Payment Methods
Here's links to a companies which SCOTO organisations have used to collect donations using QR codes and text messages.

Donr

Give Tap

GWD

Here's a cheaper option to ensure that you can keep an eye on your toilet building: 

TAPO

Great idea from Cumbrae who have named their toilets, with names such as Bomb Shelter, Ferry Slip and Croc Rock. You can also read more about these toilets in our Case Study on the Cumbrae Loo Trail

The award winning East Haven Together have the Wee Gallery toilets which the community took over, upgraded and created a gallery inside with local info boards on the outside.

There are many other community toilets in Scotland check out Arran Community Toilets,   Friends of Cullen Toilet Group   and Colmonell Community Toilets

Community Land Scotland have over 100 members across Scotland and aim to be a voice for community landowners. They provide support and advice throughout the whole process of a community buy-out from where to get funding and feasibility studies to post -acquisition events and training.

Community Land Scotland >

Funding that we are aware of for toilets include:

North Highland Initiative - Through the Infrastructure program (CISP - Community Infrastructure Support Program) and ESP - Energy Support Programme. Only for community groups in the  North and West of Inverness. https://www.northhighlandinitiative.co.uk/cisp/

Changing Places Toilets Scotland Fund  Through The Changing Places Toilets Scotland Fund, a Scottish Government funding programme, Inspiring Scotland manage the fund that supports organisations with project costs, and up to £10,000 in development costs, associated with building a Changing Places Toilet. The inital call for applications is now closed. But further funding for 2026-27 will be open hopefully in July/Aug 2026.

Over 20 partners across Scotland are part of an innovative project between Geotourist and the University of Dundee. The project seeks to identify and assess Geotourist's unique economic and social benefits to Scottish tourism, and partners will have access to Geotourist's proprietary data dashboard to assess and analyse the results following the busy summer months.

As one of the partners, SCOTO has worked with members to create a Community Toilet Trail across Scotland. Geotourist is very supportive of the trail as they fully recognise the importance of toilets as a fundamental part of any visitor experience and are very interested in what is happening in Scotland with more and more communities taking these services on. We hope to raise the profile of community-led tourism for this partnership and we're now ready for new submissions for the trail!  Please email info@scoto.co.uk for more information or complete the SCOTO Loo Trail Form here >