01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048651
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA1 1TJ
OSCR note: The Aitchison Trust SCIO – SC048651 was established to The Aitchison Trust – SC015510
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity seeks to (1) advance the Christian faith and the spreading of the Gospel by awarding grants to Missionaries and full-time Christian workers, including those from Scotland, who serve in and outwith the UK and who are unsalaried (2) prevent or relieve poverty as well as the advancement of education and health as undertaken by Missionaries and full-time Christian workers, in and outwith the UK and (3) help to relieve people in need, ill health, disability and financial hardship by supporting Missionaries and full-time Christian workers, in and outwith the UK.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of religion
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- 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
4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of the Christian Faith and the spreading of the Gospel by (but not limited to) distribution of the Bible as the Holy and Inspired Word of God, by supporting Missionaries and full-time Christian workers in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world (particularly those who are not salaried and live by faith and on Scottish Missionaries throughout the world as well as Evangelists in Scotland and in the rest of the UK). and by supporting Church and para-Church organisations. 4.2 The prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of education and the advancement of health in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world by Christian Missionaries, Christian Organisations and Evangelical Church or para-Church projects. 4.3 The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by Christian Missionaries and full-time workers in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £37,465 | £51,974 | 0 | 27 June 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £37,465 | £51,974 | 0 | 7 May 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £127,128 | £131,133 | 0 | 4 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 11 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 27 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
- C/o Echoes International , Unit 22, Sir James Clark Building, Abbey Mill Business Centre, Paisley
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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