01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC012076
- 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 5SP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The trustees are empowered to retain the whole or part of the residue of the means and estate of the fund for such time as they may think fit, or permanently, and so apply the whole or such part of the income of said retained portion ( to be called 'The W A Cargill Charitable Trust' for such charitable purposes as the Trustees in their absolute discretion may decide. Payments are made to or on behalf of any Hospitals, Institutions, Societies or others whose work in the opinion of the Trustees is likely to be beneficial to the community. It is not the Trustees current policy to give grants to individuals.
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
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- 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
The prevention and relief of poverty. The advancement of education. The advancement of health. The advancement of civic responsibility or community development. The advancement of, arts, heritage, culture, or science. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the other preceding purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £183,952 | £201,264 | 0 | 14 July 2026 |
| 30 November 2024 | £174,265 | £183,754 | 0 | 2 June 2025 |
| 30 November 2023 | £161,134 | £231,486 | 0 | 26 August 2024 |
| 30 November 2022 | £168,320 | £201,616 | 0 | 9 June 2023 |
| 30 November 2021 | £157,807 | £172,737 | 0 | 15 June 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
- Miller Beckett & Jackson, 190 St Vincent 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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