01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043019
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G2 5SP
OSCR note: previous name - The Matheson Todd Trust from 20/03/2012 to 27/03/2023
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Trustees are empowered to retain the whole or part of the residue of the means and estate of the fund for such time as they may think fit, or permanently, and to apply the whole or such part of the income of said retained portion(to be called 'The Matheson Todd Trust' now 'The Matheson Todd Foundation') for such charitable purposes in or connected with Glasgow and/or the West of Scotland as the Trustees in their discretion may decide. Payments can be made to or on behalf of any Hospitals, Institutions, Societies or others whose work in the opinion of the Trustees is likely to be beneficial to the community. It is not the Trustees current policy to give grants to individuals.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- 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 advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
(a) the prevention or relief of poverty. (b) the advancement of education. (c) the advancement of health. (d) the saving of lives. (e) the advancement of citizenship or community development. (f) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. (g) the advancement of public participation in sport. (h) 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. (i) the advancement of environmental protection or improvement. (j) the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill -health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage (k) the advancement of animal welfare. (l) such other funds, societies, organisations, schemes or purposes as are charitable not falling under the preceding heads that may reasonably be regarded as similar or analogous to any of the preceding purposes (any one or all of such funds, societies, organisations, schemes and purposes being individually or collectively referred to in this deed as 'charities')
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £25,546 | £20,490 | 0 | 9 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £24,614 | £41,034 | 0 | 2 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £28,604 | £27,527 | 0 | 10 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £27,029 | £22,480 | 0 | 22 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £26,412 | £29,564 | 0 | 10 June 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
- 190 St Vincent Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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