Charities In Scotland
Discover 6,574 charities in Scotland. Use the search below to filter within these results.
United Bible Societies Association
TO TRANSLATE THE BIBLE INTO ALL LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD, MAKE IT AVAILABLE IN ACCESSIBLE FORMATS AND AT AFFORDABLE PRICES AND TO HELP PEOPLE TO INTERACT MEANINGFULLY WITH THE WORD OF GOD.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Charitable activities, Social welfareJRF is an independent social change organisation working to solve UK poverty. It aims to inspire action andchange that will create a prosperous UK without poverty and it principally does this by undertakingresearch, producing or inputting into policy on poverty, collaborating with others working to the samepurpose and otherwise providing practical solutions.
The Hospital Saturday Fund
Charitable activities, HealthThe Charitable Company's principal activities are grant making to medical charities, hospices and hospitals and to individuals with health or disability problems. These donations and grants were made possible by the surplus profits of the Charitable Company's trading Company, HSF health plan, being gifted to The Hospital Saturday Fund.
The Guide Association
Associations, Beneficiary groupTO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO HELP THEM DEVELOP EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND THE WIDER WORLD.
The National Deaf Children's Society
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HealthNDCS is the national charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people We represent the interests and campaign for the rights of all deaf children and young people from birth until they reach independence. NDCS supports the deaf child through the family as well as directly supporting deaf children and young people themselves.
Clean Air Fund
EnvironmentClean Air Fund brings together philanthropic resources to improve air quality globally. It co-ordinates a collective strategy for air pollution activity, provides grant funding to a multi-national portfolio of clean air programmes, grants funds to research and knowledge-building activities, and provides a means of knowledge sharing and networking between stakeholders.
Royal Society Of Wildlife Trusts
Environment, HeritageRSWT's objects are to promote the conservation and study of nature, the promotion of research into such conservation and to educate the public in understanding and appreciating nature, in the awareness of its value and in the need for conservation. The Society primarily does this by supporting the work of The Wildlife Trusts to restore 'A Living Landscape' and secure 'Living Seas'.
Workers' Educational Association
Social welfarePromote adult and general education by stimulating and responding to the demand for liberal education, providing for the needs of working class adults and of those who are socially, economically or educationally disadvantaged, providing educational programmes in the community and in the workplace, furthering the advancement of education for all and promoting the effectiveness of similar charities.
The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers
Improving the world through engineering,specifically as per the Royal Charter: The objects and purposes for which the institution is hereby constituted are to promote the development of Mechanical Engineering and to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas thereon?
Versus Arthritis
Charitable activities, ResearchThe charity funds scientific and medical research into all types of arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions. It is working to take the pain away from sufferers with all forms of arthritis and helping people to remain active. This will be achieved through funding high-quality research, providing services, information and campaigning.The charity's vision is a future free of arthritis.
Wildfowl And Wetlands Trust
Environment, HeritageWWT works to save wetlands for wildlife and for people by inspiring people to connect with and value wetlands and their wildlife, by demonstrating and promoting the importance and benefits of wetlands, by countering threats to wetlands and their wildlife, by creating and restoring wetlands and protecting key wetland sites and by savings threatened wetlands species.
Chartered Management Institute
Charitable activities, ResearchThe charitable mission of the Chartered Management Institute is to promote the art and science of management. This is supported by activites such as: encouraging and supporting the development of managers, raising the level of competence and qualification of management, disseminating management thinking through our policy and research activity, and influencing employers on management issues.
The Chartered Institute Of Public Finance And Accountancy
CIPFA aims to work in the public interest to promote high standards and deliver excellence in governance and financial management throughout the public services.
Armed Forces Covenant Fund
Charitable activitiesThe Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust makes grants to support the Armed Forces Community. The Covenant Fund is delivered by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. It has £10M a year to fund projects that support the Armed Forces Community.
The Thalidomide Trust
Beneficiary groupThe Thalidomide Trust provides relief and assistance to its beneficiaries through financial assistance and support services.
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association United Kingdom
Beneficiary group, Religion, Saving of livespropagation of Islam;Building of Mosques;religious education for waqf nau children;emergency relief - natural disasters;assistance to deserving and needy;
Multiple Sclerosis Society
HealthThe MS Society (formerly charity no.207495) funds and promotes research to develop new treatments and services for people with MS and to understand the causes of MS. We provide support to people affected by MS, and seek to raise awareness, understanding, and improve care and support for all people living with MS. We operate across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
The Pilgrims Friend Group
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareThe objects of the Pilgrims Friend Group are the advancement of the Christian Faith and the relief of poverty, sickness, disablement, old age and infirmity to the glory of God which it achieves as the corporate trustee of Pilgrim Homes (formerly Aged Pilgrims Friend Society) and Pilgrims Friend Society.
Blind Veterans UK
HealthWe help blind or vision impaired men and women who have served in the UK Armed Forces, and who meet our criteria, by giving the emotional and practical support they require to overcome the challenges they face to discover a life beyond blindness. All blind veterans should have access to the finest quality of services to help them discover life beyond sight loss.
Cotswold Archaeology LTD
HeritageWe achieve our Object by creating knowledge which accrues from archaeological and heritage investigations and other research. Through our research we make the past relevant, interesting and enjoyable to a broad spectrum of beneficiaries. Developing knowledge of the past amongst stakeholders increases community cohesion and identity, and furthers an overall appreciation of the world we live in
The Royal College Of Psychiatrists
Education, HealthThe Royal College of Psychiatrists promotes mental health by: 1. Promoting quality and standards in psychiatry2. Promoting recruitment and retention in psychiatry3. Delivering training, CPD, exams, and revalidation4. Being the voice of psychiatry5. Promoting research6. Supporting our members
The British Academy Of Film And Television Arts
ArtsTo support, develop and promote the art forms of the moving image, by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring pracitioners and benefitting the public.
The Anna Freud Centre
Beneficiary group, HealthThe Anna Freud Centre improves the lives of thousands of children and young people with mental health problems every year. It provides a vital lifeline for families under pressure and is the UK's only children's mental health organisation to combine practice, training and world-class research, with a focus on family well-being.
The Faraday Institution
Charitable activitiesResearch, training and policy advice in the fields of energy capture, conversion and storage.
The Sigrid Rausing Trust
Charitable activities, SocietyThe Trust gives grants to support work on human rights and rule of law, open societies, and the environment. We support groups in a number of focus regions and countries internationally. We also make occasional gifts via our Chairs Gifts and Trustees Gifts programmes.