01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC000258
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH12 8LJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity has two separate functions. Firstly, it holds funds which are paid as grants to help solicitors or retired solicitors or people related to them and who are in financial difficulty. Secondly, the charity receives a sum each year (currently £7500) from the Tod Foundation - a separate charity - which it uses to give grants to help solicitors in need of respite and want to use the grant to fund a holiday or break which must be in Scotland.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
The Trustees shall hold the fund for the purpose of the Trust. For the benefit of the beneficiaries who are solicitors in Scotland or their dependants or any substantial body of such solicitor or dependants.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £19,558 | £32,538 | 0 | 9 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £41,044 | £18,414 | 0 | 19 July 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £26,980 | £24,586 | 0 | 30 June 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £11,356 | £18,505 | 0 | 6 July 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £24,358 | £17,723 | 0 | 11 July 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 89 Glasgow Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.slas.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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