OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Grand Bailiwick of Scotland of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem

ActiveCharity number SC000472
Registered1 January 1984
Main locationFife
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC000472
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
KY16 9LT

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity seeks to make donations towards organisations working at a local level in Scotland, often in socially deprived areas. From an international perspective annual grants are made to aid the Leprosy Mission and to Murambinda Hospital. Income to the charity is raised through a series of fund-raising events in Scotland held throughout the year.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of religion

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

3. Aims of the Order The aims of the order are: To sustain and defend the Christian faith. To maintain its historical support of Christians in the Holy Land. To assist, succour and help the poor, the sick and the afflicted, especially those suffering from leprosy or similar diseases. To promote and maintain the principles of Christian chivalry. To work for Christian unity. To follow the teachings of Christ. By its activities in charitable, philanthropic, health and education fields, the Order seeks to support the achievement of the aims and principles of the United Nations Charter and Statutes of the European Union.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£0£00Not supplied
31 March 2025£11,565£8,616031 December 2025
31 March 2024£9,611£13,871019 January 2025
31 March 2023£17,019£14,731016 October 2023
31 March 2022£6,387£7,08603 December 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
2 Montgomery Court, Hepburn Gardens, St Andrews, Fife
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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