01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC025496
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DG13 0JS
OSCR note: previous name- John and Mary Elliot Memorial Trust from 05/11/1996 to 19/09/2019
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To support charitable purposes in the towns of Langholm and Hawick and also national and international charitable bodies.
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
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
Charitable Trusts, the National Trust for Scotland, The Salvaton Army, and Guide Dogs for the Blind.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £6,263 | £69,796 | 0 | 15 August 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £6,311 | £9,540 | 0 | 14 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £7,789 | £21,002 | 0 | 6 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £5,844 | £45,207 | 0 | 7 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £5,914 | £16,740 | 0 | 22 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
- 25 Whitaside, Langholm, Dumfriesshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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