John Scott Charitable Trust

The trust funds causes within education, skills training, youth development, and welfare support for veterans. It supports projects and some core costs for organisations delivering these services. The trust concentrates its giving on London and Scotland, with other areas occasionally considered. Specific themes include advancing education to create opportunities, relieving poverty, and providing welfare support for former service personnel. The trust seeks tangible outcomes in poverty relief and opportunity creation, and its grant-making is aligned with its founding vision of empowering young people and aiding ex-forces communities.

The trust supports UK-registered charities and properly constituted community groups, preferably small to medium-sized organisations. It focuses on charities based in or operating in London and Scotland, though others may be considered. Beneficiary groups prioritised are children, young people, and ex-forces communities. The trust does not accept unsolicited applications and works with a select group of pre-identified charities. There is no public application process; organisations are invited to apply at the trustees' discretion.

The trust does not fund individuals, start-ups, or informal groups. It also excludes activities that fall outside its narrow priorities of education, poverty relief, youth development, and veteran welfare. Unsolicited applications are not accepted, and the trust does not support organisations that are not UK-registered charities or properly constituted bodies.

The trust takes a conservative, prudent approach, distributing annual income from investments. It funds projects and some core costs, awarding grants discretionarily to pre-selected organisations. The trust does not accept unsolicited applications and works by invitation, supporting charities it has identified as aligned with its aims. Its funding style is selective and focused on proven, small to medium-sized charities.