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The Pastoral Care Trust - The St Nicholas Care Fund

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC029832
Status
Active
Registered
July 2, 1993
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
McSparran McCormick
Waterloo Chambers
19 Waterloo Street
Glasgow
G2 6AH

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of religion','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','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'

The Trust exists to provide help in Christ’s name to those most in need in society, regardless of race, colour or creed. The objects of the Trust are the relief of poverty, hardship and distress among persons suffering from old age, mental or physical disability, drug or alcohol dependency and the advancement of education in all matters affecting young persons. The PCT - St Nicholas Care Fund achieves these objectives by awarding grants to groups and organisations who work with those most in need in the community.

Objectives: A) Each and every clause (including this clause) of the Memorandum of Association of the Company and each and every regulation of the Articles of Association of the Company shall be read and interpretated as if there were embodied therein an overriding qualification to the effect that no expenditure of income by the Company shall be permitted for the purpose of carrying out any activities which are not wholly charitable within the meaning of Section 505 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 or any amending Act or Regulation thereunder (which meaning shall be ascribed to the word 'charitable' wherever used in this Memorandum) and that in all cases in which activites permitted by the Objects of the Company are in their nature capable of being exercised for purposes which are not charitable, or only partially so, as well as for purposes which are wholly charitable, the powers contained in the Objects of the Company shall be held to limit such activities to those which will not prejudice the Charitable Status of the Company within the Statutory meaning beforementioned, and subject to this overriding qualification the objects for which the Company are established are: i) the relief of poverty, hardship and distress amongst persons living or working throughout the World. ii) the relief of persons suffering from old age, mental or physical handicap, drug or alcohol dependency by the provisions or support of such services as are necessary to relieve the suffering of such persons. * The name of the Company was changed from 'THE PASTORAL CARE TRUST' to 'THE PASTORAL CARE TRUST - THE ST NICHOLAS CARE FUND' on 7 September 2006. iii) the advancement of education and the establishment and support of centres for training in business or employment skills and in particular amongst those persons who are least qualified and have little prospects of employment. I iv) the advancement of education in all matters affecting young persons, their growth,

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Glasgow City
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
Sept. 30, 2024 £121,135 £79,707 1
Sept. 30, 2023 £78,350 £85,812 1
Sept. 30, 2022 £68,599 £126,608 1
Sept. 30, 2021 £32,541 £64,805 1
Sept. 30, 2020 £200,283 £138,827 1