Robert Leask News Today

ITS NAME might sound somewhat less than exciting but there are many reasons to be enthusiastic about Shetland’s Capital Works Bridging Loan scheme. That is the title of a £1.5 million fund run by Shetland Charitable Trust (SCT) which quietly and effectively smoothes the path...

A FUND offering grants of up to £5,000 for small community groups in Shetland will open to applications for financial year 2024/25 from Friday. Shetland Charitable Trust (SCT) has £100,000 on offer from its small grant budget, which invites bids until 26 January 2024. Last...

THE VALUE of Shetland Charitable Trust (SCT) funds has risen back up to nearly £400 million - with an increase of £19.2 million in this financial year so far. As of Wednesday (13 September) the value stood at £396.4 million. This comes after a poor year in 2022/23, where...

SHETLAND Charitable Trust (SCT) has appointed two new voluntary trustees - solicitor Neil Risk and retired vet Jim Nicolson. It completes a recent recruitment process which also saw fisheries scientist Beth Mouat join in May. The new faces on the £380 million charity start in...

Robert Leask was elected as chairman of Shetland Charitable Trust at a meeting this morning (Thursday).

SHETLAND Charitable Trust has elected a new chair - Robert Leask. He grew up in Lerwick and spent his early career as a chemical engineer with companies like ICI and Zeneca. Leask worked in procurement for the Scottish Government and now has a consultancy business dealing with...

PROMINENT local scientist Beth Mouat is joining the board of trustees at Shetland Charitable Trust (SCT). The charity, which administers £380 million of community funds, is also looking to add another two new faces in the coming months to replace three trustees stepping down at...

SHETLAND Charitable Trust (SCT) has welcomed four new trustees. The new intake brings extensive experience of finance and project management to the trusts, which has funds worth more than £400 million invested on world stock markets. Income from the investments helps pay for...