OSCR Scottish charity profile

William Dawson Trust

ActiveCharity number SC018920
Registered1 January 1902
Main locationDundee 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
SC018920
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
DD1 1NZ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Residue of estate handed over to City of Dundee in 1948 for the purpose of acquiring ground for use as a playing field.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of public participation in sport

Beneficiaries

  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It does none of these

Constitutional objectives

The advancement of public participation in sport.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£298£0022 December 2025
31 March 2024£285£0017 December 2024
31 March 2023£104£104019 December 2023
31 March 2022£8£0016 December 2022
31 March 2021£45£0021 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
Dundee City Council, Floor 4 Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street, Dundee
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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