01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC021113
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G2 5HS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Charity was set up under the Trust Disposition and Settlement of the late John Napier to make donations to such Charitable Institutions and Charitable Societies connected with Glasgow and the West of Scotland as they may select and in such shares and proportions as may be determined by them in their sole and absolute discretion. Donations are made on an annual basis
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The residue of my said means and estate shall be divided by my trustees among such Charitable Institutions and Charitable Societies connected with Glasgow and the West of Scotland as they may select and in such shares and proportions as may be determined by them in their sole and absolute discretion.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £9,198 | £10,079 | 0 | 28 October 2025 |
| 30 April 2024 | £9,729 | £19,872 | 0 | 11 December 2024 |
| 30 April 2023 | £9,447 | £6,352 | 0 | 22 January 2024 |
| 30 April 2022 | £9,660 | £11,589 | 0 | 29 November 2022 |
| 30 April 2021 | £8,332 | £10,795 | 0 | 23 November 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
- BTO Solicitors LLP, 48 St Vincent 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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