01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC008863
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DD1 4QB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The trust was constututed by Will of the Late Alexander Moncur which states - 'Save only as regards administrative charges and costs, the free annual income of Alexander Moncur’s Trust, and even the capital thereof to such extent as the Trustees shall in their sole and absolute discretion think fit, shall be applied annually or otherwise by the Trustees solely and exclusively to charitable purposes in Scotland and England, the Trustees being the sole judges of the particular charitable purposes aforesaid to be benefited from time to time' The Trust did not undertake any activity directly but meets its charitable purposes by making grants to Uk Charities active in Dundee and the surrounding area
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- 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
- the advancement of animal welfare
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
1. The prevention and relief of poverty 2. The advancement of education 3. The advancement of religion 4. The advancement of health 5. Saving of Lives 6. The advancement of civic responsibility or community development 7. The advancement of arts, heritage, culture, or science 8.The Provision of Recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended 9. The Promotion of equality and diversity 10. The advancement of environmental protection and improvement 11. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage 12The promotion of animal welfare 13. Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 29 December 2024 | £290,972 | £402,860 | 0 | 29 September 2025 |
| 29 December 2023 | £306,773 | £428,547 | 0 | 27 September 2024 |
| 29 December 2022 | £267,986 | £271,313 | 0 | 9 November 2023 |
| 29 December 2021 | £260,543 | £324,280 | 0 | 8 September 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
- Seabraes House, 18 Greenmarket, Dundee
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.moncurtrust.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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