01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046092
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- TD11 3HS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is dedicated to preserving the legacy of Jim Clark by promoting education about his life, achievements, and motorsport history, including its technology and engineering. It inspires the public through events, publications, and partnerships that highlight his heritage in the Scottish Borders and globally. The charity supports the Jim Clark Motorsport Museum in Duns by working with the Scottish Borders Council and Live Borders, including fundraising and related initiatives. Over the year, it promoted Jim Clark’s legacy through online platforms, educational materials, and collaborations with individuals and organisations. It also invested in the Jim Clark Café Bistro to enhance visitor experiences and support local tourism, and maintained an online shop to ensure sustainable income, with all profits reinvested into the Trust.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The purposes of the SCIO are:- (i) to advance and promote education on Jim Clark. including his life, his inspiration and his racing career and achievements, and to educate the general public on the history, development and current practice of motor sports including technology, engineering and design, by arranging and participating in events and producing and issuing literature and publications. (ii) to promote and preserve the history, legacy and heritage of Jim Clark specifically in the town of Duns and in Scotland by acquiring, obtaining and preserving items of memorabilia for public display, and through initiatives, projects and working with third parties. (iii) to support the re-development and running of the Jim Clark Memorial Room public museum in Duns, Scottish Borders by working in partnership with the Scottish Borders Council and their successor, to include fundraising for the museum. and (iv) to promote similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees think fit.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £176,821 | £117,644 | 0 | 7 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £45,636 | £55,632 | 0 | 3 July 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £103,512 | £84,168 | 0 | 19 March 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £51,967 | £59,436 | 0 | 12 April 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £63,507 | £48,021 | 0 | 29 July 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
- The Office, Cheeklaw Business Park, Station Road, Duns, Berwickshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.jimclarktrust.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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