Scots Guards Charity

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Typical grants: £1,000 – £30,000
Applications: Not accepted
Decisions: Rolling (no fixed deadline)

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About Scots Guards Charity

Rooted in nearly four centuries of Scots Guards tradition, the Scots Guards Charity is a regimental charity dedicated to serving those who have served. Its mission is to relieve financial, physical, or emotional distress among serving and former Scots Guardsmen and their dependants, guided by values of loyalty, comradeship, dignity, and practical welfare assistance. The charity provides rapid, targeted support to improve quality of life, acting as a first point of contact for the regimental family. It focuses exclusively on its own community, offering personal, enduring care to ensure no member is left without aid.

What Scots Guards Charity funds

The charity funds a wide range of welfare initiatives for the Scots Guards community. These include poverty relief, disability adaptations, healthcare and rehabilitation, home and mobility modifications, and debt relief. It also supports specialist education and training for children, respite breaks, and bereavement support for families affected by operational service. Additionally, grants are made to regimental units, associations, and heritage projects that directly benefit the Scots Guards community. All funding is directed to individuals and organisations within the UK.

Who can apply

Eligibility is strictly limited to UK-resident serving or former Scots Guards personnel, their dependants, and affiliated regimental entities. Dependants include spouses, partners, widows, children, parents, and carers facing hardship. The charity also supports regimental units and associations. It does not accept applications from external charities or organisations without direct ties to the Scots Guards community. Requests are handled through regimental welfare channels.

What Scots Guards Charity doesn't fund

The charity does not accept unsolicited applications. It does not fund external charities or organisations that lack direct ties to the Scots Guards community. Only those with a clear regimental connection are considered.

How they like to fund

The charity works by invitation or through regimental welfare channels, handling each request on a case-by-case basis. It provides first-tier emergency support and may link individuals to larger agencies for ongoing needs. It does not run open grant programmes.

How much does Scots Guards Charity give?

£1,000 – £30,000

Typical published range. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you would clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is the free fit check.

Deadlines & timelines

When to apply, and how long their decisions take.

Your specific fit

Income, location, legal structure and exactly who they fund — matched to your charity.

Good to know

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Focus areas

Poverty & hardshipDisabilityHealthMental health

How to apply to Scots Guards Charity

Scots Guards Charity does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation.

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Decisions are typically rolling (no fixed deadline).

What you can do here

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Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Scots Guards Charity provide?

Scots Guards Charity typically provides grants of £1,000 - £30,000.

Where does Scots Guards Charity fund charities?

Scots Guards Charity funds charities operating in the UK.

Does Scots Guards Charity accept unsolicited applications?

Scots Guards Charity does not accept unsolicited applications.

How do I apply for funding from Scots Guards Charity?

Scots Guards Charity does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation. A fit check still tells you whether your work aligns with their published remit.