OSCR Scottish charity profile

Novum Trust

ActiveCharity number SC021277
Registered17 April 1975
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
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
SC021277
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH6 5JH

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To provide grants to prime pump projects primarily of a Christian nature

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young 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

The Trustees shall hold the funds on trust for the following purposes: (a) To collect the income and the capital of the funds or such parts of the income and capital thereof as the Trustees shall from time to time think fit in initiating and supporting such existing and new projects, schemes, funds and organisations of a religious, or educational nature as shall be recognised at the time as charitable by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue and as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion think fit. In exercising this discretion as to the disposal of the funds the Trustees will have regard to but shall in no way be bound by any wishes which may be expressed in writing to the Trustees by the Founders.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£11,196£17,521030 April 2026
31 December 2024£15,964£24,063010 October 2025
31 December 2023£28,352£20,197013 March 2024
31 December 2022£10,760£12,07003 August 2023
31 December 2019£14,394£12,70404 October 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
The Bond House, 5 Breadalbane Street, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.novumtrust.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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