Donate to the ASSC Advocacy Fund
Your Support Can Make a Difference
Self-catering businesses are the backbone of Scotland’s tourism industry, contributing almost £1 billion annually to the economy and supporting 29,000 jobs. These businesses sustain local communities, drive visitor spending, and preserve Scotland’s unique hospitality experience. However, rising regulations, restrictive policies, and a negative narrative threaten the very future of this vital sector.
The ASSC Advocacy Fund is our dedicated initiative to ensure that self-catering businesses are heard, protected, and championed at all levels of government. With your support, we can continue our lobbying efforts, legal challenges, and awareness campaigns to safeguard the industry for generations to come.
Why Your Donation Matters
By donating to the Advocacy Fund, you are directly supporting efforts to:
- Prepare for the unexpected
- Challenge unfair regulations through legal actions and judicial reviews.
- Engage policymakers to advocate for fair, sustainable policies.
- Run public relations campaigns to promote the positive impact of self-catering.
- Protect local economies that rely on the self-catering sector.
Every pound you donate helps strengthen our voice and protect thousands of livelihoods.
What Your Contribution Supports
Your donation to the Advocacy Fund enables us to:
✔ Lobby Government & Councils to ensure self-catering businesses are fairly represented.
✔ Fund Legal Challenges to oppose unjust legislation affecting self-catering businesses.
✔ Launch PR & Awareness Campaigns to highlight the sector’s economic and social benefits.
✔ Fight for Fair Policy Changes that secure the future of Scotland’s tourism economy.
✔ Provide Crisis Response Support to tackle immediate threats to the sector.
Without action, the self-catering sector faces uncertainty. With your help, we can secure its future.
Every Contribution Counts
Your support ensures Scotland’s self-catering sector remains strong, sustainable, and a vital part of our economy. Together, we can make a difference.
For further information on how your donation is used, please see our Terms and Conditions.
Why Is This Different From Membership
While ASSC membership provides invaluable day-to-day advocacy and representation, along with expert guidance, business support, free events, marketing, and exclusive discounts, the ringfenced ASSC Advocacy Fund is dedicated to funding urgent and significant actions.
This includes:
✔ Legal challenges
✔ Major PR campaigns
✔ Proactive measures that go beyond the scope of what membership fees can support.
The Advocacy Fund is designed to advocate on behalf of the whole self-catering sector, as well as the businesses and communities that depend on it.