01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC052993
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 8EJ
OSCR note: This charity has been set up to Lockerby Almshouses Charity Trust SC017783. You have advised us that Lockerby Almshouses Charity Trust SC017783 to wind up and transfer the assets and liabilities to Lockerby Almshouses SCIO SC052993- which is a SCIO
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To apply the residue and remainder of the estate of Thomas Lockerby in erecting and endowing twelve or more almshouses in Edinburgh, and thus to provide subsidised accommodation for people, male or female who have been reduced by circumstances through no fault of their own.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
Charitable purposes and activities 5The charity is established to provide relief to those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 6 Without prejudice to the generality of clause 5, the charity shall seek to provide Beneficiaries with: 6.1 subsidised occupation of its Almshouses. and 6.2 such other assistance (including but not limited to financial assistance and provision of household items) as may be considered appropriate by a decision of the trustees made in accordance with clause 22.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 30 April 2025 | £2,501 | £7,613 | 0 | 23 January 2026 |
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 Gillespie Macandrew LLP, 5 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.lockerbytrust.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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