Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust

Who We Are
- Who We Are
  
  We are the collective voice of the youth work sector in Scotland. Find out more about our team, networks, members and board.
What We Do
- What We Do
  
  We drive the funding to the sector. We influence policy. We upskill the sector. We demonstrate youth work's impact. You're here for young people, we're here for you.
Impact
- Impact
  
  Demonstrating the impact of youth work is one of our core objectives. Put simply, youth work changes lives.
Youth Work Hub
- Youth Work Hub
  
  The youth work sector suppports hundreds of thousands of young people across Scotland. Find out what makes it tick and how to get involved by using our one-stop shop for all things youth work in Scotland.
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Awards

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Funding
Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust

The Trust gives grants to registered charities that work in the UK. Grant rounds for this year include people experiencing or at risk of homelessness – focusing on projects that provide life skills, including food education, healthy living and budgeting. Priority will be given to people leaving the armed forces, leaving prison or care. The next deadline is 30th April.

Source: Charitable Trusts & Foundations
Activity: Health & Wellbeing, Housing/Homelessness
Status: Recurring
Closing date: 30 April, 2026
Amount available: Grant rounds 1 and 3 have a maximum grant of £1,000. Grant rounds 2 and 4 have a maximum of £5,000.
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The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust aim to give grants to those in society who face the greatest challenges and whose opportunities are most limited.

Grant rounds 1 and 2 – People experiencing or at risk of homelessness (1st to 28th February and 1st to 30th April)

Focussing on projects that provide life skills, including food education, healthy living and budgeting. Priority will be given to people leaving the armed forces, leaving prison or care. The Trust don’t fund salaries for charity staff unless specifically employed for the project concerned.

Grant rounds 3 and 4 – Unpaid carers (1st to 31st July and 1st to 30th September)

Projects that provide therapeutic support, including healthy eating and outdoor activities. To be eligible, a project must focus exclusively on unpaid adult (18 or over) carers as its beneficiaries, without extending services to other groups. The Trust don’t fund salaries for charity staff unless specifically employed for the project concerned. (More specific criteria will be added soon).

Who can apply

They only award grants to organisations registered with the Charity Commission or OSCR, or exempt from registration.
In grant rounds 1 and 3, the minimum annual income and expenditure is £100,000 and the maximum is £1m.
In grant rounds 2 and 4, the minimum income and expenditure is £1m with no maximum.