OSCR Scottish charity profile

Ian Mactaggart Charitable Trust

ActiveCharity number SC012502
Registered21 January 1969
Main locationOutwith Scotland
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC012502
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
SW1Y 6HD
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OSCR note: Previous legal name Ian Mactaggart Trust from 21 January 1969 to 04 March 2024.

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Enable the family to donate to charities close of inerest

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • the advancement of health
  • the saving of lives
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the advancement of public participation in sport
  • the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
  • the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
  • the promotion of religious or racial harmony
  • the promotion of equality and diversity
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
  • the advancement of animal welfare
  • 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

(1) The Relief of Poverty. (2) The Advancement of Education. (3) The Advancement of Religion. (4) The Advancement of Health. (5) The Advancement of Citizenship or Community Development. (6) The Advancement of the Arts, Heritage, Culture or Science. (7) The Advancement of Public Participation in Sport. (8) The Advancement of Human Rights. (9) The Advancement of Environmental Protection or Improvement. (10)The Relief of those in need through Age, III Health , Disability. (11) The Advancement of Animal Welfare.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 April 2025£1,588,406£1,217,268025 June 2026
30 April 2024£1,420,730£1,230,308031 October 2024
30 April 2023£2,117,293£1,519,79107 December 2023
30 April 2022£567,288£685,96409 January 2023
30 April 2021£621,567£465,58004 November 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
2 Babmaes Street, London
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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