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Catherine And Alfred Forrest Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC035699
Status
Active
Registered
July 1, 2004
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
26 Robertson Terrace
Forfar
Angus
DD8 3JN

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','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'

To fulfil the wishes of the late Catherine Forrest by giving bursaries to postgraduate students studying either the History of Fine Art or the Local History of St Andrews. Applications are sought from suitable candidates each Spring. The applications are reviewed by the Trustees who then decide on the awards. The permanent endowment funds are invested to generate income to pay the awards. As set out by the settlor, preference is given to students of the University of St Andrews.

Objectives: The Trust Fund and the income thereof shall be applied by the Trustees as follows: 1. The income of one-half of the Trust Fund shall be used to provide an annual fine art bursary bursaries for post-graduate research in art history said research to cover painting, sculpture, architecture, design, crafts and industrial design in European and American art from the end of the Renaissance onwards said research to be pursued at a University or Centre of Education outside of the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland and should lead to publication and said bursary or bursaries should be payable toa post-graduate student or students (but not a member of staff) of St Andrews University but failing the availability of suitable candidates the bursary or bursaries shall be available to post-graduates of other Scottish Universities. and 2. The income from the other one-half of the Trust Fund is to be administered by the Trustees to provide a fund to be known as 'The St Andrews Local History Foundation' of which the annual income is to be applied in accordance with the provisions of clause (Four) hereof. 3. The Trustees reserve the power to transfer the Trust Fund to any other charitable body in accordance with the provisions of clause (Seven) hereof.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Fife
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £22,188 £40,901
Dec. 31, 2023 £22,653 £42,080
Dec. 31, 2022 £23,899 £39,760
Dec. 31, 2021 £23,521 £27,265
Dec. 31, 2020 £22,812 £38,071