,500 | Perth and Kinross |
| Small Grant | ReBOOT (Moray Computer Recycling) | Salary costs of PT Volunteer Development Co-ordinator and PT Workshop Operative. | £36,000 | Moray |
| Small Grant | Kintyre Seasports | Towards the costs of the Sailing Instructor Training Programme (SITP) | £39,000 | Argyll and Bute |
Preventing or reducing poverty at a community level
July 2025:
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Community Space | Newmains Community Trust Ltd | Running costs of Nemains Community Trust | £45,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| Wee Grant | Afristyle Dance Club SCIO | Running costs | £2,000 | Aberdeen City |
| Community Space | Golden Friendships | Running Costs | £14,000 | West Dunbartonshire |
| Community Space | Ardrossan Community Association (SCIO) | Running costs of Whitelees Community Centre | £51,000 | North Ayrshire |
| Wee Grant | Stonehouse Mens Shed | Running Costs | £1,000 | South Lanarkshire |
| Community Space | Collydean Community Centre | Running costs of the community centre | £51,000 | Fife |
| Community Transport | Go Golspie | Running costs of the transport service | £24,000 | Highland |
| Community Space | The Shed Project | Running Costs | £60,000 | Western Isles |
| Wee Grant | Safety Awareness Glasgow | Running Costs | £3,000 | Glasgow City |
| Community Space | The Fishermen's Hall Trust | Salary Costs of Hall Co-ordinator | £14,000 | Moray |
| Wee Grant | Connect Assynt Ltd | Running Costs | £2,000 | Highland |
| Wee Grant | Scottish Inter-Cultural Association | Running Costs | £3,000 | Glasgow City |
| Wee Grant | Friends of the Ghillie Dhu | Running costs | £2,000 | North Ayrshire |
| Community Space | Twechar Community Action | Running Costs | £60,000 | East Dunbartonshire |
| Wee Grant | Garioch Carriage Driving For Disabled Group | Running Costs | £2,000 | Aberdeenshire |
| Wee Grant | St Winnin's Over 60's Club | Running Costs | £1,000 | North Ayrshire |
| Wee Grant | North Ayr Thegither! | Running Costs | £3,000 | Scotland Wide |
| Wee Grant | Lothian United Handball Club | Running Costs | £2,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Wee Grant | Bengali Performing Arts Glasgow | Running Costs | £1,500 | Glasgow City |
| Wee Grant | 102nd Ayrshire Beith Scout Group | Running Costs | £2,000 | North Ayrshire |
| Wee Grant | Me Myself and I (SCIO) | Running Costs | £4,000 | Glasgow City |
Wee Grants
- For constituted community groups and charities with an annual income of less than £30,000
- Funding of up to £5,000 for one year only
- Could cover revenue* or capital costs to support your work.
July 2025:
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Afristyle Dance Club SCIO | Running costs | £2,000 | Aberdeen City |
| Stonehouse Mens Shed | Running Costs | £1,000 | South Lanarkshire |
| Nzuko Ndi Imo Glasgow (NNIG) | Wellbeing, Job Seeking, and Career Development Project | £3,000 | Glasgow City |
| Gambian Community in Edinburgh | Running Costs | £2,500 | Edinburgh City |
| Star Achievers Academy | Running Costs | £3,000 | Glasgow City |
| Safety Awareness Glasgow | Running Costs | £3,000 | Glasgow City |
| Connect Assynt Ltd | Running Costs | £2,000 | Highland |
| Scottish Inter-Cultural Association | Running Costs | £3,000 | Glasgow City |
| Castletown Youth Club | Running Costs | £4,000 | Highland |
| Sea Cadets Corps Ayr Unit | Running Costs | £3,000 | South Ayrshire |
| Friends of the Ghillie Dhu | Running costs | £2,000 | North Ayrshire |
| Ardeer Community Centre | Running Costs | £3,000 | North Ayrshire |
| Garioch Carriage Driving For Disabled Group | Running Costs | £2,000 | Aberdeenshire |
| St Winnin's Over 60's Club | Running Costs | £1,000 | North Ayrshire |
| North Ayr Thegither! | Running Costs | £3,000 | Scotland Wide |
| West Calder High School Cares | Running Costs | £5,000 | West Lothian |
| Lothian United Handball Club | Running Costs | £2,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Bengali Performing Arts Glasgow | Running Costs | £1,500 | Glasgow City |
| 102nd Ayrshire Beith Scout Group | Running Costs | £2,000 | North Ayrshire |
| Me Myself and I (SCIO) | Running Costs | £4,000 | Glasgow City |
Community Spaces
- Funding to support local communities experiencing poverty and trauma in Scotland.
- Registered charities with an annual income of between £30,000 and £500,000 are eligible to apply.
- Can provide revenue funding of between £5,000 and £20,000 per year, for up to 3 years, to support the costs of community centres, hubs or anchor organisations who are delivering and/or hosting a range of services and activities to meet the needs of their community. Applicants should show how the various services they deliver and/or host relate to preventing or reducing poverty and trauma for local people.
July 2025:
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Newmains Community Trust Ltd | Running costs of Nemains Community Trust | £45,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| Golden Friendships | Running Costs | £14,000 | West Dunbartonshire |
| Ardrossan Community Association (SCIO) | Running costs of Whitelees Community Centre | £51,000 | North Ayrshire |
| Collydean Community Centre | Running costs of the community centre | £51,000 | Fife |
| The Shed Project | Running Costs | £60,000 | Western Isles |
| The Fishermen's Hall Trust | Salary Costs of Hall Co-ordinator | £14,000 | Moray |
| Letham4All SCIO | The running costs of Letham4All | £60,000 | Perth and Kinross |
| Twechar Community Action | Running Costs | £60,000 | East Dunbartonshire |
Transport Grants
- For registered charities with an annual income of between £30,000 and £2 million
- Funding of between £5,000 and £20,000 per year, for 1-3 years, to contribute towards the costs of transport to support your work.
July 2025:
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| East Ayrshire Churches Homeless Action | Towards the capital cost of an eight-seat multi-purpose vehicle | £15,500 | East Ayrshire |
| Go Golspie | Running costs of the transport service | £24,000 | Highland |
| Kassi Kunda Foundation | Towards transport running costs | £5,600 | East Dunbartonshire; East Renfrewshire; Glasgow City; Renfrewshire; South Lanarkshire; West Dunbartonshire |
| Fife Alcohol Support Service | The capital costs of a van for the mobile office | £20,000 | Fife |
| 1st Elgin Scout group | The capital costs of a Minibus | £6,000 | Aberdeenshire; Highland; Moray |
| Glenrothes & District Foodbank Community Project | Towards the capital costs of an electric van | £17,000 | Fife |
Small Grants
- For registered charities with an annual income of between £30,000 and £200,000.
- Revenue funding of between £5,000 and £20,000 per year, for up to five years.
- Unrestricted or restricted funding.
- Can include the costs of equipment to support your work.
July 2025:
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Skills Exchange SCIO | Towards the running costs of Skills Exchange SCIO | £60,000 | South Lanarkshire |
| Knightsridge Adventure Project SCIO | Running costs | £30,000 | West Lothian |
| Dufftown and District Community Association | The cost of the alleviating poverty work | £21,000 | Moray |
| The Well Multi-Cultural Resource Centre | Running Costs | £60,000 | Glasgow City |
| Beautiful Perth | The Costs of the Greenspace Training and Wellbeing Programme | £14,000 | Perth and Kinross |
| ReBOOT (Moray Computer Recycling) | Salary costs of PT Volunteer Development Co-ordinator and PT Workshop Operative. | £36,000 | Moray |
| Kintyre Seasports | Towards the costs of the Sailing Instructor Training Programme (SITP) | £39,000 | Argyll and Bute |
| Tain & North Highland YMCA SCIO | Running Costs | £60,000 | Highland |
| Blackburn United Community Sports Club | The Running Costs of the Community Futures Hub | £49,500 | West Lothian |
| The Lammermuir Larder Group | Running Costs | £54,000 | East Lothian |
| Calderbank Parish Church | The Running Costs of Airdrie Foodbank | £21,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| One Community Scotland | Running costs of One Community Scotland | £60,000 | Glasgow City |
Large Grants
- For registered charities with an annual income of over £200,000 and up to £2 million.
- Revenue funding of between £20,000 and £50,000 per year, for up to five years.
- Unrestricted or restricted funding.
- Can include the costs of equipment to support your work.
July 2025:
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Bridges Project | Towards the Bridges Pathways project costs | £105,000 | East Lothian; Midlothian |
| Carers of West Dunbartonshire | Carer Support Workers Salary | £66,000 | West Dunbartonshire |
| REAP | Running costs of REAP | £76,500 | Moray |
| The Place Youth Club | Running Costs of The Place | £72,000 | Highland |
| Govan Youth Information Project | Running costs of GYIP | £81,000 | Glasgow City |
| Pennypit Community Development Trust | Towards the food pantry and financial inclusion service | £87,000 | East Lothian |
| PUSH (Perth & Kinross) Ltd | Towards the iWork Employability Programme | £82,500 | Perth and Kinross |
| Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council | Ethnic Minority Energy Advice Service | £82,500 | East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Midlothian; West Lothian |
| Hamilton Citizens Advice Bureau | The Health and Welfare Advice (HWA) Service | £105,000 | South Lanarkshire |
| National Ugly Mugs | Towards the cost of the National Ugly Mugs in Scotland | £118,500 | Aberdeen City; Edinburgh City; Glasgow City; Scotland Wide |
Download our report here.
The most common decline reason was that the applicant’s request was not clearly linked to reducing or preventing poverty and trauma for the people they support, in line with our funding themes and priorities. 88% of unsuccessful applications were declined for this reason. We are interested in supporting organisations whose work clearly addresses our funding themes (and priorities), which we detail within the applicant guidance for each of our Funds. For some more examples of the types of work we have supported recently, please see our latest awards here.
If you have any questions about applying for Our Funds, please contact us on 0141 353 4321 or funding@therobertsontrust.org.uk.
