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The Katie McKerracher Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC040653
Status
Active
Registered
July 8, 2009
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Cherrydene
Ettrickbridge
Selkirkshire
TD7 5JL

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','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'

Helping Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma patients and their families with advice and financial support. and financially supporting dancers from the Scottish Borders going on to further education in singing, dancing and acting.

Objectives: 3. The Company's charitable purposes (the expression 'charitable purpose' shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts) are (and shall not be altered without the prior consent of the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator): 3.1.1 To help children in the UK with a Diffuse Pontine Glioma particularly, but not exclusively, by supporting/informing/counselling patients and their families, providing access to healing/alternative therapy, and investigating/supporting research into Diffuse Pontine Gliomas. 3.1.2 To provide financial assistance to highland and tap dancers from the Scottish Borders in order to maintain dancing culture and allow dancers to further their dancing careers.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £17,930 £8,894
March 31, 2024 £6,247 £7,216
March 31, 2023 £26,187 £17,626
March 31, 2022 £8,257 £9,158
March 31, 2021 £6,753 £17,273