OSCR Scottish charity profile

Harbinson Charitable Trust

ActiveCharity number SC015248
Registered1 November 1984
Main locationGlasgow City
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
SC015248
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G2 5SP

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Trustees, as part of the deed are empowered to retain the whole or part of the residue of their means and estate for such time as they think fit or permanently and to the apply the whole or such part of the income of said retained portion for such charitable purposes, as the Trustees in their absolute discretion may decide. The Trust was set up by the late Miss Harbinson with a donation of 1,000 Macallan Glenlivet Plc, Ordinary Shares of 25p. On her death, the late Miss Harbinson bequeathed a further 93,000 shares of 25p. In accordance with the Trust purposes the Trustees have resolved to retain the capital permanently and to apply only the income for the foregoing charitable purposes.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion

Beneficiaries

  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

FIRST - For the relief of poverty. SECOND - for the advancement of education. THIRD - for the advancement of religion and FOURTH - for any other purpose beneficial to the community which, in law, is charitable.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
5 April 2025£154,148£157,883029 December 2025
5 April 2024£171,661£109,21603 January 2025
5 April 2023£162,027£131,712019 December 2023
5 April 2022£135,808£133,840013 December 2022
5 April 2021£113,290£192,127020 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
190 St Vincent Street, Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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