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Highlanders Regimental Trust Fund

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC024934
Status
Active
Registered
Feb. 25, 1996
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
Corsekell Cottage
Clochan
By Buckie
Banffshire
AB56 5EQ

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 the arts, heritage, culture or science','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes'

The Highlanders Regimental Trust Fund is available to serving and former soldiers and their dependents, who paid into the One Day's Pay Scheme. They should have served in either the Regular, Reserve or Cadet forces, cap badged as Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons & Camerons). Money is made available via RHQ SCOTS / SSAFA once a Case File is complied and financial assistance agreed. Money is provided by the Regimental Trust Fund to RHQ SCOTS where the SO2 Welfare working with SSAFA create a Case File. If the Case File meets the 'welfare criteria' and confirms that the party requesting assistance was a serving / former paid up member of the Highlanders then an appropriate sum of money will be allocated against that Case and transferred to SSAFA who will conclude the business with the requesting party.

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

Objectives: For the improvement, efficiency, benefit or welfare of any regiment or unit of Her Majesty’s Forces, including any Regular or Reserve Army, appears to the trustees to be in whole or in part substantially a successor of the Highlanders should such appear to the trustees to have been created. or for the improvement, efficiency, benefit or welfare of any other Regiment or Unit of Her Majesty’s Forces, preference always being given to Regiments or Units recruited from or consisting mainly of persons born or resident in the area from which the Highlanders was recruited immediately before being disbanded or amalgamated or otherwise losing its identity or character as aforesaid.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £10,854 £14,227
March 31, 2024 £15,713 £11,329
March 31, 2023 £12,868 £20,230
March 31, 2022 £12,868 £20,230
March 31, 2021 £23,832 £13,815