OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Black Family Trust

ActiveCharity number SC046506
Registered22 April 2016
Main locationEast Renfrewshire
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
SC046506
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G76 8SZ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity was set up as part of a will and is used to makedonations to charities that are close to the family as an on going legacy.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • 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 human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
  • the promotion of religious or racial harmony
  • the promotion of equality and diversity
  • 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
  • any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Beneficiaries

  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

The Trustees shall hold and apply the sum of £1 paid by us to them, and such other funds and assets as may from time to time be comprised in the Trust Property, in trust for the following purposes:- (a) the prevention or relief of poverty (b) the advancement of education (c) the advancement of religion (d) the advancement of health (e) the saving of lives (f) the advancement of citizenship or community development (g) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science (h) the advancement of public participation in sport (i) the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities (j) the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation (k) the promotion of religious or racial harmony (I) the promotion of equality and diversity (m) the advancement of environmental protection or improvement (n) the relief of those in need (o) the advancement of animal welfare (p) any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
1 May 2025£6,662£6,486031 January 2026
1 May 2024£8,458£8,396023 February 2025
1 May 2023£5,044£7,084010 March 2024
1 May 2022£16,344£13,886014 February 2023
1 May 2021£8,707£11,978015 February 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
12 Carmunnock Road, Busby, 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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