£3.4M awarded to 89 organisations across Scotland

Each of the organisations below demonstrated in their application how their work is contributing to the alleviation of poverty and trauma in Scotland.

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.

£3,489,900 was awarded to 89 organisations in December 2025 and February 2026, with a success rate of 64%. 

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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.

December 2025 and February 2026:

Primary Priority: Struggling with day-to-day costs  

Funding Type Organisation Name Funding Request Amount Awarded Project Location
Community Transport The King's Community Foundation Towards the capital costs of an electric Van £20,000 Aberdeen City
Small Grant Kindness Homeless Street Team Glasgow Running costs of the Kindness Homeless Street Team Glasgow £45,000 Glasgow City
Small Grant Glenrothes & District Foodbank Community Project Towards the running costs of Glenrothes & District Foodbank £60,000 Fife
Community Transport Community Transport Glasgow Towards the costs of the pantry delivery service £45,000 Glasgow City
Community Transport Ormlie Community Association Towards the capital costs of a Minibus £15,000 Highland
Wee Grant Living Solo Initiative Support for Families £5,000 Glasgow City
Wee Grant CiC (Community in Cupar) Running Costs £3,000 Fife
Wee Grant Africa Future Towards the cost of supermarket vouchers £5,000 Glasgow City
Wee Grant Torphins Community Council Towards the cost of food vouchers £2,000 Aberdeenshire
Wee Grant Dallies Larder The Costs of Food for the Foodbank £2,000 North Lanarkshire
Wee Grant Garnock Valley Helping Hands Running Costs £5,000 North Ayrshire
Small Grant The School Bank West Lothian Towards the running costs of School Bank West Lothian £49,500 West Lothian
Community Transport Recyke-a-bike LTD Towards the capital costs of a Van for the Doctor Bike Project £10,000 Clackmannanshire; Falkirk; Stirling
Large Grant Fresh Start (Scotland) The Running Costs of Fresh Start (Scotland) £180,000 East Lothian; Edinburgh City
Community Space Loaves and Fishes Running Costs £45,000 South Lanarkshire
Community Transport Community Veterans Support Towards the capital costs of a Minibus £8,000 East Dunbartonshire; East Renfrewshire; Glasgow City; North Lanarkshire; Renfrewshire; South Lanarkshire; West Dunbartonshire
Wee Grant St Brigids Primary School PTA The Costs of a Spring Fayre £1,500 North Lanarkshire


Primary Priority: Access to advice, support and advocacy

Funding Type Organisation Name Funding Request Total Amount Awarded Project Location
Large Grant Carers Of East Lothian Towards the salary of the Welfare Rights Accessibility Community Co-ordinator £90,000 East Lothian
Small Grant Friends of Scottish Settlers Running costs of FOSS £40,500 Falkirk
Small Grant Tea in the Pot Running Costs £24,000 Glasgow City
Large Grant Helensburgh and Lomond Carers SCIO Towards the costs of Carer Money Matters Programme. £90,000 Argyll and Bute

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.

December 2025 and February 2026:

Primary Priority: Preventative support for families

Funding Type Organisation Name Funding Request Total Amount Awarded Project Location
Large Grant Home-Start Garioch Running costs of Home-Start Garioch £105,000 Aberdeenshire
Small Grant Lorn Toy Library Running Costs £24,000 Argyll and Bute
Small Grant Braveheart Industries Towards the running costs of Braveheart Industries £51,000 Glasgow City; Renfrewshire
Large Grant Families First St Andrews The Running Costs of Families First St Andrews £91,500 Fife
Large Grant Ayr United Football Academy Salary costs of the F/T Family Engagement Officer £42,000 South Ayrshire
Large Grant Families Like Us Running costs of Families Like Us £75,000 South Lanarkshire
Large Grant Play Therapy Base Limited Running costs of Play Therapy Base Limited £84,000 East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Midlothian; Scottish Borders
Small Grant Firsthand Lothian The running costs of Firsthand Lothian £54,000 Edinburgh City

 

Primary Priority: Addressing homelessness, substance misuse, offending 

Funding Type Organisation Name Funding Request Total Amount Awarded Project Location
Large Grant Fife Intensive Rehabilitation and Substance Use Team (FIRST) Limited The salary costs of the Rehabilitation Worker (Making It Work For Families) £207,500 Fife
Wee Grant Tartan Talkers Running Costs £4,000 Fife
Large Grant Transform Community Development Housing First for Youth Service £70,000 Dundee City
Small Grant Fire & Peace Recovery Running costs of Fire & Peace Recovery £33,000 Scotland Wide
Community Transport Fire & Peace Recovery Towards the capital costs of a Minibus £10,000 Scotland Wide
Large Grant Homeless Network Scotland Running Costs of Homeless Network Scotland £250,000 Scotland Wide

 

Primary Priority: Crisis support and family breakdown/ domestic abuse 

Funding Type Organisation Name Funding Request Total Amount Awarded Project Location
Large Grant Advocacy Service Aberdeen The salary costs of the Domestic Abuse Advocacy Coordinator £105,000 Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire
Large Grant Wigtownshire Women's Aid Running costs of Wigtownshire Women's Aid £111,000 Dumfries and Galloway

 

Primary Priority: Whole family support to address impacts

Funding Type Organisation Name Funding Request Total Amount Awarded Project Location
Large Grant St Andrew’s Children’s Society Towards the Adoption Support service costs £200,000 Scotland Wide

 

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.

December 2025 and February 2026:

Primary Priority: Educational Engagement 

Funding Type Organisation Name Funding Request Total Amount Awarded Project Location
Large Grant Arkbound Foundation Towards delivery costs of Writing Within Walls £69,000 Scotland Wide
Small Grant DRC Generations Towards the running costs of DRC Generations £60,000 Glasgow City
Large Grant Mid Argyll Youth Development Services (MAYDS) Running costs of MAYDS £75,000 Argyll and Bute
Small Grant Greener Peebles Running Costs £33,000 Scottish Borders
Large Grant St Johnstone Community Trust K/A Saints in the Community Thrive Together project £81,000 Perth and Kinross
Small Grant Make and Create Arts Running Costs £33,000 North Lanarkshire
Wee Grant 1st Portsoy and Fordyce Scout Group Running Costs £3,500 Aberdeenshire
Wee Grant The Dyslexic Collective Positive Influences for Dyslexic Students £3,000 Scottish Borders
Wee Grant African Social Workers Scotland African & Ethnic Minority Parenting & Scottish Social Service Simulation Series £2,000 Glasgow City
Wee Grant Rotary Club of Arbroath Charitable Trust The Wellbeing Rucksack Initiative £2,000 Angus
Community Transport Baba Yangu Foundation Scio Minibus and associated costs £10,000 East Dunbartonshire; East Renfrewshire; Glasgow City; Renfrewshire; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian
Large Grant Aberdeen FC Community Trust Cost of the Education and Employability Programmes £81,000 Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire
Small Grant Orkney Youth Cafe Running Costs £24,000 Western Isles
Community Transport Adventure Centre for Education (ACE) The Costs of a new Minibus £10,000 South Ayrshire
Small Grant Forres Youth Space SCIO (The Gaff) Running Costs £24,000 Moray
Large Grant theGKexperience SCIO Running costs of theGKexperience £75,000 Glasgow City
Small Grant Standing Tall Scotland The running costs of Standing Tall Scotland £51,000 Scotland Wide
Small Grant Youth Impact Running costs of Youth Impact £40,500 Argyll and Bute

 

Primary Priority: Educational Attainment

Funding Type Organisation Name Funding Request Total Amount Awarded Project Location
Wee Grant Thornton Rose Riding for the Disabled Running Costs £2,000 East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Midlothian
Large Grant Rosemount Lifelong Learning Running Costs of Rosemount Learning Centre £94,500 Glasgow City

 

Primary Priority: Engagement of parents & family members

Funding Type Organisation Name Funding Request Total Amount Awarded Project Location
Wee Grant Lochside Parent Voice The Costs of the Confidence to Cook Programme & Refreshments £800 Aberdeen 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.

December 2025 and February 2026:

Primary Priority: Skills for employment

Funding Type Organisation Name Funding Request Total Amount Awarded Project Location
Wee Grant Active Sports For All Running Costs £5,000 Dumfries and Galloway; Scottish Borders; South Lanarkshire
Large Grant Options in Life Core Costs of Options in Life £69,000 Fife
Small Grant Highland Perthshire Communities Land Trust The Community Engagement Programme £30,000 Perth and Kinross

 

Primary Priority: Addressing barriers to employment/ training 

Funding Type Organisation Name Funding Request Total Amount Awarded Project Location
Community Transport Clackmannanshire Economic Regeneration Trust (CERT) The costs of the E-Moped Hire Scheme £20,000 Clackmannanshire

 

Primary Priority: Transition through education/ training into work 

Funding Type Organisation Name Funding Request Total Amount Awarded Project Location
Small Grant G20 Youth Project The Salary Costs of the Employability Youth Worker £49,500 Glasgow City

Preventing or reducing poverty at a community level

December 2025 and February 2026:

Funding Type Organisation Name Funding Request Total Amount Awarded Project Location
Community Space Sauchie Public Hall SCIO Running Costs £24,000 Clackmannanshire
Wee Grant Polmont Sports Centre Community Group Sports Sessions for Asylum Seekers & Refugees £4,000 Falkirk
Community Space Supporting our community Running costs £33,000 South Lanarkshire
Community Space Kirkcolm Community Trust Running Costs £24,000 Dumfries and Galloway
Wee Grant Ekta Group Elderly Care Forum Running Costs £2,000 Glasgow City
Community Transport Care4Calais Transport for activities in Edinburgh & the Lothians £5,000 East Lothian; Edinburgh City; West Lothian
Wee Grant Professional Ukrainian Hub Springburn Speaking Club £3,000 Glasgow City
Wee Grant Ama-zing Harmonies The Intergenerational Choir & Youth Music Programme £3,000 Edinburgh City
Wee Grant ATM FC Running costs £2,600 Glasgow City
Wee Grant Friends of Inchyra park Running Costs £2,000 Falkirk
Wee Grant Three Towns and District Community Shed Running Costs £2,000 North Ayrshire
Wee Grant Health and Wellbeing Community Group Running Costs £2,500 North Lanarkshire
Community Space Grey Lodge Settlement Running Costs £24,000 Dundee City
Wee Grant Lighthouse Football Club (LHFC) Running Costs £2,500 Glasgow City
Wee Grant Narja Helping Hands Running Costs £3,000 Glasgow City
Community Space Maxwelltown Information Centre The Running Costs of The MAXwell Centre and Garden £60,000 Dundee City
Community Space Penicuik Community Sports and Leisure Foundation Running costs £36,000 Midlothian
Wee Grant Ellon and District Men's Shed Running Costs £2,000 Aberdeenshire
Wee Grant Roots and Rising Running Costs £3,000 Glasgow City
Wee Grant Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood Men's Shed Running Costs £2,000 South Lanarkshire
Wee Grant Addiction Recovery Centre Running Costs £3,000 East Dunbartonshire
Wee Grant Beeline Community Transport and Wellbeing Hub Community Transport £2,000 Moray
Wee Grant A Patch Ae Land Running Costs £2,000 Dumfries and Galloway
Community Space Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels Running costs £30,000 West Dunbartonshire
Wee Grant Norine mindeyes culture connect incorporated Running Costs £3,000 Edinburgh 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.

December 2025 and February 2026:

Organisation Name Funding Request Total Amount Awarded Project Location
Active Sports For All Running Costs £5,000 Dumfries and Galloway; Scottish Borders; South Lanarkshire
1st Portsoy and Fordyce Scout Group Running Costs £3,500 Aberdeenshire
The Dyslexic Collective Positive Influences for Dyslexic Students £3,000 Scottish Borders
Polmont Sports Centre Community Group Sports Sessions for Asylum Seekers & Refugees £4,000 Falkirk
Ekta Group Elderly Care Forum Running Costs £2,000 Glasgow City
Professional Ukrainian Hub Springburn Speaking Club £3,000 Glasgow City
Tartan Talkers Running Costs £4,000 Fife
Ama-zing Harmonies The Intergenerational Choir & Youth Music Programme £3,000 Edinburgh City
African Social Workers Scotland African & Ethnic Minority Parenting & Scottish Social Service Simulation Series £2,000 Glasgow City
Living Solo Initiative Support for Families £5,000 Glasgow City
CiC (Community in Cupar) Running Costs £3,000 Fife
Africa Future Towards the cost of supermarket vouchers £5,000 Glasgow City
ATM FC Running costs £2,600 Glasgow City
Friends of Inchyra park Running Costs £2,000 Falkirk
Lochside Parent Voice The Costs of the Confidence to Cook Programme & Refreshments £800 Aberdeen City
Torphins Community Council Towards the cost of food vouchers £2,000 Aberdeenshire
Rotary Club of Arbroath Charitable Trust The Wellbeing Rucksack Initiative £2,000 Angus
Three Towns and District Community Shed Running Costs £2,000 North Ayrshire
Health and Wellbeing Community Group Running Costs £2,500 North Lanarkshire
Dallies Larder The Costs of Food for the Foodbank £2,000 North Lanarkshire
Garnock Valley Helping Hands Running Costs £5,000 North Ayrshire
Lighthouse Football Club (LHFC) Running Costs £2,500 Glasgow City
Narja Helping Hands Running Costs £3,000 Glasgow City
Thornton Rose Riding for the Disabled Running Costs £2,000 East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Midlothian
Ellon and District Men's Shed Running Costs £2,000 Aberdeenshire
Roots and Rising Running Costs £3,000 Glasgow City
Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood Men's Shed Running Costs £2,000 South Lanarkshire
Addiction Recovery Centre Running Costs £3,000 East Dunbartonshire
Beeline Community Transport and Wellbeing Hub Community Transport £2,000 Moray
A Patch Ae Land Running Costs £2,000 Dumfries and Galloway
St Brigids Primary School PTA The Costs of a Spring Fayre £1,500 North Lanarkshire
Norine mindeyes culture connect incorporated Running Costs £3,000 Edinburgh 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. 

December 2025 and February 2026:

Organisation Name Funding Request Total Amount Awarded Project Location
Sauchie Public Hall SCIO Running Costs £24,000 Clackmannanshire
Supporting our community Running costs £33,000 South Lanarkshire
Kirkcolm Community Trust Running Costs £24,000 Dumfries and Galloway
Grey Lodge Settlement Running Costs £24,000 Dundee City
Maxwelltown Information Centre The Running Costs of The MAXwell Centre and Garden £60,000 Dundee City
Penicuik Community Sports and Leisure Foundation Running costs £36,000 Midlothian
Loaves and Fishes Running Costs £45,000 South Lanarkshire
Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels Running costs £30,000 West 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.

January and February 2026:

Organisation Name Funding Request Total Amount Awarded Project Location
The King's Community Foundation Towards the capital costs of an electric Van £20,000 Aberdeen City
Community Transport Glasgow Towards the costs of the pantry delivery service £45,000 Glasgow City
Ormlie Community Association Towards the capital costs of a Minibus £15,000 Highland
Care4Calais Transport for activities in Edinburgh & the Lothians £5,000 East Lothian; Edinburgh City; West Lothian
Baba Yangu Foundation Scio Minibus and associated costs £10,000 East Dunbartonshire; East Renfrewshire; Glasgow City; Renfrewshire; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian
Fire & Peace Recovery Towards the capital costs of a Minibus £10,000 Scotland Wide
Clackmannanshire Economic Regeneration Trust (CERT) The costs of the E-Moped Hire Scheme £20,000 Clackmannanshire
Recyke-a-bike LTD Towards the capital costs of a Van for the Doctor Bike Project £10,000 Clackmannanshire; Falkirk; Stirling
Adventure Centre for Education (ACE) The Costs of a new Minibus £10,000 South Ayrshire
Community Veterans Support Towards the capital costs of a Minibus £8,000 East Dunbartonshire; East Renfrewshire; Glasgow City; North Lanarkshire; Renfrewshire; South Lanarkshire; West Dunbartonshire

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
DRC Generations Towards the running costs of DRC Generations £60,000 Glasgow City
Greener Peebles Running Costs £33,000 Scottish Borders
Kindness Homeless Street Team Glasgow Running costs of the Kindness Homeless Street Team Glasgow £45,000 Glasgow City
Glenrothes & District Foodbank Community Project Towards the running costs of Glenrothes & District Foodbank £60,000 Fife
Make and Create Arts Running Costs £33,000 North Lanarkshire
Friends of Scottish Settlers Running costs of FOSS £40,500 Falkirk
Lorn Toy Library Running Costs £24,000 Argyll and Bute
Braveheart Industries Towards the running costs of Braveheart Industries £51,000 Glasgow City; Renfrewshire
Tea in the Pot Running Costs £24,000 Glasgow City
Fire & Peace Recovery Running costs of Fire & Peace Recovery £33,000 Scotland Wide
Highland Perthshire Communities Land Trust The Community Engagement Programme £30,000 Perth and Kinross
G20 Youth Project The Salary Costs of the Employability Youth Worker £49,500 Glasgow City
Orkney Youth Cafe Running Costs £24,000 Western Isles
The School Bank West Lothian Towards the running costs of School Bank West Lothian £49,500 West Lothian
Forres Youth Space SCIO (The Gaff) Running Costs £24,000 Moray
Firsthand Lothian The running costs of Firsthand Lothian £54,000 Edinburgh City
Standing Tall Scotland The running costs of Standing Tall Scotland £51,000 Scotland Wide
Youth Impact Running costs of Youth Impact £40,500 Argyll and Bute

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.

December 2025 and February 2026:

Organisation Name Funding Request Total Amount Awarded Project Location
Rosemount Lifelong Learning Running Costs of Rosemount Learning Centre £94,500 Glasgow City
Arkbound Foundation Towards delivery costs of Writing Within Walls £69,000 Scotland Wide
Mid Argyll Youth Development Services (MAYDS) Running costs of MAYDS £75,000 Argyll and Bute
Options in Life Core Costs of Options in Life £69,000 Fife
Carers Of East Lothian Towards the salary of the Welfare Rights Accessibility Community Co-ordinator £90,000 East Lothian
St Johnstone Community Trust K/A Saints in the Community Thrive Together project £81,000 Perth and Kinross
Home-Start Garioch Running costs of Home-Start Garioch £105,000 Aberdeenshire
St Andrew’s Children’s Society Towards the Adoption Support service costs £200,000 Scotland Wide
Fife Intensive Rehabilitation and Substance Use Team (FIRST) Limited The salary costs of the Rehabilitation Worker (Making It Work For Families) £207,500 Fife
Transform Community Development Housing First for Youth Service £70,000 Dundee City
Families First St Andrews The Running Costs of Families First St Andrews £91,500 Fife
Ayr United Football Academy Salary costs of the F/T Family Engagement Officer £42,000 South Ayrshire
Families Like Us Running costs of Families Like Us £75,000 South Lanarkshire
Advocacy Service Aberdeen The salary costs of the Domestic Abuse Advocacy Coordinator £105,000 Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire
Aberdeen FC Community Trust Cost of the Education and Employability Programmes £81,000 Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire
Homeless Network Scotland Running Costs of Homeless Network Scotland £250,000 Scotland Wide
Helensburgh and Lomond Carers SCIO Towards the costs of Carer Money Matters Programme. £90,000 Argyll and Bute
Fresh Start (Scotland) The Running Costs of Fresh Start (Scotland) £180,000 East Lothian; Edinburgh City
Play Therapy Base Limited Running costs of Play Therapy Base Limited £84,000 East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Midlothian; Scottish Borders
theGKexperience SCIO Running costs of theGKexperience £75,000 Glasgow City
Wigtownshire Women's Aid Running costs of Wigtownshire Women's Aid £111,000 Dumfries and Galloway

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. 55% (December) and 81% (February) of unsuccessful applicants 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.