01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002738
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G1 2AD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity was set up to provide grants to such charities as the Trustees decide including those who provide support for (a) Christian organisations, (b) medical treatment and care of the sick, the elderly and those in poverty, (c) the education/training/upbringing of the young and (d) the preservation/maintenance of buildings of historic or artistic interest. The Trustees meet twice a year to consider grant applications received from qualifying charities and then pay grants to successful applicants
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- 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
- the advancement of animal welfare
- 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
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The Trustees shall apply the income and capital of the Trust Funds for charitable purposes by the payment at such times as they may decide of grants to such charities as they may select, including for consideration but without prejudice to the generality, Princess Louise Scottish Hospital tor Limbless Sailors and Soldiers. The Thistle Foundation. .Ladies Work Society of the West of Scotland. The Church of Scotland for any of their missions and work and any of their congregations including that of Cardross Parish Church. The National Trust for Scotland. The Peoples Dispensary tor Sick Animals. The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. The Glasgow and West of Scotland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The Girl Guides Association. The Salvation Army, The Empire Rheumatic Council, Tavistook House, London. The Osteopathic Trust Limited, Docker House, London. The Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society. The Incorporated Glasgow Old Man's Friend Society and Old Women's Home. and such other charitable bodies as provide for (a) the maintenance and expansion of Christian Churches and organisations. (b) the maintenance, relief, medical treatment or care of the sick, the blind, the deaf, the dumb, the aged or the poor. (0) the education or training or upbringing of the young. and (d) the preservation of places and building a of historic or artistic interest.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £81,431 | £91,298 | 0 | 24 December 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £77,591 | £83,003 | 0 | 20 December 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £75,486 | £85,842 | 0 | 22 August 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £67,384 | £85,451 | 0 | 22 November 2022 |
| 5 April 2021 | £67,224 | £76,428 | 0 | 14 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
- c/o Mitchells Roberton, George House, 36 North Hanover Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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