OSCR Scottish charity profile

Brownlie Charitable Trust

ActiveCharity number SC016708
Registered27 March 1986
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
SC016708
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G2 1RW

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The objectives of the Trust are widely drawn and allow payments of income or capital to, or for the benefit of, such charitable institutions, societies or organisations as the Trustees in their absolute discretion may select. The Trust primarily furthers its charitable purposes through making donations annually and invites applications/appeals from relevant bodies co-ordinated through its registered office.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • 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 human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
  • 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
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

The Trustees shall in their selection of these purposes, institutions, foundations, bodies or trusts as are charitable in law take into consideration and pay special regard to (a) the advancement of religion and ecuation, and (b) the relief of poverty, suffering, disease, sickness, infirmity, age, distress and the physically and mentally handicapped, all whether in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or elsewhere.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
5 April 2025£65,035£154,970031 December 2025
5 April 2024£71,597£192,217019 December 2024
5 April 2023£77,436£232,830022 December 2023
5 April 2022£74,137£231,795028 December 2022
5 April 2021£63,911£233,653022 December 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
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, 1 West Regent 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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