01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC008900
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- G2 1BA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
the principal charitable objectives are the relief of poverty by payments of benefits to individuals and providing grants to charitable bodies chiefly in Glasgow and the West of Scotland.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- 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 relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- 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
The principle objectives are to pay pensions to pensioners, who may or may not have membership qualifications, and to provide assistance in the form of grants to charitable institutions within and around Glasgow.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £2,309,102 | £1,627,558 | 3 | 12 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £7,042,211 | £1,318,614 | 3 | 13 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,442,833 | £1,384,067 | 3 | 11 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £1,134,261 | £1,335,652 | 3 | 16 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £911,954 | £1,027,983 | 3 | 18 August 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
- The Merchants House of Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.merchantshouse.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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