Community Benefit Fund
The community benefit fund
We closed to applications 28th May 2025
The CBF panel are now reviewing your applications, they will meet later in June, to make the awards. Which will be announced on this page, Ullapool News and on social media and all applicants will be contacted by email. Thankyou
The CBF receives funds from Lochbroom Community Renewables, its shareholders and private donors. All funds received are ring fenced in a dedicated bank account. The CBF panel decide upon what awards are to be made and how many rounds of funding there will be each year. To date, all donated funds have been awarded as grants, with any admin. costs being funded separately. For a history of grants awarded see “past awards” at the bottom of this page.
The Community Benefit Fund has been established as a means of enabling LUCT to financially support community projects within its remit area. The fund came into existence through a partnership between Lochbroom Community Renewables (Broom Power) and LUCT. We are actively seeking further funding sources and welcome individual donations to the fund.
The funding is allocated by the Community Benefit Fund Panel which represents our community, LUCT, Loch Broom Community Renewables and the Community Council. Funding will be allocated on an ongoing basis in grants from £250 up to £4,000. Non-constituted groups and/or individuals may apply if they are sponsored by another non-profit group who can receive the grant on their behalf all funding must have community benefit at its heart.
Queries and requests for printed application packs should be directed to:
Lochbroom & Ullapool Community Trust, The New Broom, 28 Argyle Street, Ullapool, IV26 2UB email gill@ullapoolcommunity.org
In 2025 we will again have two rounds of funding, this first one open in April/May and the second in late Autumn. Our funds fluctuate each year depending on the amounts we receive from Broom Power and from individual donations. If you would like to contribute to the fund please see donation form link at bottom of this page.
See links to forms and guidance below
CBF 2024 December awards
LUCT is delighted to announce the following projects were successful in their bids for the December funding round. A total of £7635.86 was awarded. The next round of funding, 2025 dates will be announced on this page and in the Ullapool News and on social media.
Ullapool High School, Gold Award D of E Expedition - £1,771
Ullapool Active Schools- Climbing for all - £1,400
Ullapool Primary School, Breakfast club - £1000
Church of Scotland , Superkids - £1000
Highland Rangers, Homes for wildlife - £860
Ullapool Rotary, defib maintenance - £500
Blue Hope Alliance, adopt a bay -£500
Ullapool Unpacked, signage -£354.86
Church of Scotland, Giving Tree - £250
This round of funding was resourced from surplus income from the Broom Power Hydro scheme and individual donations. Thank you.
CBF 2024 June awards
LUCT is delighted to announce the following projects have been successful in their bids for the June funding round of the. A total of £9,016.16 was awarded. There will be a second round of funding this Autumn dates will be announced in the Ullapool News, on our website and on social media.
Ullapool Museum: Geikie Centenary Exhibition -£1,000
Ullapool Village Hall: all access pathway to Youth Space - £1,731
Ullapool Flower & Produce Show- £1,070
Scoraig Community Centre Group: defibrillators for the peninsular - £2,000
Lochbroom Sailing Club: SCIO asset transfer costs - £1,700
Ross & Cromarty Citizens Advice Bureau: Ullapool Outreach Project - £1,515.16
This round of funding was resourced from surplus income from the Broom Power Hydro scheme and individual donations. Thank you.
Decisions about which projects receive funding are made by an independent panel of volunteers from the community with input from LUCT, the Community Council and Lochbroom Community Renewables (Broompower). The work of the CBF panel is reliant on volunteers and LUCT would like to thank those individuals for their commitment and time in refining and delivering the fund.
