OSCR Scottish charity profile

James Gillan's Trust

ActiveCharity number SC016739
Registered6 March 1986
Main locationMoray
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
SC016739
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
AB30 1FP

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Support Church of Scotland candidates with grant

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

(a) The provision of financial awards under the Deed of Trust shall be available to students of both sexes i.e., both male and female students. (b) In the event that there are there are insufficient numbers of suitable applicants to the Trust who were born in, or whose parent has resided and had their home for a period of not less than three years continuously in, the counties of Moray and Nairn, the Trustees may at their discretion apply the free income of the Trust towards the support and maintenance of local Parish Development Officers.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
5 April 2025£14,138£506 November 2025
5 April 2024£12,025£5018 December 2024
5 April 2023£10,264£2,195014 December 2023
5 April 2022£10,088£8,00605 January 2023
5 April 2021£8,510£386,56704 February 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
30 Adamson Drive, Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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