OSCR Scottish charity profile

Dr A H F Barbours Trust - Scottish Auxiliary For The China Mission

ActiveCharity number SC009221
Registered23 January 1902
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
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
SC009221
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH3 8HE

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The objective of the Trust was to apply the Trust funds for the behoof of the Scottish Auxiliary of the China Mission in connection with the Presbyterian Church of England but in the event of any change in the administration of the China Mission, the Trustees were granted full powers in the altered circumstances to apply the Trust funds of Presbyterian Mission work in China as they may in their sole discretion shall think fit.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • the advancement of health

Beneficiaries

  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

The advancement of education. The advancement of religion. The advancement of health.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 October 2025£16,756£19,805024 March 2026
31 October 2024£16,858£18,345011 December 2024
31 October 2023£15,529£23,596010 January 2024
31 October 2022£42,339£46,43302 February 2023
31 October 2021£49,949£42,74801 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
Lindsays LLP, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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