01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC016549
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- G2 3BZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity gives grants to individuals and to churches and to charities
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The Company’s objects are (a) the advancement of religion (b) the advancement of citizenship or community development (c) the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage (d) the advancement of heritage and culture and (e) the advancement of education and, in furtherance thereof but not otherwise, to use the income and capital of the Company, at such time or times and in such amounts as the Trustees in their absolute discretion think fit:
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £423,082 | £424,902 | 2 | 12 March 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £443,623 | £431,540 | 2 | 17 March 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £435,802 | £511,704 | 2 | 8 March 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £470,351 | £342,525 | 2 | 13 March 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £402,913 | £355,545 | 2 | 11 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
- Suite 3/16, Clockwise Building, 77 Renfrew Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bairdtrust.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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