01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC016529
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH1 3EG
OSCR note: Previous name- Margaret Murdoch Trust from 26/09/1938 to 17/10/2018
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity provides funding to other charitable organisations through grants and donations, using income generated from its investments. Eligible charities can apply for support by completing the online application form available on the Trust’s website. All applications are reviewed by the Trustees at quarterly board meetings. Applicants are notified of the Trustees’ decision, and successful organisations are awarded a grant.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- the advancement of animal welfare
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The prevention and relief of poverty. The advancement of education. The advancement of health. The advancement of civic responsibility or community development. The advancement of arts, heritage, culture, or science. The advancement of public participation in sport. The advancement of environmental protection and improvement. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. The promotion of animal welfare. Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £526,575 | £447,300 | 0 | 18 March 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £497,015 | £397,196 | 0 | 7 April 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £490,111 | £452,330 | 0 | 19 March 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £458,639 | £406,909 | 0 | 7 March 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £414,174 | £350,850 | 0 | 14 March 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
- c/o Henderson Loggie LLP, The Stamp Office, Level 5, 10-14 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://murdochforrest.org/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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