OSCR Scottish charity profile

Alexander Moncur Trust

ActiveCharity number SC008863
Registered9 May 1946
Main locationDundee City
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
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

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
29 December 2025£0£00Not supplied
29 December 2024£290,972£402,860029 September 2025
29 December 2023£306,773£428,547027 September 2024
29 December 2022£267,986£271,31309 November 2023
29 December 2021£260,543£324,28008 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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