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Bairdwatson Charitable Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC038468
Status
Active
Registered
July 17, 2007
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
Harper Macleod LLP
The Ca'd'oro
45 Gordon Street
Glasgow
G1 3PE

Contact

Website
bairdwatson.org
Website screenshot

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 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 advancement of public participation in sport','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the promotion of religious or racial harmony','the promotion of equality and diversity','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

The Trust makes grants to registered charities and to other organisations for charitable work in Scotland and India via Foundation Scotland.

Objectives: The purposes of the trust shall so far and so far only as the same are legally charitable be the provision of public benefit in Scotland and elsewhere through (a) the prevention or relief of poverty,(b) the advancement of education,(c) the advancement of religion,(d) the advancement of health,(e) the saving of lives,(f) the advancement of citizenship or community development,(g) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science,(h) the advancement of public participation in sport,(i) the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended,(j) the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation,(k) the promotion of religious or racial harmony,(l) the promotion of equality and diversity,(m) the advancement of environmental protection or improvement,(n) the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage,(o) the advancement of animal welfare,(p) any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes. In implementing the purposes of the trust the trustees the trustees shall have particular regard to the needs of the communities of Airdrie and Ayr in Scotland and their prospective surrounding districts and to the needs of the communities of west Bengal and in particular Darjeeling India

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Glasgow City
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £90,727 £356,489
March 31, 2024 £80,741 £210,080
March 31, 2023 £89,005 £121,619
March 31, 2022 £75,714 £109,348
March 31, 2021 £40,712 £131,699