Community Funds
Haventus Ardersier Port Community Benefit Fund
Ardersier Port Community Benefit Fund supports community projects benefitting those living in the areas covered by the Community Councils of: Petty and Ardersier, Cawdor and West Nairnshire, Croy and Culloden Moor and Nairn West and Suburban.
About this fund
Before you apply for this fund, read our application criteria first - you can find this here.
Ardersier Port Community Benefit Fund supports community projects benefitting those living in the areas covered by the Community Councils of: Petty and Ardersier, Cawdor and West Nairnshire, Croy and Culloden Moor and Nairn West and Suburban.
The fund is provided by Haventus, the owners of the Ardersier Energy Transition Facility (Ardersier Port).
The fund opened in August 2024. An annual amount of £100,000, rising in line with inflation, will be paid into the fund for ten years.
Purpose of this fund
The Fund will support charitable activity that helps improve people’s quality of life. Applications will focus on an activity or project that has the ambition to result in one or more of the following outcomes:
- Enhances quality of life for local communities
- Promotes community spirit and encourage community activity
- Contributes to vibrant, healthy, successful and sustainable communities
Who can apply
Groups and organisations working to benefit people in any of the four communities can apply. Your group/organisation must meet our standard eligibility criteria, which you can find on our Help for applicants page. You do not need to be registered charity to apply.
Applications from groups/organisations located out with the fund area will be considered on a case-by-case basis and must demonstrate clear benefit for residents within the fund area.
What can be funded?
Grant requests to support a wide range of costs and activities will be considered, such as equipment costs, running costs for local groups, staff or sessional worker costs, consultations, and maintenance or refurbishment of community facilities.
Applicants are normally expected to provide evidence of value for money, such as quotations, in line with our evidencing value for money guidance, which can be found here.
What we can't fund
Information on what the fund cannot support is provided on our Help for applicants page.
How decisions are made
A Community Panel, made up of people who live, work or volunteer in the four communities, makes recommendations on grant awards from the Fund. The Panel also advise on funding strategy and help to promote the Fund locally.
The Panel has up to twelve members (three from each community council area). Each area's community council will nominate one member from each of the four areas.
Each member of the wider community serves a minimum of one and a maximum of three years, with members retiring on a phased basis to ensure knowledge and expertise are retained. Opportunities to become a Panel member are openly advertised when these arise, both locally and on this website, and are selected through a fair and transparent process. Previous Panel members may stand again.
Minutes of the latest Panel meetings will be available on request from the Community Funds Adviser. Contact details can be found below. More information on the award making process is available here.
Current Panel Members are:
|
Petty and Ardersier |
Nairn West and Suburban |
Cawdor and West Nairnshire |
Croy and Culloden Moor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Trish Robertson |
Lucy Harding |
Kirsty Rose |
Sheena Maclean |
|
Adam Bell |
Alistair Tunstall |
Michael Ogden |
Vacant |
|
Vacant |
Kevin Reid (Community Council representative) |
Robin Pope (Community Council representative) |
Marcus Conway (Community Council representative) |
How to apply
You can apply to this fund online here. Completed applications and supporting documents must be received by the application deadline. If you would like to review the questions you will be asked to answer before starting the form, you can see them here. If you have any problems accessing the form, please email [email protected] or call 0131 524 0324 and we can help.
Frequently asked questions
Does the applicant have to be a registered charity?
The applying organisation doesn’t have to be a registered charity, but the aim of funded activities must be charitable, as defined by OSCR here
Get in touch
Criteria and eligibility queries
Debbie Herron, Community Funds Adviser
Useful links
Evidencing value for money guidance can be found here.
For advice on running your group or project contact Highland Third Sector Interface (HTSI)
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) provides a range of useful resources for setting-up a voluntary organisation or running your organisation. It also helps organisations develop their digital potential.
Additional information and resources about developing a Safeguarding policy include Foundation Scotland guidance, NSPCC's safeguarding checklist, OSCR's Safeguarding Guidance and SCVO's advice.
Previously funded projects
Take a look at some of the projects and activities supported by this fund.
