01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC022280
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- BN3 7AU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The trust's purpose is to hold the residue balance and distribute half of the available income (as determined by the Bank) equally among: (a) The Episcopal Church of Scotland, (b) The Board of Management, North Ayrshire Museum , Saltcoats, and (c) Sisters of Mercy, The Covent South Crescent Ardrossan. The other half is to be distributed among: (a) Glasgow & West of Scotland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, (b) The National Trust for Scotland, and (c) The Bank Clerks Widows and Orphans Fund, in proportions determined solely by the Trustee Manager at the Bank’s Glasgow Chief Office, or failing that, the Head Office.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The trust purpose conferred upon the beneficiaries is to hold the said balance of the said residue and in all time coming to pay a one half share of the available income or annual produce thereof (as estimated and fixed by the said Bank in their sole discretion) to and among the beneficiarie: namely, (a) The Episcopal Church of Scotland. (b) The Board of Management, North Ayrshire Museum, Saltcoats. (c) Sisters of Mercy, The Convent, South Crescent, Ardrossan, hereto, equally among such beneficiaries and the other one half share of the said available income or annual produce (as estimated and fixed as aforesaid) to and among the beneficiaries. namely, (a)The Glasgow and West of Scotland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. (b) The National Trust for Scotland. (c) The Bank Clerks Widows and Orphans Fund and that in such shares and proportions as the Trustee Manager of the said Bank at their Glasgow Chief Office, whom failing for any reason the Trustee Manager at the Head Office of the said Bank, may in his sole discretion from time to time fix and determine.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £5,385 | £5,383 | 0 | 30 October 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £4,410 | £4,373 | 0 | 30 January 2025 |
| 5 April 2023 | £4,256 | £4,465 | 0 | 29 January 2025 |
| 5 April 2022 | £3,009 | £4,569 | 0 | 1 February 2024 |
| 5 April 2021 | £91,349 | £97,832 | 0 | 24 January 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
- UK Trust Centre, UK Trust Centre, LLoyds Banking Group, Ground Floor, 3 City Park, The Droveway, Hove
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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