OSCR Scottish charity profile

The James Sim Trust

ActiveCharity number SC041894
Registered17 November 2010
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
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
SC041894
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
BS2 0JJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity’s objects are: 1) The saving of lives. 2) The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the person for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, and only to recreational facilities or activities which are: · • Primarily intended for persons who have need of them by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage ·

Charitable purposes

  • the saving of lives
  • the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

the saving of lives. the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, and only in relation to recreational facilities or activities which are :- primarily intended for persons who have need of them by reason of their age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. or available to members of the public at large or to male or female members of the public at large. the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage (including relief given by the provision of accommodation or care. and such other purposes as are charitable.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
4 August 2025£19,943£36,988018 March 2026
4 August 2024£30,190£36,691023 April 2025
4 August 2023£15,372£8,077010 April 2024
4 August 2022£12,705£19,854024 April 2023
4 August 2021£10,263£22,623016 May 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
Ludlow Trust Company Ltd, First Floor, Tower Wharf, Cheese Lane, Bristol
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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