# The Governors of the Donaldson Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC017417
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** Oct. 1, 1991
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC017417


## Contact

- **Address:** Donaldson&#x27;s, Preston Road, Linlithgow, West Lothian
- **Postcode:** EH49 6HZ
- **Website:** https://www.donaldsons.org.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the promotion of equality and diversity&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;

**What the charity does:** The Trust is the National Body for Neurodiversity and operates a school and provides services to neurodivergent individuals and their families. We provide external training and consultancy on neurodiversity to employers and other bodies and influences policy makers on the matters that are most important to neurodivergent people.

**Objectives:** 3.1	The purposes of The Governors of the Donaldson Trust are:  3.1.1	 The advancement of education for children and adults who are neurodivergent, including but not limited, to the provision of special school support, transition services, general education and support in higher education,  3.1.2	 the relief of those in need by reason of ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, specifically those who are neurodivergent, in all aspects of their lives including independent living skills, health awareness, employment support and transition services, and  3.1.3	 The promotion of equality and diversity for people who are neurodivergent by influencing and impacting services across society in how to embrace neurodiversity and by representing neurodiversity socially, politically and culturally.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** West Lothian
- **Geographical spread:** More than one local authority area in Scotland






