Grow the Glens CIC, County Antrim

The project: Grow the Glens CIC has worked since 2016 to create jobs and opportunities within its local community in the Glens of Antrim, in Northern Ireland. In 2025, we awarded £25,000 in funding to the organisation. This funding is enabling Grow the Glens to develop and extend its social enterprise programme to the local […]

Torridon District Community Association, North West Highlands

Torridon District Community Association, Northwest Highlands, Scotland The project: Torridon District Community Association is a community charity based in Torridon in the north west of Scotland. In 2025, we awarded the charity awarded £25,000. This funding is helping the association to increase the resilience of this very rural and isolated community. Key themes from this […]

LandLinked CIC, Denbighshire

LandLinked CIC, Denbigshire, Wales The project: LandLinked CIC, is a Welsh community interest company working at the intersection of people, land, and learning. In 2025 we awarded the organisation £24,690. This funding is supporting training for young people in North Wales, helping them to build practical, regenerative land management skills. Key themes from this project: Providing […]

The River Waveney Trust, Suffolk

The River Waveney Trust, Suffolk, England The project: The River Waveney Trust, an environmental charity based in East Anglia, is dedicated to improving and protecting the River Waveney, its tributaries and catchment, making it a better place for people and wildlife. In 2025, we awarded the organisation £25,000 to support small, rural communities to build […]

Black Mountains College, Brecon Becons

The project: In collaboration with the community, turned an old pub into a dynamic, creative and industrious rural hub through learning and skill exchanges, business development and volunteer placements. Themes: Powering up rural communities. What we liked about it: This project had significant reach and impact, with strong quantitative and qualitative evidence of need in the form […]

Knoydart Farm CIC

The project: In collaboration with the community, turned an old pub into a dynamic, creative and industrious rural hub through learning and skill exchanges, business development and volunteer placements. Themes: Powering up rural communities. What we liked about it: This project had significant reach and impact, with strong quantitative and qualitative evidence of need in the form […]

Blackhall Mill Community Association

The project: In collaboration with the community, turned an old pub into a dynamic, creative and industrious rural hub through learning and skill exchanges, business development and volunteer placements. Themes: Powering up rural communities. What we liked about it: This project had significant reach and impact, with strong quantitative and qualitative evidence of need in the form […]

Grizedale Arts and The Farmer’s Arms

The project: In collaboration with the community, turned an old pub into a dynamic, creative and industrious rural hub through learning and skill exchanges, business development and volunteer placements. Themes: Powering up rural communities. What we liked about it: This project had significant reach and impact, with strong quantitative and qualitative evidence of need in the form […]