Celebrating community ownership
A community business is any type of business that trades for community benefit and is democratically owned and controlled...
Funding received: Business support
Awarded from: Plunkett UK
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Ewe should be so lucky!
Lucky Ewe offer support and opportunities to young people looking to gain skills and confidence. They give young people...Funding received: £16,000
Awarded from: Scottish Government funding (distributed by Fife Local Action Group)
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Wind of change
Carloway Estate Trust (Urras Oighreachd Chàrlabhaigh) is a community landowner on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The estate covers 11,500 acres on the North West coast of the Isle of Lewis, with...Funding received: £16,740
Awarded from: Scottish Government funding (distributed by Outer Hebrides Local Action Group)
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Gimme shelter!
Avoch Community Rowing Club are a community based rowing club on The Black Isle. They have built and race...Funding received: £78,460
Awarded from: Scottish Government funding (distributed by Local Action Group)
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You can grow your own way…
Beechbrae is a social enterprise and charity based in Beechbrae Wood in Blackridge, West Lothian. It began as a...Funding received: £7,864
Awarded from: Scottish Government funding (distributed by West Lothian Local Action Group)
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Keep on Truckin!
When communities across Scotland experience disruptions like severe weather incidents, they develop unique resources and strengths to get through. This case study film features Carrick...Funding received: £28,585
Awarded from: Scottish Government funding (distributed by ARIA Local Action Group)
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Community owned shop delivers the goods!
In rural and island communities a local shop can be a life line to local residents. So, when a...Funding received: £9,200
Awarded from: Scottish Government funding (distributed by Scottish Borders LAG)
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Turning up the heat!
When communities across Scotland experience disruptions, whether major incidents or more localised challenges, they develop unique resources and strengths...Funding received: £34,900
Awarded from: Scottish Government funding (distributed by Cairngorms Local Action Group)
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Promoting Scotland on the European stage!
Over the 20-23 October 2025, over 400 rural delegates from more than 40 European countries gathered in Inverurie in...Funding received: Resource funding
Awarded from: SRDP
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