01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC015990
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G1 2AD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity was established by a Trust Deed on 21 July 1972. The principal objective of the Trust is to help charitable causes as directed in the Deed of Trust and as determined by the trustees. This is carried out by giving grants, usually to other charitable organisations.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- 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
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- 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
For any one or more of the following purposes but only in so far as they are of a charitable nature, namely:- (a) for the advancement and improvement of medical research, and for other services connected with medicine which are of a charitable nature, are beneficial to the community, and are not provided out of funds made available by central or local government, (b) for the benefit of aged or poor or disabled or handicapped persons, (c) for the maintenance, education and upbringing of necessitious children and the prevention of cruelty to children. (d) for the social work and home and foreign missions of the Church of Scotland and other religious bodies conducted according to Christian principles, and (e) for assistance to sailors and lifeboatmen and their depend3ents, in necessitous circumstances. For such other charitable purposes as they may from time to time select.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £54,705 | £95,008 | 0 | 22 December 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £53,738 | £95,304 | 0 | 19 December 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £49,271 | £118,592 | 0 | 22 November 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £52,140 | £69,031 | 0 | 12 December 2022 |
| 5 April 2021 | £46,922 | £79,916 | 0 | 29 November 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
- George House, 36 North Hanover 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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