01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047630
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 9EE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
As the Trust's objectives are broad, the Trustees have opted for a policy of making donations to charitable organisations operating in their preferred area(s) of benefit who they feel require most support, and who the Trustees believe can make significant front line impact as a result of that support.
Charitable purposes
- 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 defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund and the income of it to pay and apply the same to or for the benefit of or in furtherance of the following charitable purposes: (i) to advance animal welfare. (ii) to advance environmental protection. (iii) to relieve those in need by reasons of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disability in and around the areas of North Berwick and East Lothian in Scotland, (iv) to provide financial support in the form of grants and donations to individuals, charitable institutions and other bodies furthering charitable purposes in Scotland and elsewhere, and (v) such other similar charitable purposes or charitable institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit,
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £13,970 | £201,418 | 0 | 18 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £15,097 | £56,331 | 0 | 29 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £13,908 | £53,577 | 0 | 22 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £538,199 | £63,558 | 0 | 1 September 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
- Turcan Connell, Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey 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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