We are particularly interested in effective approaches to addressing the needs of children, young people and young adults (up to 24 years old) in the following areas:

• victims/survivors of abuse and exploitation
• homelessness and its underlying causes
• those suffering from mental health problems
• those leaving care
• those leaving the criminal justice system
• problems of isolation experienced in rural areas
• enterprising solutions to job creation
• targeted, issues-based youthwork
• those living in poverty

The majority of our grants are multi-year revenue grants for core costs (i.e. salaries and running costs) however Trustees will also fund capital projects that make a tangible difference to a local community.

Whilst we prefer to fund organisations that are registered charities, we will consider offering grants to organisations who are pursuing charitable objectives providing their aims / constitution are clearly not-for-profit. We will only consider applications from national organisations where the beneficiaries and project workers are based within our beneficial area.

Please note that Trustees prefer to fund small to medium-sized organisations and it is therefore unlikely they will support applications from charities with a turnover in excess of £1m. It is also worth noting that charities should not apply to both the Frieda Scott and Francis C Scott Charitable Trusts at the same time. We would encourage you to seek guidance from the staff if you are unsure.