01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038778
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Overseas only
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- IV10 8TW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Linda's Fund was set up in 2006 was principally to help provide bursaries for Further and Higher Education after attending school for pupils who had attended Mulanje Mission CDSS in Malawi. Following Linda’s death from cancer in 2006 the fund is now managed by a small committee of friends, colleagues and family with strong connections to Fortrose Academy Malawi Schools Link.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(a) provide bursaries for education for pupils of Mulanje Mission CDSS who are disadvantaged as a result of financial hardship (b) raise funds in hrtherance of the above objects (c) inform and engage the interest and support of the wider community, particularly the Black Isle, in the Fund's activities (d) require recipients to report to the committee in Mulanje on an annual basis for the duration of their course and for 1 year afterwards. (e) be non profit making
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £713 | £1,855 | 0 | 5 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £6,000 | £1,920 | 0 | 26 February 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £2,141 | £2,070 | 0 | 29 February 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £2,114 | £4,770 | 0 | 28 February 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £3,959 | £4,400 | 0 | 8 February 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
- Fortrose Academy, Academy Street, Fortrose
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.lindasfund.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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