OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Jones Family Charitable Trust

ActiveCharity number SC046743
Registered26 July 2016
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
SC046743
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH3 8BP

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The prevention and relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the advancement of health, the advancement of citizenship, the advancement of the arts, the advancement of environmental protection, the relief of those in need, the advancement of animal welfare and the saving of lives.

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 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

  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund and income thereof for the following purposes: (One) for the prevention and relief of poverty and need in whatever manner the Trustees consider to be appropriate through the provision of financial support to such bodies who will further this provision. (Two) for the advancement of education by supporting training and research and broader education in the development of individual capabilities, skills and understanding. (Three) the advancement of health, which will include the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering. (Four) the advancement of citizenship or community development. (Five) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. (Six) the advancement of environmental protection or improvement. (Seven) the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. (Eight) the advancement of animal welfare. and (Nine) the saving of lives: DECLARING THAT the Trust Fund shall be applied in accordance with the above mentioned purposes to such charitable bodies, whether incorporated or unincorporated in Scotland and elsewhere as the Trustees shall determine in their absolute discretion.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 June 2025£196,434£269,22707 April 2026
30 June 2024£143,703£198,542031 March 2025
30 June 2023£4,240,787£333,041013 May 2024
31 March 2022£144,398£35,40107 December 2022
31 March 2021£64,697£23,317012 January 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
c/o Anderson Strathern LLP, 58 Morrison Street, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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