Scotshill Trust

The Trust supports a broad spectrum of general charitable purposes, including education and training, health and lifesaving, disability support, poverty relief, overseas aid and famine relief, arts, culture, heritage and science, animal welfare, and environmental conservation. Grants may support project work, core costs, and sector-specific activities. The Trust has supported national bodies in areas such as homelessness prevention and food poverty, reflecting its broad approach. It prefers well-established medium-to-large charities based and operating in England and Wales that have proven track records. The Trust's funding is directed across diverse sectors without a narrow thematic focus.

Eligible applicants must be UK-registered charities based and operating in England and Wales. The Trust prefers organisations of substantive scale with proven track records. There are no income thresholds, religious restrictions, or geographic sub-focuses within the UK. The Trust has no preferred beneficiary groups beyond those delivering public benefit. It does not accept unsolicited applications, so organisations are typically approached by the trustees.

The Trust does not fund direct activities, capital projects unrelated to its charitable objects, or non-charity organisations. It also does not consider unsolicited applications, meaning funding is directed only to organisations that have been invited or identified by the trustees. The Trust avoids any work that falls outside its broad charitable purposes or that would involve it in running its own projects.

The Trust makes discretionary grants exclusively to other registered charities, supporting both project work and core costs. It operates without open rounds or published strategies, relying on trustee-led decision-making. Unsolicited applications are not accepted, and funds are typically fully committed. The Trust prefers to enable established organisations to advance their own missions through flexible, vetted support.