OpenCharities

Dr Aitken's Trust For The Poor Of The Parish Of Falkirk

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC000172
Status
Not Submitted
Reporting
Overdue The annual return for the year ending Dec. 31, 2024 was due Sept. 30, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Nov. 13, 1924
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
c/o Russel + Aitken Solicitors
Unit 5 The Courtyard
Calendar Business Park
Falkirk
FK1 1XR

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals'

'the prevention or relief of poverty'

Donations given to the Poor of the Parish of Falkirk following completion of an Application

Beneficiaries: 'Older People'

Objectives: After all my, debts legacies, &c. have been paid I desire that the remainder of my Estate be divided into two equal parts, one half to be place (sic) under a Trust consisting of the Ministers, ex officio of the Falkirk Parish Church, of the Grahamston, Parish Church, and of St Modan's Church and of one Elder of each Church, These six shall administer the Trust and distribute the free income from it in the following manner First One Hundred pounds shall be used yearly to increase the incomes ofeach of the three ministers, but this money is not to be considered as payment of their stipend but as an extra payment to what they are otherwise entitled to while acting as ministers to these Churches, The surplus of this Trust to be used for the benefit of the Poor of the Parish of Falkirk and to be administered by the ministers & their Elders. This money from this fund to be given without respect to creed, church, or profession but a reference to be given to old people and those who from infirmity are unable to work and more especially to bread - winners who may be temporarily disabled so as to assist in his or her recovery and return to work.

Geography

Main operating location
Falkirk
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 OverdueDue Sept. 30, 2025 £0 £0
Dec. 31, 2023 Dec. 18, 202479 days late £2,072 £2,135
Dec. 31, 2022 July 27, 2023On time £1,945 £2,284
Dec. 31, 2021 Oct. 6, 20226 days late £1,643 £1,624
Dec. 31, 2020 Sept. 21, 2021 £1,610 £1,318

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.