OSCR Scottish charity profile

Portmore Charitable Trust

ActiveCharity number SC030610
Registered20 September 2000
Main locationScottish Borders
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
SC030610
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH45 8QU

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The objectives of the Trust are to relieve poverty and advance the education of the general public in any manner that is charitable. The Trust does this by making grants of money to any persons, organisations, companies or businesses who have satisfied the Trustees that they will use such grants to relieve poverty, promote religion or further their own education or the education of others in any manner or way whatsoever.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • 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 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

  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

The purposes of the Trust are to relieve poverty, advance religion and advance the education of the general public in any manner that is charitable

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£60,918£163,512030 October 2025
31 March 2024£65,467£59,12001 December 2024
31 March 2023£64,740£74,85204 September 2023
31 March 2022£53,357£56,93404 November 2022
31 March 2021£48,403£49,404022 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
Portmore House, Eddleston, Peebleshire
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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