01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC039980
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 8FY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The trustees identify potential donation opportunities within Scotland, the UK and worldwide usually supporting capital projects
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
Trust purposes 1. The Trustees shall hold and apply the sum of £1 paid by us to them, and such other funds and assets as may from time to time be comprised in the Trust Property, in trust for the following purposes:- To provide financial support to charitable organisations within Scotland and the whole of the UK. 2. The expenses of creating and administering the Trust, and any tax payable in relation to the Trust, shall be met in priority to all other payments and transfers of assets out of the Trust Property.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £2,231,080 | £4,993,155 | 0 | 7 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £6,291,955 | £3,720,381 | 0 | 9 July 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £4,120,086 | £3,515,489 | 0 | 8 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £1,372,354 | £1,647,332 | 0 | 23 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £2,834,273 | £1,356,480 | 0 | 5 September 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
- c/o Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, 9 Haymarket Square , 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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