01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC029353
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G2 1RW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The trustees make donations annually and invite applications from the relevant bodies.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- 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
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
I direct my Trustees to hold and apply the residue and remainder of my means and estate and the proceeds and produce thereof as a fund to be called 'The Brown Forbes Memorial Fund' in perpetuity for payment of such part of the income and such part of capital as my Trustees may in their sole discretion think fit to any suitable charitable body concerned with the preservation or reinstatement in Scotland of the natural beauty of the countryside. the coastline and any gardens or their wild life and to encourage and promote the enjoyment thereof and the involvement therein of members of the public including also the preservation or restoration of historic buidings in the ownership of a charitable organisation. Declaring always that my Trustees shall have complete discretion as to the amount of said payments and how they shall be allocated from time to time.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 5 April 2025 | £54,582 | £60,248 | 0 | 26 November 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £57,547 | £99,015 | 0 | 14 November 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £53,366 | £57,096 | 0 | 18 October 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £45,637 | £25,176 | 0 | 13 October 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
- 1 West Regent Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.brownforbes.scot/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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