01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC004717
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- PH2 8HP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charitable objective is to exist to improve the conditions of the poor people of Perth by paying a weekly sum for their welfare. A royal charter dated 9th August 1569 directed that the endowments be administrated by the kirk sessions on behalf of the poor. Nowadays the elders of St. John’s Kirk and Letham St. Mark’s Church maintain this function. Beneficiaries must be over age 60 and live within the Burgh of Perth.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Older People
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
The prevention and relief of poverty. Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the other preceding purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2025 | £0 | £0 | 1 | Not supplied |
| 29 September 2024 | £137,136 | £135,571 | 1 | 23 July 2025 |
| 29 September 2023 | £112,527 | £125,987 | 1 | 6 June 2024 |
| 29 September 2022 | £109,740 | £134,525 | 1 | 29 March 2023 |
| 29 September 2021 | £80,153 | £77,547 | 1 | 11 February 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
- Hospital Street, Perth
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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