01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048477
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 9EE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The funds are held specifically for the National Trust for Scotland. The beneficiary applies for funding as required.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
3. Purposes of the Trust 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 advancement of citizenship through the promotion of volunteering and the effectiveness and efficiency of charities by creating an endowed fund to enable the National Trust for Scotland (Scottish Charity Number SC007410) to attract and retain skilled and committed staff and volunteers by providing development and learning opportunities for appropriate knowledge, skills and experiences, including but not limited to vocational and professional training courses, management and leadership development, workshops, and mentoring. and 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 | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £10,832 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £10,703 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 16 March 2026 |
| 31 May 2024 | £31,950 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £8,299 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 14 January 2025 |
| 31 May 2023 | £939 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,776 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 10 August 2023 |
| 31 May 2022 | £30,077 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,200 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 20 February 2023 |
| 31 May 2021 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,452 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 26 August 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
- c/o Turcan Connell, Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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