OSCR Scottish charity profile

John Watson's Trust

ActiveCharity number SC014004
Registered5 May 1888
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formStatutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC014004
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
EH1 1RF

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity is set up to award grants for educational purposes to children and young people up to and including the age of 21 who have a physical or learning disability or who are socially disadvantaged and are resident in Edinburgh, Midlothian, West Lothian and East Lothian. This purpose is achieved by making grants.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

The advancement of education.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£0£00Not supplied
31 December 2024£167,524£187,382030 September 2025
31 December 2023£173,402£211,956028 August 2024
31 December 2022£164,801£223,031031 March 2023
31 December 2021£143,612£157,51604 April 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
The Signet Library, Parliament Square, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.johnwatsons.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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