OSCR Scottish charity profile

James and Grace Anderson Biggart Charitable Trust

ActiveCharity number SC027235
Registered22 October 1997
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
SC027235
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH3 6QG

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

makes grants and donations to charitable bodies

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

The trustees shall hold the Trust Fund for such charitable purposes only within the United Kingdom, as are within the meaning assigned to the term charitable purposes in the context of the Taxes Acts, and also the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 including any statutory amendment or re-enactment for the time being in force

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
5 April 2025£30,280£164,572019 November 2025
5 April 2024£30,329£68,498023 December 2024
5 April 2023£31,297£65,63605 January 2024
5 April 2022£28,941£70,350013 December 2022
5 April 2021£21,000£50,200021 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
Sturrock, Armstrong & Thomson, 7A Dundas 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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