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Francis C Scott Charitable Trust

Main Grants

Main grants from the Francis Scott Trust for charitable organisations supporting children, young people and young adults up to 25 in Cumbria and Lancaster District, with priority for ages 0-5 and 11-19 at risk of exclusion. Most awards are multi-year; the Trust makes around 28 main grants a year totalling about £1.1m. Applications start with an Expression of Interest before set round deadlines.

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You could get
Amount not specified
Deadline
54 days left
11 December
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Registered charities, or non-registered organisations pursuing charitable objectives with a demonstrable community contribution and a clearly not-for-profit constitution
  • The project must be based in Cumbria or Lancaster District and support children and young people up to 25
  • National organisations only if beneficiaries and project workers are based locally
  • Preference for small to medium-sized organisations with turnover unlikely to exceed £1m
  • Must be able to provide most recent signed accounts
  • First-time applicants should contact the Trust before submitting
  • Unsuccessful applicants should wait a year before reapplying

What it funds

  • Work supporting the development and aspiration of children and young people at risk of exclusion, up to age 25, with particular priority for ages 0-5 and 11-19
  • Assessment looks at how the work fits wider local services and avoids duplication, deliberate development of social and emotional skills, interventions underpinned by practice-based evidence, and early intervention and prevention
  • Funding can be one-off, short-term or multi-year

What it will not fund

  • Individuals
  • Statutory organisations or those with statutory duties
  • National charities without a local base or project
  • Charities with substantial unrestricted reserves
  • Medical or health establishments, or medical research
  • Schools and educational establishments
  • Projects primarily benefiting people outside Cumbria/North Lancashire
  • Retrospective funding
  • Expeditions or overseas travel
  • Promotion of religion
  • Animal welfare
  • Capital funding (except in exceptional circumstances)

How to apply

  1. Read the applicant guidance and check eligibility; first-time applicants should contact the grants team first
  2. Submit an Expression of Interest form by the round deadline (next: Friday 11 December 2026)
  3. If invited (by 18 December 2026), submit a full application by Friday 22 January 2027

The November 2026 round's EOI deadline (4 September) has passed

Have ready

  • Expression of Interest form
  • Most recent signed accounts

A full application follows only if invited after the EOI

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