OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Maria Capaldi Lourdes Trust

Known as Maria Lourdes Trust

ActiveCharity number SC048525
Registered5 July 2018
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
SC048525
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH16 5QJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Trust was created for charitable purposes to relieve sickness .,disease and human suffering. Assistance to enable sick and handicapped to make pilgrimages to the Shrine at Lourdes. The pilgrims are recommended to the Trustees by the officers of the Lourdes Hospitality Diocesan Offices and any other Roman Catholic Diocese within Scotland. The focus of the Trust is identifying suitable beneficiaries who would benefit from a grant.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of religion
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

SECOND The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund and income thereof for the following purposes: (1) to advance religion and in particular the Roman Catholic religion. and ·· - (2) to relieve sickness, disease, distress and human suffering. by the provision of any necessary financial assistance to enable sick, handicapped, disabled or otherwise infirm persons to make a pilgrimage to the Shrine at Lourdes

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£0£4,00006 October 2025
31 March 2024£0£8,41209 July 2024
31 March 2023£0£1,001030 August 2023
31 March 2022£0£0022 August 2022
31 March 2021£0£39002 November 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
26 Hallhead Road, 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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