OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Focolare Trust

Known as Focolare Movement

ActiveCharity number SC039844
Registered3 September 2008
Main locationOutwith Scotland
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
SC039844
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Cross Border
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
5
Postcode
AL8 6ED

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Charitable purposes

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

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The trustees hold and shall hold the Trust property and the income thereof upon trust to use and apply the same whether as capital or income for such charitable purposes connected with the advancement of the Christian religion as may from time to time be carried out by or under the direction of members of the said Women's Section of the Focolare Movement in accordance with decisions from tome to time of the Trustees including in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing (i) the relief of the poor, sick, aged and those suffering from any mental or physical handicap, (ii) the advancement of education and learning, 9iii) the promotion of the mental and moral improvement of mankind especially in family and community life, (iv) the education and trainin of persons to further and carry into effect the above objects or any of them.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£1,267,982£934,218522 December 2025
31 March 2024£1,235,977£1,464,200519 December 2024
31 March 2023£894,921£1,067,396514 December 2023
31 March 2022£744,103£784,880521 November 2022
31 March 2021£2,294,252£898,808522 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
16 Parkfields, Welwyn Garden City
Website supplied to OSCR
www.focolare.org/gb
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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