# Catherine M Macleod (Harris) Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC029785
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** Jan. 6, 2000
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC029785


## Contact

- **Address:** Hill Cottage, Scott Road, Tarbert, Isle of Harris
- **Postcode:** HS3 3DL



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals&#x27;,&#x27;It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the prevention or relief of poverty&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of health&#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:** Working with relevant local Isle of Harris organisations such as Harris Voluntary Service, the local secondary school, Care in the Community, Be-friending, Harris Funeral Association and local GPs, the charity has four basic functions which is to contribute to: 1. Isle of Harris youngsters, including gifted or disadvantaged, with further education costs in order to fulfil their potential. 2. Isle of Harris elderly people to enable these people to retain their independence and continue to reside in their own homes. 3. funeral costs in case of need. 4. non-NHS medical equipment.

**Objectives:** to relieve the needs of elderly persons resident in the Isle of Harris who are either of Harris origin or who have been resident in Harris for at least five years immediately prior to the granting of any relief or of anyone similarly resident and either married to or the widow or widower of any such person as aforesaid by the provision of funds to enable others to carry out household duties or other work for such elderly • persons in their own homes in order to enable said persons to continue to reside in their own homes instead of in some public or other institution against their will





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Western Isles
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood






