OSCR Scottish charity profile

David Forrester Bequest

ActiveCharity number SC019711
Registered23 January 1931
Main locationWest Lothian
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
SC019711
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH54 6FF

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The David Forrester Bequest was established to assist with the care of the Old Parish Church in Bathgate.

Charitable purposes

  • 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 does none of these

Constitutional objectives

Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£859£0016 December 2025
31 March 2024£835£0019 November 2024
31 March 2023£376£376021 December 2023
31 March 2022£31£31028 October 2022
31 March 2021£83£8301 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
Financial Management Unit, West Lothian Council, West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road, Livingston
Website supplied to OSCR
https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

© Crown Copyright and database right 2026. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. BritDB is an independent service and does not claim to be the Scottish Charity Register.