01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC039103
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 9EE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The trustees are directed to hold the trust fund for Royal National Lifeboat Institution ('RNLI') and Scottish Maritime Museum Trust ('SMMT'), the present principal beneficiaries, so long as the said charities provide a trustee, and to pay them the income from their respective shares.
Charitable purposes
- the saving of lives
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It does none of these
Constitutional objectives
The first beneficiary of this sub fund will be the Royal National Lifeboat Institution whom failing the bodies listed in Appendix A in the rising numerical order indicated in that Appendix. To qualify as a beneficiary, the named body must supply a Trustee who will take part in the running of the Trust. This Trustee may be from Head Office or from Branch Level. Failure to supply a Trustee within six months will bar the charity from being a beneficiary and the next beneficiary will take the vacant place under the same conditions. If the end of the list is reached then the income share shall go to the National Museum of Scotland. The first beneficiary of this sub fund will be the Scottish Maritime Museum Irvine whom failing the charities listed in Appendix B in the rising numerical order indicated in that Appendix. To qualify as a beneficiary, the named charity must supply a Trustee who will take part in the running of the Trust. This Trustee may be from Head Office or from Branch Level. Failure to supply a Trustee within six months will bar the body fiom being a beneficiary and the next beneficiary will take the vacant place under the same conditions. If the end of the list is reached then the income share shall go to the National Museum of Scotland.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £52,456 | £56,443 | 0 | 7 October 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £50,373 | £55,413 | 0 | 20 December 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £42,926 | £46,417 | 0 | 11 December 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £37,150 | £37,150 | 0 | 28 November 2022 |
| 5 April 2021 | £38,345 | £38,345 | 0 | 15 November 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
- Turcan Connell, Solicitors, Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey 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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