01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044762
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- TD6 0SA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Payments to individuals from educational trusts
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
1. To advance education and / or promote cultural exchange by, among other things, the payment of grants and / or loans, the award of bursaries, the award of prizes, payment towards cultural exchanges that further an educational purpose both within the Scottish Borders area and further afield (including abroad), to such educational institutions, charities or other organisations or to such individuals deserving of benefit as the Trustees shall, in their sole and unfettered discretion, select as suitable recipients of such benefit, to be applied by such recipients for the charitable purposes of the advancement of education and / or the promotion of cultural exchange. 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 March 2025 | £1,214 | £5 | 0 | 20 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,285 | £1,050 | 0 | 19 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,632 | £1,000 | 0 | 18 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,056 | £500 | 0 | 30 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,002 | £500 | 0 | 26 November 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
- Scottish Borders Council, Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells, Melrose
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.scotborders.gov.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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