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Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust - Funding and Bagpipe Loans
The Trust aims to advance education the arts, heritage, culture and community development by encouraging young people in Scotland to take up and play the chanter, pipes and drums, and by supporting the development of school pipe bands.
SIB - Recovery Loan Fund
The Recovery Loan Fund is for UK charities and social enterprises who are improving people’s lives, or the environment they live in. It is designed to support access to finance for UK small business as they look to invest and grow.
Business Energy Scotland - SME Loan Fund
Funded by the Scottish Government, this scheme aims to support charities and not-for-profit organisations that are looking to reduce costs through improved energy, material resource and water efficiency.
Community Shares ICOF Limited
The Community Shares Fund supports community-owned enterprises seeking to raise investment through a community share issue.
S J Noble Trust
The trust gives grants and loans to promote rural regeneration in Argyll and the Islands. Applicants must have a business or intend to start a business that is located in Argyll & the islands.
Local Energy Scotland - Let’s Do Net Zero Community Buildings
The new Let’s Do Net Zero Community Buildings Fund under CARES will help community organisations reduce their building energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
RBS Social & Community Capital - Community Business Loan
Loans are available for established third sector organisations that are delivering high social value - in a sustainable way.
The Architectural Heritage Fund - Heritage Impact Fund
The Heritage Impact Fund offers tailored, flexible loans to charities, social enterprises and community businesses that want to acquire, reuse or redevelop historic or architecturally important buildings in the UK.
CAF - Venturesome
CAF provides social investment loans which are unsecured. Investments are tailored to the needs of the organisations they finance and can be used for working capital, delivering new services or building organisational resilience.
Western Isles Development Trust - Main Fund
The purpose of the trust is to support the regeneration and development of the Outer Hebrides through disbursement of Community Benefit secured from the local deployment of Renewable Energy installations.