We work across Scotland and sometimes beyond
Case Studies
We work with community groups, large social enterprises charities and informal gatherings of community activists. We will often work in difficult circumstances where other consultancy companies won’t go.
What we do and how we do it is driven by our clients. View a selection of the people we have worked with, the difference we have made and what they thought of us.
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A Community Consultation
Kilmacolm
Local people come together to develop an Eco Space in Kilmacolm.
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A Future for the Old Mill, Killin
Killin
The Old Mill - a flagship project for Killin & Ardeonaig Community Development Trust Ltd.
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A new future for the Old Drill Hall, Achiltibuie
Ullapool
The creation of a heritage centre for the Coigach Peninsula.
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A New Vision for a Heritage Asset
Inverness
Working with a Conservation Architect to find a new sustainable vision for a much loved asset.
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A Shetland Asset Transfer of Kirk to Community
Bigton, Shetland
Development of a new plan for the recently closed Church of Scotland Kirk in the village of Bigton.
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A Strategic Review
Stonehaven
Support to the Board and staff to determine a sustainable future.
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A Viable Future for Alford Otters Swimming Club
Alford
This local community owned swimming club received support with a funding bid to secure their future.
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Aald Skul Nesting : First Asset Transfer in Shetland
Shetland
Aald Skul Nesting : First Asset Transfer in Shetand
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Accelerate governance support for Portgordon Community Trust
Portgordon
Support for Portgordon Community Trust to develop documents and procedures for new projects.
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Accelerate Support for Alva Development Trust
Alva
Funding strategy and digital marketing audit.
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Accelerate Support for Community Owned Childcare in Ullapool
Ullapool
Support to establish a community owned childcare facility.
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Accelerate Support for Murieston Tennis and Sports Club
Livingston
Funding strategy and branding for a new community sports facility.
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Accelerate Support for Nourish Support Centre at their 10 year anniversary
Kirkcaldy
An organisational review, celebrating the past and planning for the future.
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Accelerate Support for Strathmore Community Hub
Blairgowrie
Supporting the organisation as it opens the doors to its brand new Community Hub.
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Access to Industry Income Generation
Edinburgh
Access to Industry are a largely grant funded organisation and needed to diversify into a more enterprising approach.
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Acharacle Community Centre
Acharacle
Market research, consultation and business planning to plan for the asset transfer of the community centre to the community.
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Adapt & Thrive: Deaf Links
Dundee
Business advice through the Adapt & Thrive programme, leading to a successful funding bid
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Airdrie, Coatbridge and District Boys Brigade
Coatbridge
Support to access Covid recovery funding
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Annan Harbour Asset Plan
Annan
Research to identify the scale and nature of need for renovating a warehouse at the harbour and developing the Minister's Merse,
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Anstruther Strategic Review
Anstruther
Anstruther Improvements Association work together to agree their future direction.
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Arbroath Courthouse Trust
Arbroath
Support with the asset transfer of Arbroath Courthouse to the local community.
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Best Bib n Tucker CIC
Edinburgh
Developing a business plan focussed on evidencing need, putting in place robust financial processes, and developing a funding strategy.
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Beveridge Park Bowling Club
Kirkcaldy
Support with funding bid to secure final match funding for community re-fit of the facility.
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Bid Writing for Auchinleck Community Development Initiative
Auchinleck, Cumnock
A deeply rooted community-owned organisation changing coalfield villages in East Ayrshire.
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Big Lottery Asset Ownership Research
Scotland
This researched undertaken in partnership with Scottish Community Development Centre aimed to test whether community ownership of assets is a successful model.
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Blackwood Estate Woodland Project
Loch Wood, Lanark
Feasibility Study for community ownership of Loch Wood.
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Broomhouse Centre
Broomhouse, Edinburgh
Community Consultation, options appraisal and business plan to support asset development of the Broomhouse Centre.
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Broxburn Community Planning
Broxburn
In depth community planning for Uphall and Broxburn.
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Business Planning and Ideas Generation
Edinburgh
Supply of interactive training session to the School for Social Entrepreneurs.
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Cairnsmoir Connections
Bathgate
Resilience funding to address loss of earnings due to covid-19.
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Cambusbarron Community Action Plan
Cambusbarron, near Stirling
Community driven strategic action plan for Cambusbarron near Stirling.
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Cambusbarron Village Nursery
Cambusbarron, near Stirling
Exploring new service ideas: research and consultation.
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Capacity Building for Community Facility
Greenock
We worked with Craigend long term to support the development of their business plan from community research to detailed financial planning. Crucially we supported them to engage positively with funders which was a new way of working for them.
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Carers of West Lothian Social Impact Research
Livingston, West Lothian
An impact and needs assessment.
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Carers Trust Scotland
National, Scotland
Evaluation of the Making Sense of SDS programme.
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Carloway Community Association
Carloway
Asset transfer of the Carloway School and community centre to this crofting community.
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Charlie’s Old Codgers
South Lanarkshire
Charlie’s Old Codgers Animal Foundation is an animal charity based in South Lanarkshire and providing services across Scotland.
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Citizens Advice Scotland tender support
National
Supporting CAS to support submission of a major tender.
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Community Led Asset Development
Scotland
Research which aimed to explore innovative solutions to the development of a local assets.
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Covid Impact Research
Auchinleck, East Ayrshire
Managed and overseeing community led research into the impact of Covid.
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Covid-19 Crisis Support
Edinburgh
Helping a medium sized social enterprise apply for crisis support to plan for a sustainable future.
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Craigend Resource Centre
Craigend
Long term asset development and capacity building support.
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Crail Community Hub
Crail
Community consultation and market research into a community and cultural centre for North East Fife.
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Creative Natives - Alan's Story
Edinburgh
Hear from a participant of the Creative Natives project - a partnership with Bold and Cyrenians.
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Creative Natives - Jodie's & Jamie's Story
Edinburgh
Hear from a participant of the Creative Natives project - a partnership with Bold and Cyrenians.
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Creative Natives - Pol's Story
Edinburgh
Hear from a participant of the Creative Natives project - a partnership with Bold and Cyrenians.
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Cree Valley Area Development Trust - A Sustainable Future
Newton Stewart
The Cree Valley Development Trust have ambitions to grow for the future.
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Dailly Community Action Plan
Dailly, South Ayrshire
Community Action Plan to identify needs and priorities for investment in Dailly, South Ayrshire.
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dates-n-mates
Glasgow, Aberdeen, Renfrewshire, Falkirk
Support on legal structure to dates-n-mates: Scotland's dating and friendship agency run by and for people with learning disabilities.
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Digital marketing support for Arbroath Courthouse Trust
Arbroath
Digital marketing support for a community project creating a sustainable, inclusive community hub.
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Dollar Community Development Trust
Dollar
Supporting DCDT trustees and staff to develop a business plan for the Dollar Hive.
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Dornie Community Shop Business Plan
Dornie, Kyle
Feasibility study, business plan and fundraising support for Dornie's new Community Trust to reopen the village shop.
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Dunbeath and District Centre
Dunbeath
Capital fundraising and sustainability planning for Dunbeath and District Centre.
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Dundee Carers Centre's Employers Quality Standard
Dundee
Feasibility and business planning for an innovative new support tool
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Dunoon Community Shed
Dunoon
The first Community Shed to apply to the Scottish Land Fund.
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Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative
Edinburgh
Research to identify growth potential of photo voltaic panels in North Edinburgh.
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Exploring Enterprise Ideas with Gardner Memorial Church
Brechin
Helping a church to look at income generation.
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Feasibility Study on Short Break Accommodation for Carers
Edinburgh
Feasibility Study for a Carers Centre developing short break accommodation
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FEAT Heritage Development
Silverburn Park, Leven
Developing an historic building for social enterprise
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Feughdee West Community Action Plan
Feughdee
Community Action plan for Fughdee in rural Aberdeenshire.
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Fir Park Corner FC
Motherwell
Support to this amateur football club looking to take on its own premises.
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Forgan Arts Centre
Fife
Design and costing of a new and bespoke digital training platform.
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Forgan Arts Centre Asset Transfer
Newport-on-Tay
Long term and varied support to the creative enterprise in Fife.
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Forres Area Community Trust
Forres
Support to complete the business plan for the acquisition of the Forres Town Hall.
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Fraser Centre
Tranent, East Lothian
Community consultation, business planning and funding bids for a locally owned cinema and community space.
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Fresh Start - Community Researchers
Edinburgh
Supporting the development of local Community Researchers within North Edinburgh.
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Funding advice for Kilbarchan Improvement Projects
Johnstone
Community Enterprise provides valuable grant funding advice.
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Funding for Circus Enterprise
Edinburgh
Covid Lockdown impacted this circus based enterprise and a new future had to be found.
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Funding for Future Ideas
Aberdeen
Support to structure a funding proposal for long term financial sustainability
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Funding for Future Innovation and Sustainability of Safe Harbour
Greenock
Support to scope out and design a new future for the methodology through a franchise model.
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Funding strategy for Stirling Community Enterprise
Stirling
During a period of growth and change, Community Enterprise put a mutually agreed funding strategy together as part of a global business plan.
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Funding Support for Inclusive Homework Club
Glasgow
Inclusive Homework Club were supported through the process of applying for multi year funding.
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Garnethill Multicultural Centre
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Community consultation, feasibility study and business plan for purchase of a vibrant community venue in central Glasgow.
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Glenboig Community Centre Asset Transfer
Glenboig
Capacity building and business planning for the development of a new community asset in Glenboig.
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Glentrool and Bargrennan Community Trust
Glentrool
Business planning and long-term support to develop a rural building.
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Glentrool Housing Business Plan
Glentrool
Business plan to secure housing into community ownership.
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Go Vegan Govan
Govan, Glasgow
Through the Accelerate programme, we helped Go Vegan Govan think through options for a new social enterprise
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Gowrie Care
Dundee
Plan to develop, improve and fund the additional social work with tenants with support needs.
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Grassmarket Community Project: Recovery funding
Grassmarket, Edinburgh
Support to access Covid recovery funding
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Healthy Valleys
Lanark
Evaluation of Healthy Valleys Re-connect project which aimed to address social isolation amongst older people.
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Helensburgh Community Hall
Helensburgh
Support on asset transfer of a community hall delivering vital local services.
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Heritage Trust Network Business Planning Training
Birmingham
Provision of online Business Planning Training to the Heritage Trust Network across the UK.
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Huntly Arms Hotel Asset Transfer Plan
Aboyne
Research and technical support to investigate the feasibility of the community taking on the Huntly Arms.
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Impact assessement for The Miracle Foundation
Motherwell
Supporting a bereavement charity to understand and communicate the difference they make.
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Impact Funding Partner Training
National, Scotland
Community Enterprise delivers a suite of training to the grant recipients of Impact Funding Partners.
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Inverkeithing Town Hall
Inverkeithing
Considering governance options for the community control of the Inverkeithing Town House.
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Investment in Change for the Scouts
Dunfermline
The National support body for the Scouts was badly hit by Covid. We supported a sustainability plan.
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Iona Village Hall
Iona, Hebrides
Research, planning and funding strategy for the asset transfer and development of Iona Village Hall.
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Kairos Women+ Business Plan
Paisley
Kairos Women+ is a community-led women’s organisation in Renfrewshire.
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Kilmaronock Old Kirk Implementation Support
Alexandria
Helping trustees prepare to reopen the Old Kirk as a community venue.
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Kingdom Off Road
Methil
Business development funding support and marketing to support disengaged young people through motorbikes.
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Kingdom Off Road Motorcycle Club
Fife
Kingdom Off Road Motorcycle Club develop a promotional leaflet.
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Kings Arms Asset Transfer
Ballantrae
Assessment of the existing hotel business to take it into community ownership.
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Kirrie Connections Funding Strategy
Kirriemuir
Funding and bid writing for a community based dementia friendly project.
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Larkhall Community Growers
Larkhall, Lanarkshire
Research and planning into making Larkhall a better place to live work and visit.
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Leanchoil Trust
Forres
Asset transfer of NHS hospital and site to the community of Forres.
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Legal Structure Options Appraisal
Glasgow
Working with the organisation to assess the pros and cons of a trading subsidiary and different legal options.
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Lochwinnoch Community Development Trust
Lochwinnoch
Community consultation to test local support for a community owned water abstraction site.
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Love and Light Recovery Organisational Development
Airdrie
Support to strengthen the governance and leadership of the organisation.
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Lucky Ewe Growth Plan
Cupar
Lucky Ewe is a charity operating out of a smallholding in Fife.
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Men Matter Scotland Funding for Future Sustainability
Drumchapel, Glasgow
A new organisation seeking financial sustainability beyond initial core grant funding.
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Millennium Centre Stranraer
Stranraer
Asset development of the well-used centre to better meet the needs of local people.
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Millport Town Hall
Millport
Crowdfunding and marketing strategy to generate local income.
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Murieston and Bankton Community Action plan
Livingston
A 5 year strategic action plan for Murieston and Bankton.
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National Lottery Enterprise Training
Dumfries
Sustainability and income diversification training for grant recipients of the National Lottery.
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National Social Prescribing project
Belfast
Detailed research and business planning into the roll out of social prescribing across Scotland and the North of Ireland.
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No-one Dies Alone Ayrshire
Newmilns, Ayrshire
Mini organisational review and funding strategy.
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North Edinburgh Arts
Edinburgh
Feasibility study into asset transfer of North Edinburgh Arts plus more land.
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North Queensferry Community Trust Community Buyout
Inverkeithing
Support with potential community buyout of a historic pub.
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Organisational Development Training Sessions
Girvan
A series of training and workshops to develop this new organisation.
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Papa Stour Kirk Development Project
Shetland
Accelerate support with project development, business planning and fundraising.
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Passion 4 Fusion
Livingston
Business planning and fundraising to support the core costs of the charity.
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Planning for the future of Eyemouth Community Centre
Eyemouth
Feasibility study, community consultation and business plan.
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Polwarth Parish Church
Edinburgh
Polwarth Parish Church accessed support from the Accelerate Programme following the appointment of its new Wellbeing Manager, early in 2022.
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Radio Buena Vida
Glasgow
Funding support and strategic planning with early stage social enterprise.
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Ravenscraig Community Green Infrastructure Project
Ravenscraig, Wishaw
Strategic plan for community involvement in regenerating green space on the Ravenscraig site.
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Region Wide Strategic Plan
East Ayrshire
A community led plan across 9 community council areas to strategically invest substantial wind farm income.
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ReMake Scotland
Crieff
Remake Scotland is a creative recycle, re-use and education charity based Crieff.
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Repairel CIC
Glasgow
Business support and consultation for a community shoe repair startup.
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Rosyth Community Projects
Rosyth
Feasibility study and business plan into the asset transfer of the Clydesdale bank to the community.
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Ruchazie Food Pantry
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Business case for a new Food Pantry in Ruchazie, the first of its kind in Glasgow.
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SEALL Funding Support.
Isle of Skye
Adapt and Thrive Fund application and business support.
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Simply Play Marketing strategy and Brand Development
Broxburn, West Lothian
The Development Team and Bold worked together to produce a new brand and a bespoke marketing strategy.
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Sinergie Community Choir Singing for Success
Lothian
New community choir gets support to start off on the right note.
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Skateraw Hall Asset Transfer
Newtonhill
Community Asset transfer of a lovely small village hall.
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Social impact and sustainability with Forth Valley Migrant Support Network
Grangemouth
One-to-one support through the Accelerate programme.
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Stepwell
Greenock
Fundraising and business planning support to develop food-based employability and life changing services.
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Strategic Planning for a Sustainable Future
Stranraer
Grass roots community and market research to find a financially sustainable future for Stranraer Development Trust post-Covid.
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Strength and Sustainability
Kilwinning
Facilitated review of Board skills and income opportunities.
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Support to West Lothian Social Enterprise Network Members
West Lothian
Various crisis support post Covid to WLSEN members.
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Sustainability Planning for a Temporary Home
Prestonpans
While developing a new major heritage centre to celebrate the Battle of Prestonpans, the group needed a sustainable plan for their temporary home.
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The Edinburgh Society of Model Engineers
Broxburn, West Lothian
Help to define their purpose and outcomes.
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The Friends of the Pipe Factory Heritage Asset Re-imagined
Glasgow
A Strategy for the unique Pipe Factory in Glasgow's Calton.
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The Strutter Project
East Fortune
Business plan to find a sustainable future for the hand built world war one plane.
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The Yard
Edinburgh, Dundee, Kirkcaldy
Support to The Yard (an award winning charity providing accessible adventure play) reviewing its social enterprise strategy and membership scheme.
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Torry Development Trust
Torry, Aberdeen
Support to develop a plan for the Victoria Road school in Torry, Aberdeen.
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Trossachs Community Trust
Trossachs
Strengthening a business plan for community take over of the old primary school.
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Uig Church of Scotland Hope and Wellbeing Hub
Isle of Lewis
Support with sustainability planning.
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Ullapool community Trust
Ullapool
Support to consider viability of asset transfer of the New Brook charity shop in Ullapool.
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Vics in the Community Business Plan Creation
Ayr
Worked with the group to take the data they had and turn it into a document to unlock funding.
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Vision for the Car Park Asset at Achmelvich
Achmelvich, Lairg
A new design and plan for the poor facility at Achmelvich car park.
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WAT If Community Action Plan
Woolfords, Auchengray and Tarbrax
Community action plan for the communities of Woolford’s, Auchengray and Tarbrax.
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West Lothian Wellbeing Collaboration
Blackridge, West Lothian
Options appraisal on collaboration models and legal structure.
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Wester Loch Ewe Asset Transfer
Inverasdal
In depth period of research into the viability of the asset transfer of the old Highland school to the community.
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What'll We Do Today
Falkirk
Working with this social enterprise to plan the next steps in its development
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Wild Arts Accelerate
Aberdeenshire
Wild Arts underwent an organisational review, developed a funding strategy and action plan through the Accelerate Programme
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Yipworld Evaluation of Strong Connections
Cumnock
Evaluation into the impact of the Social Economy Growth Fund 'Strong Connections' project.
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You Can Cook Enterprise Ideas
Peebles
Help think through new directions and new trading ideas.
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