01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC040653
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- TD7 5JL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Helping Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma patients and their families with advice and financial support. and financially supporting dancers from the Scottish Borders going on to further education in singing, dancing and acting.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
3. The Company's charitable purposes (the expression 'charitable purpose' shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts) are (and shall not be altered without the prior consent of the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator): 3.1.1 To help children in the UK with a Diffuse Pontine Glioma particularly, but not exclusively, by supporting/informing/counselling patients and their families, providing access to healing/alternative therapy, and investigating/supporting research into Diffuse Pontine Gliomas. 3.1.2 To provide financial assistance to highland and tap dancers from the Scottish Borders in order to maintain dancing culture and allow dancers to further their dancing careers.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £17,930 | £8,894 | 0 | 31 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £6,247 | £7,216 | 0 | 16 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £26,187 | £17,626 | 0 | 5 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £8,257 | £9,158 | 0 | 14 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £6,753 | £17,273 | 0 | 22 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
- Cherrydene, Ettrickbridge, Selkirkshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.katiemckerrachertrust.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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