CCEW Charity Commission profile

MCGILL UNIVERSITY TRUST

Registered charity 1044904 · organisation 1044904

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
10 March 1995
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03031537
Financial period
1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
Latest income
£121,623
Latest expenditure
£206,769
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 12 Ladycross Business Park, Hollow Lane, Dormansland, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6PB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.mcgilluniversitytrust.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

McGill University Trust supports UK students who wish to have the experience of studying at a university in Canada. Funds are raised by the Trust, principally from alumni and friends of McGill based in the UK, to support a scholarship and bursary programme for UK students wishing to attend McGill and for the general welfare of McGill University.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received
22 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
22 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£121,623
Total Gross Expenditure
£206,769
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received
23 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
23 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£587,338
Total Gross Expenditure
£478,527
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received
7 February 2024
Date Accounts Received
7 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£72,562
Total Gross Expenditure
£463,378
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received
2 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
2 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£561,700
Total Gross Expenditure
£540,927
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2022
Date Annual Return Received
6 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
6 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£574,527
Total Gross Expenditure
£327,271

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2025
Ar Due Date
31 March 2026
Ar Received Date
22 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£121,623
Total Gross Expenditure
£206,769
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2024
Ar Due Date
31 March 2025
Ar Received Date
23 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£587,338
Total Gross Expenditure
£478,527
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2023
Ar Due Date
31 March 2024
Ar Received Date
7 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£72,562
Total Gross Expenditure
£463,378
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2022
Ar Due Date
31 March 2023
Ar Received Date
2 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£561,700
Total Gross Expenditure
£540,927
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2021
Ar Due Date
31 March 2022
Ar Received Date
6 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£574,527
Total Gross Expenditure
£327,271
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2024
Ar Due Date
31 March 2025
Ar Received Date
23 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
585099
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
2239
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
587338
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
18914
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£475,744
Expenditure Other
2783
Expenditure Total
478527
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
2783
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
25423
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-2642
Reserves
£383,752
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£386,152
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,400
Assets Current Investment
190311
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£383,752
Creditors One Year Total Current
2400
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£193,308
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
383752
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
383752
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2022
Ar Due Date
31 March 2023
Ar Received Date
2 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
563078
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
4335
Income Total Income And Endowments
567413
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
5713
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,927
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£539,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
540927
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
539000
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1927
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
5713
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
4335
Reserves
£4,802
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£632,096
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,850
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£630,246
Creditors One Year Total Current
1850
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£476,265
Funds Endowment
155274
Funds Unrestricted
4802
Funds Restricted
470170
Funds Total
630246
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2021
Ar Due Date
31 March 2022
Ar Received Date
6 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
551875
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
22652
Income Total Income And Endowments
574527
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£324,286
Expenditure Other
2985
Expenditure Total
327271
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
322491
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
22652
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-2985
Reserves
£3,202
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£605,510
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,750
Assets Current Investment
149561
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£603,760
Creditors One Year Total Current
1750
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£454,567
Funds Endowment
149561
Funds Unrestricted
3202
Funds Restricted
450997
Funds Total
603760
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Canada
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
North America
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
MCGILL UNIVERSITY TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1995-03-10T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 MARCH 1995. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 26 FEBRUARY 2004 as amended on 21 Jan 2019 as amended on 15 Jul 2021
Charitable Objects
TO FURTHER SUCH OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CAHRITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE EDUCATION RELIGION AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH A UNIVERSITY IN MONTREAL QUEBEC ENTITLED THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING AND GENERALLY KNOWN AS MCGILL UNIVERSITY (THE UNIVERSITY) AND ITS STUDENTS (WHETHER PAST PRESENT OR PROSPECTIVE ) INCLUDING:- A)THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS EXHIBITIONS BURSARIES OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TO STUDENTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO ENABLE OR ASSIST THEM TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY B)THE PROVISION OF SPECIAL PRIZES GRANTS OR REWARDS TO SCHOLARS AND PARTICULAR TO PAST AND PRESENT STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY C)THE ENDOWMENT OF FELLOWSHIPS AND PROFESSORSHIPS AT THE UNIVERSITY D)THE PROVISION IMPROVEMENT REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF BUILDINGS OR OTHER FIXED AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AND ASSETS OF THE UNIVERSITY WHETHER BY MAKING NEW ADDITIONS TO THEM OR OTHERWISE
Area Of Benefit
IN PRACTICE UK AND CANADA

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
222123
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY (CANADA) TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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