Country

Scotland

Charity number

SC007843

Status

Active

Registered

May 13, 1988

Legal form

Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Contact

Website

thepovertytrust.com

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the prevention or relief of poverty'

1. Mission To relieve poverty and hardship among members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church by providing care, accommodation, and support. Guided by Christian compassion and care, we uphold the dignity of those unfortunate persons facing financial hardship, illness, disability, or distress. 2. Vision A community where every individual has access to the basic resources, opportunities, and rights to lead a dignified life free from poverty as fitting to members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. 3. Values Care, Compassion, Integrity, Collaboration

Objectives: (One) The relief of poverty amongst the Brethren (as hereinafter defined in Sub-Clause (Two) of this Clause) and in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the Trustees in applying any part of the Trust Fund or the income thereof for this purpose may (a) provide or assist in the provision of accommodation for members of the Brethren in necessitous circumstances on terms appropriate to their means and (b) provide for the cure or mitigation or prevention of or for the care of members of the Brethren suffering from or subject to any disease or infirmity or disability affecting human beings (including the care of women before during and after childbirth). and (Two) The carrying on of the service of God including the celebration of the Lord's Supper Gospel Preachings Readings on the Holy Scriptures and Addresses on the Word of God and other meetings of a Christian religious character according to the injunctions contained in the Holy Scriptures and the tenets and practices of those Christians forming part of a world-wide fellowship sometimes known as and in this deed referred to as 'the Brethren' who hold and practise the teachings of Christ and His Apostles contained in the Holy Scriptures, as expounded by His servants the ministers of the Lord in the Recovery Mr.J.N. Darby, Mr.F.E. Raven, Mr.J. Taylor Senior, Mr.J. Taylor Junior, Mr.J.H. Symington and Mr. John S Hales and those in succession after him.

Areas of operation

Main operating location

South Lanarkshire

Geographical spread

UK and overseas

Finances

Nearby

• Blantyre Celtic Community Football Club SCIO 0.0 mi
• Dynamic Gymnastics 0.0 mi
• Coatbridge and Wishaw United Reformed Church 0.2 mi
• Pathway Church 0.2 mi
• The Miracle Foundation SCIO 0.4 mi

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