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Fletcher Bequest Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC011548
Status
Not Submitted
Reporting
Overdue The annual return for the year ending April 30, 2024 was due Jan. 30, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Jan. 1, 1902
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
St Mark's Church
St Mary's Place
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 8AA

Activities

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

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of health','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

Beneficiaries: 'Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: I direct the Fletcher Bequest Trustees to hold the whole Residue and remainder of my said means and estate in perpetuity and to apply the free annual Income derived therefrom as follows:- (1) To distribute one-fourth thereof in such manner and proportions as the Fletcher Bequest Trustees in their sole discretion shall deem expedient at Christmas yearly or at such other time or times as they shall think fit among or for behoof of poor, aged, infirm or distressed persons residing in the Parishes of St. Andrews and St. Leonards. (2) To pay one-fourth thereof to the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Incurables. (3) To pay one-fourth thereof to the Orphan Homes, Bridge of Weir. and (4) To pay the remaining one-fourth thereof to the Scottish Branch of the Officers’ association incorporated by Royal Charter (popularly known in Scotland as The Earl Haig Fund) and whose Office is at Seven Drummond Place, Edinburgh to be applied by the said Scottish Branch of the Officers’ Association for the benefit of ex-service men who have served in War or their dependents.

Geography

Main operating location
Fife
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
April 30, 2024 OverdueDue Jan. 30, 2025 £0 £0
April 30, 2023 July 13, 2024165 days late £87,381 £68,230
April 30, 2022 March 18, 202347 days late £112,645 £64,373
April 30, 2021 April 19, 202279 days late £98,775 £127,802
April 30, 2020 Oct. 28, 2021271 days late £134,804 £109,030

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