01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC021755
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 6AQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Charity awards grants to eligible institutions. The grants are intended to help these institutions provide tangible benefits to such beneficiary groups as the Trustees may deem appropriate.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- the advancement of animal welfare
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The Trustees shall distribute the Trust Fund at such time or times and in such amounts as they may determine in their sole discretion for such charitable purposes only, with power to the Trustees in their discretion to accumulate the Trust income in whole or in part for a period of twenty one years from the date hereof. and it is hereby specifically declared and provided that the Trustees shall be prohibited from exercising their powers (a) other than for charitable purposes, or (b) in such manner as to benefit directly or indirectly the late Mrs Rosamunde Scott or Pilcher or any person who has contributed to the Trust Fund, or any spouse of hers or of any such person.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £25,818 | £37,434 | 0 | 21 January 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £25,002 | £46,264 | 0 | 15 January 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £24,602 | £3,600 | 0 | 19 January 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £27,039 | £34,650 | 0 | 15 November 2022 |
| 31 July 2021 | £26,707 | £36,006 | 0 | 19 October 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
- Murray Beith Murray Solicitors, 3 Glenfinlas Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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