# Peter Coats' Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC007478
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** June 7, 1940
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC007478


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o MacRoberts LLP, Capella, 60 York Street, Glasgow
- **Postcode:** G2 8JX



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

**Purposes:** 'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','the advancement of animal welfare'

**What the charity does:** The trustees have invested the capital via brokers and payments are made from net revenue income to such charities and necessitous persons primarily in the Paisley area.  A percentage of the fund is restricted to fund Youth Groups.

**Objectives:** The Trust was formed in similar lines to the charitable portion of the Brough Trust of Paisley.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Renfrewshire
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £311353 | £284426 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC007478/files/2025-04-05-accounts.pdf) (3.7 MB) |
| April 5, 2024 | £191576 | £200149 |  -  | 0 |  |
| April 5, 2023 | £181646 | £166833 |  -  | 0 |  |
| April 5, 2022 | £250947 | £254843 |  -  | 0 |  |
| April 5, 2021 | £220906 | £196865 |  -  | 0 |  |