Five small charities are to enhance their activities with help from grants of up to £5,000 from Shetland Charitable Trust.

Shetland Charitable Trust (SCT) earned £130 million more than expected during the last financial year, propelling its overall value to £458m.

Shetland Charitable Trust (SCT) is planning to offer an extra £12 million in grants to repair and improve the many popular venues and sports centres it funded for the community over the years.

Twelve small community groups are to receive grants of up to £5,000 from the first round of a new-look funding scheme run by Shetland Charitable Trust.

Shetland Charitable Trust is to pay out grants worth £8.3 million to help fund 26 local projects and organisations next year.

Shetland Heat Energy & Power Ltd (SHEAP) has strengthened its management board with the addition of two new directors.

Shetland Charitable Trust has put in place a £1.3m safety net to help four of Shetland's biggest charities which are struggling to cope with the loss of customers during Covid-19 restrictions.

Shetland Charitable Trust has approved a one-off payment of £500,000 to Shetland Health Board Endowment Fund for its MRI Scanner Appeal.

Shetland Charitable Trust launches its new-look Main Grant Scheme on Monday with an annual estimated budget of £8.4 million to spend.

Over half a million pounds in extra grant aid is being paid out by Shetland Charitable Trust to boost services for vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the islands.