OSCR Scottish charity profile

Royal Incorporation Of The Buchanan Bequest

ActiveCharity number SC003989
Registered1 January 1902
Main locationEast Ayrshire
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC003989
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
KA3 7BU

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Trust was established by Trust Deed in 1861. The principal objects of the Trust are to relieve poverty in the Kilmarnock area through the distribution of funds by the parish ministers.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals

Constitutional objectives

The provision of Recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational facilities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. The advancement of civic responsibility or community development.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
10 November 2025£45,669£45,756016 June 2026
10 November 2024£44,115£42,363026 May 2025
10 November 2023£40,626£42,494013 June 2024
10 November 2022£39,364£40,262010 May 2023
10 November 2021£36,983£40,532031 May 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
East Ayrshire Council, Chief Executive's Office, Council Headquarters, London Road, Kilmarnock
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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