01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC052223
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH12 9EG
OSCR note: Douglas Hay Trust- SC052223 was established to replace Douglas Hay Trust for Crippled Children - SC014450
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity works with referral agencies to fund children with physical disabilities to access a whole range of support that the NHS and the State do not fund.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
3.1 The Charitable Purpose of the SCIO ('the Charitable Purposes') is to provide relief to children and young adults in need by reason of long-term physical disability (meaning a long term physical impairment of the musculo-skeletal, neurological, or cardio-respiratory system of the body and those who are registered blind), who are resident in Scotland and aged eighteen years and under, by providing grant support towards the purchase of items and services that will improve their lives.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £32,021 | £63,466 | 0 | 6 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £33,585 | £54,139 | 0 | 7 July 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £32,267 | £57,126 | 0 | 17 July 2024 |
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
- Johnston Smillie Chartered Accountants, 5 South Gyle Crescent Lane, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.douglashay.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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