OSCR Scottish charity profile

The W M Mann Foundation

ActiveCharity number SC010111
Registered1 January 1902
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC010111
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G2 4HZ
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OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 19/01/12 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by The W M Mann Foundation SC010111, which was a Trust registered as a charity since 01/01/92. The Trust transferred £4,370,328 worth of assets to the SCIO during the period to 5 April 2013 which is shown as income by the SCIO.

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity operates a grant giving foundation to support charities and organisations with charitable activities and is primarily focused on supporting causes in Scotland. The main activity undertaken in relation to this purpose is the provision of financial support to a wide ranging and geographic spread of such organisations. The charity seeks to tackle social, medical and environmental issues through the provision of financial assistance.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of health
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the advancement of public participation in sport
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

7.2.1 the prevention or relief of poverty. 7.2.2 the advancement of health. 7.2.3 the advancement of citizenship or community development. 7.2.4 the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. 7.2.5 the advancement of public participation in sport. and 7.2.6 (n) the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
5 April 2025£214,636£0£0£0£0£0£218,089£0£0£008 September 2025
5 April 2024£216,257£0£0£0£0£0£241,239£0£0£0013 September 2024
5 April 2023£195,810£0£0£0£0£0£169,219£0£0£002 October 2023
5 April 2022£187,605£0£0£0£0£0£133,795£0£0£0030 September 2022
5 April 2021£202,189£0£0£0£0£0£197,468£0£0£0016 September 2021

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
201 Bath Street, Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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