OSCR Scottish charity profile

Russell Trust

ActiveCharity number SC004424
Registered15 November 1957
Main locationFife
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
SC004424
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
1
Postcode
EH3 9EE

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To support various charities and institutes (education, youth, health and welfare) that are local in character and which are new and require initial rather than continuing support

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of health
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the advancement of public participation in sport
  • 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

  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

The advancement of education. The advancement of health. The advancement of civic responsibility or community development. The advancement of, arts, heritage, culture, or science. The advancement of public participation in sport. The advancement of environmental protection and 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 other preceding purposes.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
5 April 2025£209,687£239,749130 December 2025
5 April 2024£290,886£280,05716 December 2024
5 April 2023£283,501£242,93318 November 2023
5 April 2022£207,928£192,965117 November 2022
5 April 2021£296,843£193,552116 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
1 Earl Grey Street, EDINBURGH
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

© Crown Copyright and database right 2026. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. BritDB is an independent service and does not claim to be the Scottish Charity Register.