01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC024662
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DG13 0AN
OSCR note: Former Legal Name- David Stevenson Trust from 29/03/1996 to 28/01/2019
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our charity is set up principally to make grants to charitable causes in Scotland. We do this by supporting projects in Langholm which make the town a better place in which to live and by making grants to talented young people in Scotland to enable them to fulfil their potential in sport. the arts and in education. The priority for the trustees is to reverse the economic, social and physical decline of Langholm. We have done this by purchasing derelict, redundant or simply vacant properties which have become an eyesore and refurbishing them to be made available to social enterprises, business start-ups and community organisations at affordable rents. Supporting essential community organisations suck a the local newspaper, theatre, sports clubs and primary and secondary schools. Supporting three major community projects - a community sports centre, building affordable housing and the creation of a country park on land donated to the town by the Duke of Buccleuch.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- 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 promotion of religious or racial harmony
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- 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
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
(THIRD) The Trustees shall hold the Trust Funds aftermentioned for advancement of the charitable purposes specified in section 7(2) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (or of any statutory provision amending or replacing that section) (the 'Purposes'). The Trustees shall primarily apply the Trust Funds in support of Purposes which are in the sole opinion of the Trustees within Scotland, but the Trustees may make distributions equivalent to a maximum of 25% of their total charitable distributions in any financial year in support of Purposes outwith Scotland. FURTHER DECLARING THAT (A) in the exercise of any of their discretionary powers the Trustees may act as sole contributors or lenders or jointly with others as part contributors or lenders provided always that the Trustees participation shall be for charitable purposes only, and (B) that no act of the Trustees shall be deemed to be ultra vires by reason only that individuals or bodies outside Scotland may or will receive a cumulative benefit in excess of 25% of the Trustees total charitable distributions in any financial year by such act.'
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £2,114,933 | £1,541,566 | £58,458 | £254,514 | £260,395 | £0 | £325,288 | £14,710 | £310,578 | £0 | 0 | 19 November 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £1,281,744 | £837,235 | £46,722 | £239,798 | £157,989 | £0 | £363,518 | £11,523 | £351,995 | £0 | 0 | 20 December 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £855,359 | £468,970 | £36,731 | £236,398 | £113,260 | £0 | £371,789 | £12,307 | £359,482 | £0 | 0 | 22 December 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £690,957 | £417,432 | £42,078 | £143,387 | £84,694 | £3,366 | £156,958 | £0 | £156,958 | £0 | 0 | 31 December 2022 |
| 5 April 2021 | £823,071 | £597,876 | £28,613 | £88,121 | £87,695 | £20,766 | £157,480 | £0 | £157,480 | £0 | 0 | 17 December 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
- Ashley Bank House , Langholm
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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