01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC013771
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH41 4HG
OSCR note: Previous legal name The Crerar Trust from 09 June 1947 to 19 May 2026.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
4.2 Subject to the Powers over Capital below, the Trustees shall pay or apply the income of the Trust Fund for such charitable purposes or to such Charities(provided the payment or application is in furtherance of a charitable purpose) as the Trustees think fit.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £242,886 | £707,853 | 0 | 18 December 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £1,336,066 | £1,070,655 | 0 | 3 January 2025 |
| 5 April 2023 | £128,538 | £165,389 | 0 | 4 January 2024 |
| 5 April 2022 | £90,565 | £89,931 | 0 | 13 January 2023 |
| 5 April 2021 | £79,866 | £163,004 | 0 | 23 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
- The Mill House, Samuelston, East Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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