The Cattanach Charitable Trust is closing its funding programme and its website from Friday 25 November 2011, until 1 March 2012.  This means that organisations will not be able to apply for funding until 1 March 2012.  Current pending applications will be dealt with at the next Trustees' meeting on 16 February.

From 1 March 2012 the Trust will have new criteria.  These will be publicised on this website and in the voluntary sector press.  The focus is likely to continue on young children and their families, and details will be available in the new year.  Grants already committed for the next three years will be maintained.  Applications will be online only, after the re-opening.  Please phone or email the Assessor, Alison Campbell, if you wish to discuss.

The Cattanach Charitable Trust is a Scottish Charitable Trust established in 1992 by Miss Phyllis Cattanach, with very general charitable purposes. It is registered in the Scottish Charity Register, maintained by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, with charity number SC020902.

Although the Trust Deed by which the Trust was established gives the Trustees extremely wide scope for charitable giving, in recent years the Trustees have focused their charitable giving through the adoption of a themed approach. This ensures that the Trust income is applied in meaningful amounts to charities operating within the Trustees' current theme, and avoids dissipating the Trust income through a large number of small donations across a wider field of charitable endeavour.  The Trust makes grants to charities who apply for work with children exclusively in Scotland.

The Cattanach Charitable Trust believes that helping young children and improving their well-being can bring about a healthier and happier community.  The Trust will therefore focus on organisations and projects which offer hope of a better life to children, especially those under 10 years of age, and their families and communities.  By targeting its grants in this way, the Trust means to address the needs of young children living in difficult and deprived circumstances, and to help them make the most of their talents and opportunities.