OSCR Scottish charity profile

Risk Charitable Fund

ActiveCharity number SC024453
Registered2 February 1996
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
SC024453
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G2 1RW

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The objectives of the Trust are widely drawn and allow payments of income or (exceptionally) capital, to or for the benefit of any charitable, cultural, educational or welfare funds, societies, organisations and schemes or funds, societies, organisations and schemes for the relief of poverty which have their domicile or carry on their work in Scotland or other parts of the United Kingdom. The present policy of the Trustees is to make grants at their discretion, mainly in the fields of music, theatre and the arts in Scotland.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of health
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the advancement of public participation in sport
  • the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
  • 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

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

For payment or application of the revenue of the Trust Fund or such portion thereof as the Trustees shall from time to time in their sole discretion think fit to or for the benefit of any charitable, cultural, educational or welfare funds, societies, organisations and schemes or funds, societies, organisations and schemes for the relief of poverty which have their domicile or carry on their work in Scotland or other parts of the United Kingdom (anyone or all of such funds, societies, organisations and schemes being individually or collectively hereinafter referred to as 'charities').

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
5 April 2025£3,408£4,844029 December 2025
5 April 2024£7,831£5,002018 March 2025
5 April 2023£99,473£99,712017 November 2023
5 April 2022£6,445£7,110012 January 2023
5 April 2021£12,436£13,813014 February 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
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, 1 West Regent 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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