01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC008788
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- YO24 1DF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The 1970 Trust is set up to support small UK charities that are working to support disadvantaged minorities and promote public interest in the face of vested interests. It does so by making small annual grants to these UK charities.
Charitable purposes
- 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 Trustees shall hold manage and administer the Trust Estate as a Charitable Trust for the purpose of making such donations subscriptions or grants or payments from the income and if thought fit also from the capital for charitable purposes within the meaning of the Income Tax Acts or to such bodies or organisations established for charitable purposes only.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £7,150 | £39,404 | 0 | 29 December 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £6,581 | £31,038 | 0 | 20 December 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £4,512 | £17,616 | 0 | 6 December 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £4,347 | £45,979 | 0 | 4 January 2023 |
| 5 April 2021 | £3,378 | £36,625 | 0 | 5 January 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
- 47 Scarcroft Hill, York
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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