OSCR Scottish charity profile

George Watson Trust Fund For The Poor Of Rosehearty

Known as George Watson Trust for the Poor of Rosehearty

ActiveCharity number SC010354
Registered20 November 1956
Main locationAberdeenshire
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
SC010354
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
AB42 1HY

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Provide grants or donations which will benefit struggling people within the community of Rosehearty. Requests from local charity groups are considered by the Trustees and donations made at their discretion, in accordance with the terms of the Trust.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty

Beneficiaries

  • Older People

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals

Constitutional objectives

Directed us as the Will Trustees to realise pay and divide his residuary estate both capital and interest in accordance with Clause Fifth of the said Will and provided that five per centum of the residuary estate be paid by the Will Trustees upon Trust to be invested in the name of the Minister for the time being of the Church of Scotland of the Village of Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, and such two other persons as he the said Minister should select as Trustees to apply the income of such invested money in such manner as they might think best for the relief of the poor of be said Village and after such investment had been made the Will Trustees should be under no further obligation in the matter and provided always that the cost of preparation of any Trust Deed that might be necessary i.e. borne out of the capital of the Fund.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£23£0017 December 2025
31 March 2024£22£0017 January 2025
31 March 2023£7£004 January 2024
31 March 2022£0£0016 December 2022
31 March 2021£1£003 January 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
Broad House, Broad Street, 83 Broad Street, Fraserburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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