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Sir Maxwell Harper Gow Charitable Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC008344
Status
Active
Registered
Oct. 29, 1976
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
Rowchester House
Greenlaw
Duns
Berwickshire
TD10 6UN

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes'

The Trust is wholly grantmaking and does not undertake operations of its own. It is the policy of the Trustees to use the income of the Trust Fund and, where appropriate, to make grants concentrating principally but not exclusively in supporting the arts and young peoples' activities and local and Scottish charities.

Objectives: The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund and the income thereof to pay or apply the same to or for the benefit or in furtherance of such purposes, objects or institutions charitable in law and in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall from time to time in their absolute discretion think fit: Provided always that in exercising their discretion as aforesaid the Trustees shall give primary consideration to the wishes of those persons who gift or lend funds to the Trust but this proviso shall impose no binding obligation on the Trustees.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Oct. 6, 2024 £13,605 £36,832
Oct. 6, 2023 £10,395 £36,191
Oct. 6, 2022 £12,834 £74,228
Oct. 6, 2021 £12,460 £21,308
Oct. 6, 2020 £13,006 £48,624