01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC001004
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- OX2 8PF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity was set up in 1951 for the relief of poverty, for the advancement of education and religion, and for the benefit of the community as a whole. We give grants to a wide range of charities in Dundee and its surrounds, and in Scotland as a whole if the remit is of benefit to all Scottish citizens. We give to UK charities operating throughout the United Kingdom and at times abroad. The charities we support include health, the environment, the arts, heritage, education, veterans, citizenship, religion
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
For the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion or for other purposes beneficial to the community.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £241,058 | £325,048 | 0 | 17 November 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £287,581 | £293,565 | 0 | 10 December 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £369,665 | £485,856 | 0 | 14 December 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £975,019 | £685,446 | 0 | 7 February 2023 |
| 5 April 2021 | £241,222 | £166,593 | 0 | 1 February 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
- 87 Godstow Road, Wolvercote, Oxford
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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