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Blackstock Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC014309
Status
Active
Registered
Feb. 3, 1986
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
Pike & Chapman
36 Bank Street
Galashiels
TD1 1ER

Activities

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

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

Provide grants to persons suffering from ill health or are aged in the former counties of Selkirk Roxburgh and Berwick

Objectives: The trust shall annually apply the free residue of the income of the Trust Fund remaining after payment of expenses of administration, repair, and maintenance as hereinbefore provided and subject to the foregoing power to establish an equalising find, for such of the following charitable purposes as the Trustees may from time to time select:- (a) In making grants to or for the benefit of any persons of either sex resident in the Counties of Roxburgh, Berwick or Selkirk in Scotland who being aged or infirm or in ill health or blind or deaf or suffering from any other physical handicap are in need of financial assistance for their maintenance, accommodation or welfare and in providing such amenities as the Trustees may deem desirable for the comfort or for the alleviation of the distress or suffering of any such persons. (b) In making grants to any Institution, Association or like organisation of a charitable nature the objects of which provide for the care, attention, maintenance or welfare in Scotland of persons who are aged or infirm or suffering from some chronic ailment, or blind or deaf or otherwise physically handicapped. (c) In making grants for the welfare, maintenance and accommodation of (One) any police officer in Great Britain who has been incapacitated either wholly or partially, permanently or temporarily in the course of duty as a police officer, and (Two) the widow and dependants of any such police officer who has been killed or incapacitated in the course of duty. and in making grants to any Institution, Association or like organisation established for the welfare, training or otherwise for the benefit of any such police officer or the widow and dependants thereof.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Scottish Borders
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Sept. 30, 2024 £20,327 £22,048
Sept. 30, 2023 £17,419 £21,109
Sept. 30, 2022 £16,894 £19,985
Sept. 30, 2021 £17,089 £20,946
Sept. 30, 2020 £18,686 £20,917