“Pupils often say that their week’s residential course has been the best thing they’ve ever done.

It is a truly wonderful thing that through the Merchants House grant, scores of Glasgow young people who otherwise couldn’t get to say – ‘ the best week of my life’ have been able to say it!”

The Actual Reality Trust were awarded £5,000 in 2018, they aim to provide a bursary fund to enable low income families to enjoy the activities on offer.