Aberdeenshire Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund for Adults Round 6:Level 1 Eligibility Checker

Are you eligible to apply to The Fund?

Please read the funding guidance on our website here at www.avashire.org.uk/cmhwfund before

completing this check for further details about eligibility.

Location

Applications received for consideration must be led by a group/organisation who are delivering projects within Aberdeenshire.

I confirm the project will be delivered in Aberdeenshire.

YesNo

Based on the answer provided, your organisation/group is not eligible to apply for the Aberdeenshire Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund for Adults Round 6 Fund. Please read the funding guidance here at www.avashire.org.uk/cmhwfund for further details about eligibility and the application process. Please seek further advice by completing our Support Request Form and a member of the team will get back to you.

Legal structure

We will accept applications from not-for-profit community, voluntary and third sector organisations with a strong community focus. Eligible applicants include associations, community groups, clubs, partnerships and consortiums.

The range of organisations that can apply are:

• Co-operative

• Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC)

• Community Benefit Society

• Community Council

• Community Interest Company (CIC) Ltd by Guarantee

• Community Interest Company (CIC) Ltd by Shares

• Company Ltd by Guarantee

• Friendly Society

• Industrial & Provident Society (IPS)

• Parent Council

• Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO)

• Trust

• Voluntary Group or Unincorporated Association

• Unconstituted Groups

Unconstituted groups must be working in partnership with a constituted group/organisation and use that group/organisation’s bank account for managing the grant. Any item(s) purchased using the grant will remain the property of the constituted group and they must be willing to provide access to the item(s) as required by the unconstituted group.

A letter of partnership will be required with the application form, signed by all parties, to be considered for the grant. This is to enable smaller, ‘heart of the community’ type groups to benefit from The Fund and deliver their services/projects within their communities.

Social Enterprises can apply to this fund if they operate in line with the following principles:

1. Operate on an asset-locked basis, meaning that any surplus income is reinvested in the organisation's social purpose and is not distributed to directors, members or shareholders.

2. Agree that any assets purchased or owned by the organisation remain the property of the organisation and cannot be transferred to, or personally owned by, individuals associated with it.

I confirm the organisation/group legal structure or the organisation holding the monies on our behalf is listed above and that if either is a social enterprise, they are an asset-locked social enterprise.

YesNo

Based on the answer provided, your organisation/group is not eligible to apply for the Aberdeenshire Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund for Adults Round 6 Fund as your group/organisation is unconstituted or managed through a legal structure that is not listed. Please read the funding guidance here at www.avashire.org.uk/cmhwfund for further details about eligibility and the application process. Please seek further advice by completing our Support Request Form and a member of the team will get back to you.

Bank Account

I confirm that the organisation/group either holds its own bank account or has the agreement of another organisation to receive and manage funds on its behalf.

YesNo

Based on the answer provided, your organisation/group is not eligible to apply for the Aberdeenshire Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund for Adults Round 6 Fund as your organisation/group needs access to a bank account to apply. Grants cannot be transferred into a personal account. Please read the funding guidance here at www.avashire.org.uk/cmhwfund for further details about eligibility and the application process. Please seek further advice by completing our Support Request Form and a member of the team will get back to you.

Income/Funding tiers

To improve access to funding for smaller community groups and organisations, while ensuring grants remain proportionate to organisational capacity, the Fund offers two funding levels. Income thresholds are based on the organisation's most recent financial year.

Organisations with an income of up to £500,000 in their most recent financial year can apply to this Fund. Previous applicants may apply again in Round 6, provided they meet the current funding criteria.

Funding Level Funds Available Maximum Organisation Income

Level 1 (including unconstituted groups) Up to £3000 Up to £100,000

Level 2 (constituted organisations only) £3000.01 to £12,000 Up to £500,000

*Based on the organisation's most recent financial year.

I confirm the organisation/group's income in its most recent audited or independently examined financial year was less than £500,000.

YesNo

Based on the answers provided, your organisation/group is not eligible to apply for the Aberdeenshire Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund for Adults Round 6 Fund as your organisation/group income exceeds the limit. Please read the funding guidance here at www.avashire.org.uk/cmhwfund for further details about eligibility and the application process. Please seek further advice by completing our Support Request Form and a member of the team will get back to you.

Accounts

Accounts should normally be less than 6 months old and reviewed by someone independent of the organisation.

If your most recent accounts are older than 6 months, you must also provide an income and expenditure statement covering the period up to no more than 3 months before the fund closing date (19 October 2026).

If audited or independently examined accounts are not required, you must provide a record of income and expenditure covering the previous 12 months.

Unconstituted groups must also provide the accounts of the organisation that will hold funds on their behalf.

I confirm that the organisation/group has access to audited or independently examined accounts, or other financial records where these are not required by its legal structure.

YesNo

I confirm if our organisation is a charity registered at OSCR or a company registered at Companies House, our accounts submissions are fully up to date.

YesNoNot applicable

Based on the answer provided, your organisation/group is not eligible to apply for the Aberdeenshire Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund for Adults Round 6 Fund as they do not have a set of accounts or an accounting record of income and expenditure over the past 12 months or the accounts are not fully up to date.. Please read the funding guidance linked at www.avashire.org.uk/cmhwfund for further details about eligibility and the application process. Please seek further advice by completing our Support Request Form and a member of the team will get back to you.

Eligible to apply

Based on the answer provided, your organisation/group is eligible to apply for the Aberdeenshire Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund for Adults Round 6.

If AVA currently holds information about your organisation/group, you can select to receive a pre-populated application form with the information that is currently held. The aim of this is to make the application process easier for you. You should however check that the information held within the form is correct before submitting it. If AVA does not currently hold organisation data for you, please select to reveal a blank copy of the application form on the next page.

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Blank Application Form

Please click here to access a blank copy of the application form for completion. If you have any issues accessing the form please contact grants@avashire.org.uk.

Prefilled Application Form

Organisation name

Your first name

Your last name

Your role within organisation

Your email address:

This will be the email address that we use to send your prefilled application form.

A pre-populated application form will be sent out to you within 2 working days. If you do not receive the form within this timeframe please contact grants@avashire.org.uk.