Register of SLCF Approved Bodies and Revoked Approved Bodies
The Register of SLCF Approved Bodies, lists all organisations which have been approved by SEPA to receive and distribute SLCF funds and all organisations which have had their approval revoked, either voluntarily or forcibly.
| Approved bodies | Approval number | Approval date |
| Clackmannanshire and Stirling Environment Trust | SLCF/AB/009 | 22 July 2015 |
| EB Scotland Ltd | SLCF/AB/001 | 21 April 2015 |
| FCC Communities Foundation Ltd | SLCF/AB/006 | 25 June 2015 |
| Fife Environment Trust | SLCF/AB/013 | 3 November 2015 |
| Grantscape | SLCF/AB/017 | 25 January 2023 |
| LT Funding Ltd | SLCF/AB/016 | 24 January 2022 |
| The Levenseat Trust | SLCF/AB/007 | 13 July 2015 |
| Third Sector Hebrides (An Treas Roinn Innse Gall) | SLCF/AB/015 | 29 March 2016 |
Further information on the approved bodies
| Registration number | SLCF/AB/009 |
| Contact details |
Ms Audrey Morrison, Trust Manager Clackmannanshire and Stirling Environment Trust c/o Stirling Council Library, 6 Borrowmeadow Road, Stirling, FK7 7TN Email: morrisona@stirling.gov.uk |
| Funding limits | Contact approved body for further information. |
| Timescale for application | Contact approved body for further information. |
| CTP payment required from project to release funds | No |
| Additional funding criteria | It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that they have appropriate and adequate insurance to cover any works carried out by volunteers. The Trust will not award funds to a project that has secured or subsequently secures funding from another registered approved body. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all necessary consents are obtained prior to starting any works. Any lease or management agreement for the project location must be in place before any application is made. It is important that the future maintenance of any project is considered, and that costs and funding sources have been identified. |
| Exclusions | Contact approved body for further information. |
| Registration number | SLCF/AB/001 |
| Contact details |
Email:ebscotland.co.uk/index.php/contact Tel: 0141 227 473 Website: ebscotland.co.uk |
| Funding limits | Apply anytime -contact approved body for further information. |
| Timescale for application | Contact approved body for further information. |
| CTP payment required from project to release funds | Possibly |
| Additional funding criteria | ebscotland.co.uk/index.php/slcf/about-slcf |
| Exclusions | Contact approved body for further information. |
| Registration number | SLCF/AB/006 |
| Contact details |
PO Box 3801 Norwich, Norfolk NR16 2ZQ Email: info@fcccommunitiesfoundation.org.uk Tel: 01953 717 165 Website: fcccommunitiesfoundation.org.uk |
| Funding limits | Grants of between £2,000 and £40,000 are available through the FCC Scottish Action Fund for projects with a maximum total project cost of £250,000 including VAT (if relevant). |
| Timescale for application | Funding rounds are every six months. For application deadlines see: FCC Communities Foundation website |
| CTP payment required from project to release funds | Contact approved body for further information. |
| Additional funding criteria | For approved specific criteria see FCC Communities Foundation website |
| Exclusions (specific elements not funded) | The project site must be owned, leased or under long term formal management agreement by the applying organisation. Any lease or management agreement must be in place before any application is made and have at least 5 years left to run. Work must be targeted on a specific site at a single location. To be eligible for funding for phased projects, you must be able to evidence that the application is distinct from other phases and can be completed as a stand‐alone project. FCC CF does not consider the fitting out of kitchen or toilet facilities or other standard fittings in a new build community facility to be separate phases. Projects which have received funding from FCC CF cannot apply for further funding for at least 12 months. |
| Registration number | SLCF/AB/013 |
| Contact details |
Fiona Scott (Project Officer) 5th Floor, West Wing. Fife House. North Street, Glenrothes, KY7 5LT Tel: 01592 583260 Email: Fiona.Scott@fife.gov.uk |
| Funding limits | Small Grants Scheme: Applicants can apply for between £500 and £10,000 up to a maximum intervention rate of 90% of total eligible costs. Large Grants Scheme: Applicants can apply for between £10,000 and £50,000 up to a maximum intervention rate of 75% of total eligible costs. |
| Timescale for application | Small Grants Scheme: submissions can be made at any time. Large Grants Scheme: grant submissions take place twice per annum at the end of March and the end of September. |
| CTP payment required from project to release funds | No |
| Additional funding criteria | Approved body specific criteria. |
| Exclusions (specific elements not funded) | Contact approved body for further information. |
| Registration number | SLCF/AB/017 |
| Contact details |
Email: info@grantscape.org.uk Tel: 01908 247630 Website: Grantscape Scotland |
| Funding limits | Awards between £3,000 and £20,000. Projects must have an overall cost of no more than £40,000. Projects must start within 6 months and complete within 12 months of funds being awarded. |
| Timescale for application | 12 weeks max from application closing date to decision, refer to website for closing dates. |
| CTP payment required from project to release funds | Yes |
| Additional funding criteria | To be eligible for funding the applying organisation must own or hold a lease for the project site with at least 5 years remaining. The applying organisation and the project site must be run on a not-for-profit basis. If your project site has received SLCF funding from SUEZ donations within the last 3 years, then a new application will not be considered until three years has elapsed from the date the previous funding agreement was signed. |
| Exclusions | Contact approved body for further information. |
| Registration number | SLCF/AB/016 |
| Contact details |
Email: stephen.rees@ltfunding.org.uk Tel: 07940 578167 |
| Funding limits | Applicants are encouraged to discuss their projects with LT Funding Ltd before submitting their proposals. |
| Timescale for application | Submissions can be made at any time after discussing your application with the AB. |
| CTP payment required from project to release funds | Yes |
| Additional funding criteria | Contact approved body for further information. |
| Exclusions (specific elements not funded) | Contact approved body for further information. |
The Levenseat Trust is no longer accepting applications for SLCF funding.
| Registration number | SLCF/AB/007 |
| Contact details |
Catherine McGurk The Levenseat Trust, By Forth. Lanark ML11 8EP Opening times: Tuesday to Thursday. 8am-3pm Tel: 01501 772 813 Email: levenseattrust@gmail.com |
| Registration number | SLCF/AB/015 |
| Contact details |
Janet Morrison, SLCF Administrator Third Sector Hebrides, 30 Francis Street, Stornoway, HS1 2ND Tel: 01851 702632 Email: SLCF@tshebrides.org.uk |
| Funding limits | Contact approved body for further information. |
| Timescale for application | TSH have 4 funding rounds per quarter which are closed at the end of March, June, Sept and Dec. This is when all received, fully completed applications are assessed. |
| CTP payment required from project to release funds | No |
| Additional funding criteria | All successful projects must be completed within a twelve-month timescale and evidence of spend must be submitted to the SLCF board at the end of this period. |
| Exclusions (specific elements not funded) | Contact approved body for further information.
Please contact the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund team at SLCF@sepa.org.uk if you have any questions. |
Revoked Approved Bodies
| Revoked Approved Body | Number | Date Revoked |
| Belhelvie Community Council | SLCF/AB/010 | 27 June 2016 |
| Tarbolton Tenants and Residents Association | SLCF/AB/012 | 7 August 2018 |
| Angus Environment Trust | SLCF/AB/14 | 2 July 2019 |
| South Ayrshire Waste and Environment Trust | SLCF/AB/003 | 29 June 2021 |
| SUEZ Communities Trust | SLCF/AB/002 | 12 September 2023 |
| BCCF Environmental | SLCF/AB/005 | 30 November 2023 |
| LandTrust | SLCF/AB/008 | 17 January 2024 |
| South West Environmental Action Trust | SLCF/AB/011 | 21 August 2024 |
| Valencia Communities Fund | SLCF/AB/004 | 27 May 2025 |