01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC035938
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- BN7 1LN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The purpose of The Alice McCosh Trust is to advance education by providing or assisting with grants for work or study related to natural history and/or the environment. The main activities are to provide or assist with grants for work or study related to natural history and/or the environment, to accept grants, donations and legacies of all kinds and to carry on any other activities which further any of the Trust purposes.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
To advance education by providing or assisting with grants for work or study related to natural history and/or the environment.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £25,864 | £22,900 | 0 | 4 December 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £4,913 | £7,570 | 0 | 14 December 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £7,065 | £5,631 | 0 | 6 November 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £4,347 | £1,065 | 0 | 25 November 2022 |
| 5 April 2021 | £30,113 | £31,915 | 0 | 12 March 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
- 49 Cluny Street, Lewes, Sussex
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.thealicemccoshtrust.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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