01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC012280
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 6AQ
OSCR note: Previous name - The Muirhead Charitable Trust from 11/02/1991 to 02/08/2023
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Charity awards grants to eligible institutions. The Trustees maintain an endowment fund, with the income being used to meet the grants.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of health
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
for the benefit od such bodies, associations foundations or organisations recognised as a charity or charities whose purpose is to assist mentally handicapped persons in Scotland.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | £15,725 | £22,377 | 0 | 20 May 2026 |
| 31 January 2025 | £14,543 | £3,215 | 0 | 28 July 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £13,328 | £21,647 | 0 | 16 July 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | £12,829 | £2,022 | 0 | 27 July 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | £11,482 | £10,162 | 0 | 9 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
- Murray Beith Murray Solicitors, 3 Glenfinlas 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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