OSCR Scottish charity profile

Templeton Goodwill Trust

ActiveCharity number SC004177
Registered19 February 1938
Main locationNorth Lanarkshire
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
SC004177
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
PA5 0AF

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

We provide financial donations to other charitable organisations to assist with the prevention and relief of poverty. Our funds are raised from investments held in a stock portfolio which is controlled by a reputable stock broker, the stocks generate dividend income each year which we then distribute as cash donations to charities who have requested assistance and qualify under our constitution.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of health
  • the saving of lives
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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
  • Other defined groups
  • 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 prevention and relief of poverty. The advancement of health. Saving Of Lives. The advancement of civic responsibility or community development. 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 other preceding purposes.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£171,272£261,804018 December 2025
31 March 2024£181,825£274,30705 September 2024
31 March 2023£186,890£230,461014 August 2023
31 March 2022£270,646£221,283017 November 2022
31 March 2021£313,972£202,686029 September 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
2 Charnwood Avenue, Johnstone, Renfrewshire
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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