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Russell Lang Charitable Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC015665
Status
Active
Registered
April 29, 1966
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
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23 Polwarth Street
Hyndland
Glasgow
G12 9UD

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of religion','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'

Support Glasgow Cathedral and other charities where the JR Lang descendants are involved, in some capacity, with the charity.

Beneficiaries: 'Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: 4. The objects of the trust are:- (i) To give fmancial aid towards the restoration, preservation, maintenance, improvement and decoration (including weekly floral decoration) of cathedrals, churches and other religious buildings in Scotland belonging to the Church of Scotland (including, but without prejudice to the foregoing generality, Glasgow Cathedral and Busby East Church, Busby, Lanarkshire) and other buildings belonging to such Church and used by Ministers and Church Officers and others including, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, Manses and Church Halls. (ii) To support the ministry of the Church of Scotland by providing funds for the employment of ministers, assistant ministers, and paid Church officials and support workers (including contributions to pension schemes). (iii) To give financial aid towards the musical services from time to time held in Glasgow Cathedral whether by paying or contributing towards the salaries of or making payments to or for the benefit of singers, musicians or others or assisting societies or organisations formed with or having such objects (iv) To assist in the relief of suffering, poverty and need among widows and orphans, the old and persons who are physically incapacitated or handicapped in any way by making payments of money to such persons or to any charitable body or trust having as its object or one of its objects the relief of suffering, poverty or need among such persons.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £28,121 £58,270
March 31, 2024 £23,790 £31,022
March 31, 2023 £62,863 £33,939
March 31, 2022 £57,173 £42,046
March 31, 2021 £185,474 £175,731