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 continue to experience high demand for our funding, we have taken the decision to continue operating with our extended timescale for decisions of 10-12 weeks. This will help us manage demand and streamline our decision-making processes across all of our Funds.
£3,181,000 was awarded to 82 organisations in October and November 2025, with a success rate of 62%.
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 - Fife Gingerbread
"Fife Gingerbread is a grassroots organisation established to support lone parents and families in need. Through our work we hope to create better todays and brighter tomorrows. Delivering critical local services that span early years, employability, family learning and whole family support.
We believe that an upstream mindset is needed to change the trajectory for children and young people growing up in households facing multiple and complex barriers. Fife Gingerbread has a long history of championing for change, and over recent years we have challenged ourselves to think more strategically and shift to embed system change in a much more meaningful way across the organisation. We do whatever we can to make sure families in Fife are given not only the help they need, but also a voice to tackle child poverty in Scotland. They shape the support we deliver, and we help shape their future." Laura Millar, CEO of Fife Gingerbread
Our team says..."Fife Gingerbread is a key anchor organisation serving Fife, supporting strong, caring relationships within families and communities. Their work is strongly linked with our Nurturing Relationships theme, where we recognise that addressing the relational and material impacts of poverty and trauma in tandem are most effective in breaking cycles and helping families thrive.
It has been incredibly helpful for us to learn from their work over recent years as they move towards working upstream and embedding system change at the core of what they do. We are pleased to continue our long standing support and look forward to learning more as their work progresses." Susan Lennartson, Funding Officer
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.
October and November 2025:
Primary Priority: Struggling with day-to-day costs
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Small Grant | The Fed Up Community Cafe | Towards the running costs of the Fed Up Community Cafe | £45,000 | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Community Transport | Gurdwara Guru Granth Sahib Sikh Sabha | Towards the capital costs of a Minibus | £10,000 | Glasgow City |
| Community Transport | Dennyloanhead Community Hall Limited | Towards the capital costs of a Van | £11,000 | Falkirk |
| Wee Grant | Irvine Royal Academy Parent Council | The Costs of School Clothing/Uniform & Supplies | £3,000 | North Ayrshire |
| Wee Grant | Fernhill Kids Playscheme | Running Costs | £3,000 | South Lanarkshire |
| Wee Grant | The Wee Hours (SCIO) | Running Costs | £5,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Wee Grant | Clackmannanshire Bumps and All Ltd | Running Costs | £5,000 | Clackmannanshire |
| Community Transport | Bikes for Refugees (Scotland) SCIO | Towards transport costs | £30,000 | Edinburgh City; Glasgow City |
| Small Grant | Community Veterans Support | Running costs of Community Veterans Support | £33,000 | East Dunbartonshire; East Renfrewshire; Glasgow City; North Lanarkshire; Renfrewshire; South Lanarkshire; West Dunbartonshire |
| Wee Grant | Orchard Primary and Nursery Parent Council | Vouchers and Gift Hampers for Families | £5,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| Community Transport | Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels | The lease and running costs of the vehicles | £20,000 | West Dunbartonshire |
Primary Priority: Access to advice, support and advocacy
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Small Grant | Castle Douglas Community Information Technology Centre | Running costs of the IT Centre | £42,000 | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Large Grant | Community Links Scotland | Towards the Energy Advice Service | £90,000 | West Dunbartonshire |
| Large Grant | Govan Community Project | Towards running costs of Govan Community Project | £175,000 | Glasgow City |
| Large Grant | Money Advice Scotland | Running costs of Money Advice Scotland | £90,000 | Scotland Wide |
| Large Grant | Dundee Law Centre | Towards The Running Costs of Dundee Law Centre | £120,000 | Dundee City |
| Large Grant | Revive MS Support | Welfare and Benefits Service Costs | £90,000 | Scotland Wide |
| Wee Grant | Prior Communities | Running costs | £5,000 | West Lothian |
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.
October and November 2025:
Primary Priority: Preventative support for families
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Large Grant | Home-Start Lorn | Towards the running costs of Home-Start Lorn | £105,000 | Argyll and Bute |
| Large Grant | The Louise Project | Running costs of The Louise Project | £96,000 | Glasgow City |
| Large Grant | Thriving Survivors | Running costs of Thriving Survivors | £240,000 | Scotland Wide |
| Wee Grant | Bump, Baby and Beyond | Running Costs | £3,000 | Dumfries and Galloway |
Primary Priority: Addressing homelessness, substance misuse, offending
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Small Grant | The Sorted Project | Running Costs | £48,000 | East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Midlothian; West Lothian |
| Small Grant | Horizons Recovery Cafe SCIO | Running Costs | £21,000 | Edinburgh City; Midlothian |
| Wee Grant | Solid Ground | Running Costs | £3,000 | East Ayrshire |
Primary Priority: Crisis support and family breakdown/ domestic abuse
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Small Grant | Befrienders SCIO | Running Costs | £60,000 | Argyll and Bute |
Primary Priority: Whole family support to address impacts
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Large Grant | Fife Gingerbread | Running costs of Fife Gingerbread | £225,000 | Fife |
| Wee Grant | Southwest Kinshipcare Group | Running Costs | £3,000 | Glasgow City |
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.
October and November 2025:
Primary Priority: Educational Engagement
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Large Grant | Scottish Sports Futures | Core costs of Scottish Sports Futures | £90,000 | Fife; Glasgow City; North Ayrshire; Stirling |
| Community Transport | YMCA Glenrothes | Towards the costs of purchasing a van. | £20,000 | Fife |
| Large Grant | Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. | Cost of the R.I.S.E Programme | £75,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Large Grant | YMCA Edinburgh SCIO | Running costs of YMCA Edinburgh | £81,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Large Grant | Rural and Urban Training Scheme Ltd | Running costs of Rural & Urban Training Scheme (RUTS) | £105,000 | East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Fife; Midlothian; West Lothian |
| Community Transport | Socialtrack | Towards the capital and running costs of a Van | £12,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| Small Grant | Inclusive Homework Club | Running Costs | £45,000 | Glasgow City |
| Community Transport | The Daimler Foundation | The costs of a van to tow a mobile horsebox unit | £6,000 | East Ayrshire; Glasgow City; North Ayrshire; South Ayrshire |
| Community Transport | Canongate Youth | Transport running costs | £5,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Small Grant | BEE - BRIGHTER EAST END | Running costs of BEE | £51,000 | Glasgow City |
| Small Grant | 32nd Greenock & District Scout Group | Running Costs | £6,000 | Inverclyde |
| Large Grant | Broxburn United Sports Club Trust | Salary costs of the Youth and Community Engagement Worker | £75,000 | West Lothian |
| Wee Grant | Friends of Riverside | After School Club | £3,000 | West Dunbartonshire |
| Large Grant | The Orchard Project (Cause) Ltd | Cost of the Branching Futures Project | £72,000 | Edinburgh City |
Primary Priority: Educational Attainment
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Small Grant | OutPost Arts | The Bright Side Project | £14,000 | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Small Grant | Council of British Pakistanis (Scotland) | The Creating Allegiance and Love for Scotland (CALS) project | £30,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Wee Grant | 9th Airdrie Scout Group | Running Costs | £3,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| Wee Grant | Methil Unit (No 240) of the Sea Cadet Corps | Running Costs | £2,000 | Fife |
| Wee Grant | You Can Be A Doctor | Running Costs | £3,000 | Scotland Wide |
| Small Grant | Craigmillar Literacy Trust | Running Costs | £60,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Large Grant | Calman Trust | Core costs of Calman Trust | £114,000 | Highland |
| Wee Grant | Starpic Project | Running costs | £4,000 | Edinburgh City |
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.
October and November 2025:
Primary Priority: Skills for employment
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Wee Grant | Friends of Merkinch Local Nature Reserve SCIO | Running Costs | £3,000 | Highland |
| Large Grant | Bike for Good Ltd | Towards the cost of delivering Young Mechanics | £75,000 | Glasgow City |
| Community Transport | Building Futures Galloway Ltd | Minibus Lease & Associated Costs | £20,000 | Dumfries and Galloway |
Primary Priority: Addressing barriers to employment/ training
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Large Grant | Clydesdale Community Initiatives | Towards the Supported Placement staff costs | £69,000 | South Lanarkshire |
| Small Grant | Next Chapter Scotland SCIO | The Business Development Officer Salary & Associated Costs | £28,000 | Scotland Wide |
| Small Grant | Esolperth | Running Costs | £54,000 | Perth and Kinross |
Preventing or reducing poverty at a community level
October and November 2025:
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Wee Grant | Shaping Life | Running Costs | £3,000 | Glasgow City |
| Wee Grant | One Bedford-shire Community Garden | Running Costs | £2,000 | West Dunbartonshire |
| Community Transport | Port Glasgow Voluntary Trans-Port Group | The Costs of a 14 Seater Minibus | £10,000 | Inverclyde |
| Community Space | Clackmannan Development Trust | Running Costs | £24,000 | Clackmannanshire |
| Community Space | Saint George's Community Centre SCIO | Running Costs | £30,000 | Aberdeen City |
| Community Space | West Calder Community Education Association SCIO | Towards the running costs of West Calder Community Education Association | £39,000 | West Lothian |
| Community Space | Linton Lane Centre | Running Costs | £36,000 | Fife |
| Wee Grant | Newmilns Primary School and ECC Parent Council | Family Fun Nights | £2,000 | East Ayrshire |
| Wee Grant | CREEM International | Running Costs | £2,000 | Glasgow City |
| Wee Grant | Ayrshire Deaf Club SCIO | Running Costs | £3,000 | East Ayrshire |
| Community Transport | Farr North Community Development Trust | Farr Goes - Community Transport Project | £18,000 | Highland |
| Wee Grant | Maryculter Driving for the Disabled Group SCIO | Running Costs | £2,000 | Aberdeenshire |
| Community Space | Fauldhouse and Breich Valley Community Development Trust | Running costs of Fauldhouse & Breich Valley CDT | £54,000 | West Lothian |
| Community Space | CLEAR Buckhaven and Methil | Running costs of CLEAR (Buckhaven & Methil) | £45,000 | Fife |
| Community Space | Ben View Resource Centre | Core Costs of Ben View Resource Centre | £54,000 | West Dunbartonshire |
| Wee Grant | Pennyburn School Parent Council | Running Costs | £3,000 | North Ayrshire |
| Wee Grant | Autisfun Group | Parent/Carer Wellbeing Group | £2,000 | Glasgow City |
| Wee Grant | ASSOCIATION NDE SCOTLAND | Dance Lessons for Children & Young People | £2,000 | Glasgow City |
| Wee Grant | Welcome All Hub - Carstairs Junction | Running Costs | £2,000 | South Lanarkshire |
| Community Space | People Relief Support | Running Costs | £27,000 | Glasgow City |
| Community Space | Scalloway Youth & Community Centre SCIO | Running costs of Scalloway Youth & Community Centre | £54,000 | Shetland Islands |
| Wee Grant | Wishaw Men's Shed | Running Costs | £2,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| Wee Grant | Black Box Theatrical | Running Costs | £2,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| Wee Grant | NotAlone Empowerment Center NEC | 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.
October and November 2025:
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Pennyburn School Parent Council | Running Costs | £3,000 | North Ayrshire |
| Autisfun Group | Parent/Carer Wellbeing Group | £2,000 | Glasgow City |
| Friends of Merkinch Local Nature Reserve SCIO | Running Costs | £3,000 | Highland |
| ASSOCIATION NDE SCOTLAND | Dance Lessons for Children & Young People | £2,000 | Glasgow City |
| Welcome All Hub - Carstairs Junction | Running Costs | £2,000 | South Lanarkshire |
| Southwest Kinshipcare Group | Running Costs | £3,000 | Glasgow City |
| Wishaw Men's Shed | Running Costs | £2,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| Black Box Theatrical | Running Costs | £2,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| NotAlone Empowerment Center NEC | Running Costs | £4,000 | Glasgow City |
| Orchard Primary and Nursery Parent Council | Vouchers and Gift Hampers for Families | £5,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| Bump, Baby and Beyond | Running Costs | £3,000 | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Solid Ground | Running Costs | £3,000 | East Ayrshire |
| Starpic Project | Running costs | £4,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Ferguslie Seniors | Running Costs | £3,000 | Renfrewshire |
| Shaping Life | Running Costs | £3,000 | Glasgow City |
| One Bedford-shire Community Garden | Running Costs | £2,000 | West Dunbartonshire |
| Newmilns Primary School and ECC Parent Council | Family Fun Nights | £2,000 | East Ayrshire |
| CREEM International | Running Costs | £2,000 | Glasgow City |
| Irvine Royal Academy Parent Council | The Costs of School Clothing/Uniform & Supplies | £3,000 | North Ayrshire |
| 9th Airdrie Scout Group | Running Costs | £3,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| Ayrshire Deaf Club SCIO | Running Costs | £3,000 | East Ayrshire |
| Methil Unit (No 240) of the Sea Cadet Corps | Running Costs | £2,000 | Fife |
| Friends of Riverside | After School Club | £3,000 | West Dunbartonshire |
| Maryculter Driving for the Disabled Group SCIO | Running Costs | £2,000 | Aberdeenshire |
| Fernhill Kids Playscheme | Running Costs | £3,000 | South Lanarkshire |
| The Wee Hours (SCIO) | Running Costs | £5,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Prior Communities | Running costs | £5,000 | West Lothian |
| Clackmannanshire Bumps and All Ltd | Running Costs | £5,000 | Clackmannanshire |
| You Can Be A Doctor | Running Costs | £3,000 | Scotland Wide |
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.
October and November 2025:
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Clackmannan Development Trust | Running Costs | £24,000 | Clackmannanshire |
| Saint George's Community Centre SCIO | Running Costs | £30,000 | Aberdeen City |
| West Calder Community Education Association SCIO | Towards the running costs of West Calder Community Education Association | £39,000 | West Lothian |
| Linton Lane Centre | Running Costs | £36,000 | Fife |
| Fauldhouse and Breich Valley Community Development Trust | Running costs of Fauldhouse & Breich Valley CDT | £54,000 | West Lothian |
| CLEAR Buckhaven and Methil | Running costs of CLEAR (Buckhaven & Methil) | £45,000 | Fife |
| Ben View Resource Centre | Core Costs of Ben View Resource Centre | £54,000 | West Dunbartonshire |
| People Relief Support | Running Costs | £27,000 | Glasgow City |
| Scalloway Youth & Community Centre SCIO | Running costs of Scalloway Youth & Community Centre | £54,000 | Shetland Islands |
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.
October and November 2025:
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| YMCA Glenrothes | Towards the costs of purchasing a van. | £20,000 | Fife |
| Bikes for Refugees (Scotland) SCIO | Towards transport costs | £30,000 | Edinburgh City; Glasgow City |
| Socialtrack | Towards the capital and running costs of a Van | £12,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels | The lease and running costs of the vehicles | £20,000 | West Dunbartonshire |
| The Daimler Foundation | The costs of a van to tow a mobile horsebox unit | £6,000 | East Ayrshire; Glasgow City; North Ayrshire; South Ayrshire |
| Gurdwara Guru Granth Sahib Sikh Sabha | Towards the capital costs of a Minibus | £10,000 | Glasgow City |
| Port Glasgow Voluntary Trans-Port Group | The Costs of a 14 Seater Minibus | £10,000 | Inverclyde |
| Canongate Youth | Transport running costs | £5,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Dennyloanhead Community Hall Limited | Towards the capital costs of a Van | £11,000 | Falkirk |
| Farr North Community Development Trust | Farr Goes - Community Transport Project | £18,000 | Highland |
| Building Futures Galloway Ltd | Minibus Lease & Associated Costs | £20,000 | Dumfries and Galloway |
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.
October and November 2025:
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Castle Douglas Community Information Technology Centre | Running costs of the IT Centre | £42,000 | Dumfries and Galloway |
| The Sorted Project | Running Costs | £48,000 | East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Midlothian; West Lothian |
| Craigmillar Literacy Trust | Running Costs | £60,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Next Chapter Scotland SCIO | The Business Development Officer Salary & Associated Costs | £28,000 | Scotland Wide |
| Horizons Recovery Cafe SCIO | Running Costs | £21,000 | Edinburgh City; Midlothian |
| Community Veterans Support | Running costs of Community Veterans Support | £33,000 | East Dunbartonshire; East Renfrewshire; Glasgow City; North Lanarkshire; Renfrewshire; South Lanarkshire; West Dunbartonshire |
| Befrienders SCIO | Running Costs | £60,000 | Argyll and Bute |
| Esolperth | Running Costs | £54,000 | Perth and Kinross |
| Starting Step Ltd | Running costs of Starting Step | £45,000 | Perth and Kinross |
| Inclusive Homework Club | Running Costs | £45,000 | Glasgow City |
| The Fed Up Community Cafe | Towards the running costs of the Fed Up Community Cafe | £45,000 | Dumfries and Galloway |
| OutPost Arts | The Bright Side Project | £14,000 | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Council of British Pakistanis (Scotland) | The Creating Allegiance and Love for Scotland (CALS) project | £30,000 | Edinburgh City |
| BEE - BRIGHTER EAST END | Running costs of BEE | £51,000 | Glasgow City |
| 32nd Greenock & District Scout Group | Running Costs | £6,000 | Inverclyde |
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.
October and November 2025:
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Bike for Good Ltd | Towards the cost of delivering Young Mechanics | £75,000 | Glasgow City |
| Govan Community Project | Towards running costs of Govan Community Project | £175,000 | Glasgow City |
| Money Advice Scotland | Running costs of Money Advice Scotland | £90,000 | Scotland Wide |
| Clydesdale Community Initiatives | Towards the Supported Placement staff costs | £69,000 | South Lanarkshire |
| Dundee Law Centre | Towards The Running Costs of Dundee Law Centre | £120,000 | Dundee City |
| Fife Gingerbread | Running costs of Fife Gingerbread | £225,000 | Fife |
| Revive MS Support | Welfare and Benefits Service Costs | £90,000 | Scotland Wide |
| Broxburn United Sports Club Trust | Salary costs of the Youth and Community Engagement Worker | £75,000 | West Lothian |
| The Orchard Project (Cause) Ltd | Cost of the Branching Futures Project | £72,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Home-Start Lorn | Towards the running costs of Home-Start Lorn | £105,000 | Argyll and Bute |
| Scottish Sports Futures | Core costs of Scottish Sports Futures | £90,000 | Fife; Glasgow City; North Ayrshire; Stirling |
| Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. | Cost of the R.I.S.E Programme | £75,000 | Edinburgh City |
| The Louise Project | Running costs of The Louise Project | £96,000 | Glasgow City |
| YMCA Edinburgh SCIO | Running costs of YMCA Edinburgh | £81,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Rural and Urban Training Scheme Ltd | Running costs of Rural & Urban Training Scheme (RUTS) | £105,000 | East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Fife; Midlothian; West Lothian |
| Community Links Scotland | Towards the Energy Advice Service | £90,000 | West Dunbartonshire |
| Calman Trust | Core costs of Calman Trust | £114,000 | Highland |
| Thriving Survivors | Running costs of Thriving Survivors | £240,000 | 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. 66% 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.