01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC014859
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA34 4GB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
to support missionary, religious or nursing work and assist the poor in Appin, Duror, Glencoe, Mull, Morven or other parts of the Scottish highlands
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
(1) To authorise and direct the Petitioners and their successors in office to set part and invest the smn of £4000 sterling, and apply the income or annual proceeds thereof in paying the salary and expenses of any missionaries, evangelists, colporteurs, or Bible-women, connected with any of the Protestant churches in Scotland, or trained nurses selected by the Petitioners and their successors in office for visitation and religious work and instruction and sick-nursing among the inhabitants on the estates of Appin, Duror, and Glencoe which formerly belonged to the Executrix's father, and for the support, relief, and benefit of poor persons resident in or in the vicinity of said estates, preference being given to persons who are not in receipt of parochial relief. (2) To authorise and direct the Petitioners and their foresaids to apply the income or annual proceeds of the residue and remainder of the Trust estate for the like purposes as are expressed in the immediately preceding articles in the districts indicated in the sixth purpose of Testators settlement.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £8,359 | £4,359 | 0 | 11 April 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £7,576 | £3,700 | 0 | 13 February 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £7,283 | £2,700 | 0 | 28 February 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £7,096 | £3,250 | 0 | 28 March 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £6,341 | £2,700 | 0 | 19 February 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
- Hillview, 24 McKelvie Road, Oban, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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