01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC001344
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 8BP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Funds have been invested and income is generated from the investments. The income from the investments is used to cover some of the administration costs and the balance used to make donations. During the year the trustee decides on which donations to make and the level of donation.
Charitable purposes
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
For the foundation and endowment of a Chair in the Faculty of Medicine or in the Faculty of Science in the University of Glasgow the chair to be named and known in all time coming as The Samson Gemmell Chair.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £36,441 | £43,805 | 0 | 30 October 2025 |
| 31 August 2024 | £44,680 | £43,026 | 0 | 18 November 2024 |
| 31 August 2023 | £35,583 | £41,676 | 0 | 3 November 2023 |
| 31 August 2022 | £43,041 | £33,663 | 0 | 1 March 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £26,217 | £26,915 | 0 | 1 December 2021 |
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
- Brodies LLP, Captial Square, 58 Morrison Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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