GrantRadar

The Scott Bader Commonwealth Limited

Scott Bader Commonwealth Global Charity Fund: Glocal Strategy Fund

Scott Bader, a chemical company owned by its employees through the Scott Bader Commonwealth, gives a share of its profits each year to charities. Its 'Glocal' Strategy Fund gives £250-£10,000 to charities near the company's sites (including the UK) working on education, poverty or the environment. Applicants must be charities that have operated for more than two years, and first-time applicants are advised to ask for £2,000-£4,000. The 2026 application window 3 runs 3 August to 26 October 2026.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£250 – £10,000
Closes in
8 days left
26 October
Where
North Northamptonshire
UK-wide

Who can apply

  • Charities that have been operational for over two years, situated near one of Scott Bader's locations (in the UK the company's head office is Wollaston Hall, Wollaston, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire)
  • Applications for projects overseas are considered only from charities registered in the UK or already known to the Commonwealth
  • First-time applicants are recommended to apply for £2,000-£4,000

What it funds

  • Charitable projects focused on education, poverty or the environment, run by charities situated near Scott Bader's locations (the UK, Dublin, France, Sweden, Spain, Czech Republic, Croatia, Dubai, South Africa, USA, Canada, China, Japan, Australia, India, Italy, Germany and Turkey)

The Commonwealth is keen to support projects focused on education, the environment and disadvantaged groups, and charities working with and for BAME and LGBTQ+ communities.

Each site receives an allocation based on the number of colleagues there to support local projects addressing social and environmental issues.

What it will not fund

  • Requests solely in support of animals
  • Individuals in need
  • Travel and adventure schemes
  • Art projects
  • Sports clubs
  • Medical research and equipment
  • General appeals
  • Construction, renovation or maintenance of buildings in the UK
  • Overseas projects from charities not registered in the UK (unless already known to the Commonwealth)

How to apply

  1. Read the points and category descriptions on the Scott Bader Charity Fund application portal
  2. Register or log in on the portal (scottbadercharityfund.optimytool.com) and submit a new application for the Glocal Strategy Fund
  3. Submit within the application window (window 3: 3 August - 26 October 2026)

The Global Impact Fund (four grants of £25,000, voted on by Commonwealth members) had its only 2026 window from 12 January to 2 March 2026 and is closed.

The Scott Bader page says to contact them if you have problems applying; no email address is published on it.

More like this

Other grants open to organisations like yours.