OSCR Scottish charity profile

Handsel Trust

ActiveCharity number SC014135
Registered11 May 1976
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC014135
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH41 3PJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Mainly support Christian education, including the work of the Handsel Press

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

The advancement of religion. The prevention and relief of poverty. The advancement of education.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 January 2026£2,400£4703 August 2026
31 January 2025£1,840£2,00009 June 2025
31 January 2024£3,700£900013 May 2024
31 January 2023£1,250£25008 August 2023
31 January 2022£0£262014 October 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
Avalon, 35 Dunbar Road, Haddington
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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