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The Dr David McNeil Summers Charitable Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC042304
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed May 15, 2026. Filing history
Registered
May 12, 2011
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
74/8 Leamington Terrace
Edinburgh
EH10 4JU

Contact

Activities

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

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

We provide grants to other charitable organisations in Scotland in order to promote the study and publication of, and research into, Scottish literature.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: The purpose of the Trust is to promote and encourage the study, practice and knowledge of Scottish literature, to include, without limitation, publishing or funding the publication of Scottish literature, holding or sponsoring meetings open to the public to promote awareness and appreciation of Scottish literature and holding competitions or making awards or prizes to recognise effort and achievement in relation to the promotion of Scottish literature, together with any other purpose ancillary thereto.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2026 May 15, 2026On time £15,065 £40,351
March 31, 2025 Dec. 17, 2025On time £15,761 £32,413
March 31, 2024 July 29, 2024On time £75,016 £81,627
March 31, 2023 June 13, 2023On time £44,613 £45,575
March 31, 2022 Aug. 3, 2022On time £35,757 £41,177
March 31, 2021 May 19, 2021 £47,492 £35,881

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.