01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC011185
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G2 5AP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To provide financial assistance to alleviate poverty and distress. all applications considered by Trustees.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
After payment of the whole expenses of administering and executing the Trust hereby created the free annual income from the Trust Funds shall, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Trustees, be paid, disbursed, or applied by them in such amounts, at such times, and on such terms and conditions as they may decide, to Infirmaries, Hospitals, Homes for Incurables or the Aged, Convalescent Homes, Orphanages and other Institutions, Associations, Societies or Funds in Scotland, having for their object the relief, succour or improvement in any way, directly or indirectly, of the poor, sick, aged, indigent, sick and infirm and/or for the direct help and relief of any aged, infirm, indigent, blind, poor, impoverished, distressed or sick person or persons. And I recommend but without imposing any binding obligation, the Trustees where and when possible to give preference to the claims and needs of institutions or persons domiciled in the City of Glasgow.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £62,070 | £79,413 | 0 | 13 November 2025 |
| 30 June 2024 | £63,319 | £81,352 | 0 | 20 January 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £55,484 | £83,608 | 0 | 28 November 2023 |
| 30 June 2022 | £55,886 | £75,234 | 0 | 1 December 2022 |
| 30 June 2021 | £48,459 | £73,467 | 0 | 14 December 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
- Sterling House, 20 Renfield 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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