Scotland · social enterprises

Grants and funding for social enterprises in Scotland.

Grants, awards and social-investment loans for social enterprises, charities and community businesses.

A business in Scotland can use 9 schemes for social enterprises, and 7 are taking applications today. 5 are specific to Scotland, from Social Investment Scotland, Firstport, North Lanarkshire Council and The National Lottery Community Fund; the other 4 are UK-wide.

Specific to Scotland (5)

SIS Community Finance Fund

Social Investment Scotland · Open now · Loan (repayable)

up to £375,000

Build It

Firstport (Scottish Government Social Entrepreneurs Fund) · Open now · Closes 21 Jan 2027

up to £40,000

Business Growth Fund (North Lanarkshire)

North Lanarkshire Council (UKSPF), via Business Gateway Lanarkshire · Open now · Closes 12 Feb 2027

up to £40,000

National Lottery Awards for All Scotland

The National Lottery Community Fund · Open now

up to £20,000

Start It

Firstport (Scottish Government Social Entrepreneurs Fund) · Open now

up to £5,000

UK-wide, open to businesses in Scotland (4)

Google Ad Grants (nonprofits)

Google for Nonprofits · Open now · Credits, not cash

up to £94,800

Architectural Heritage Fund — Loans

The Architectural Heritage Fund · Open now · Loan (repayable)

UnLtd — Awards for Social Entrepreneurs

UnLtd (Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs) · Opening soon

up to £18,000

Google.org Impact Grants (Impact Challenges)

Google.org · Between rounds

Which of these is your business owed?

Check your business in about two minutes: your top three matches are shown free, by name. The £19.95 report names every match, explains every rule and drafts the applications.

Find my funding

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 · schemes change, so every scheme page shows the date it was last checked.