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Highland Charities Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC044714
Status
Active
Registered
March 6, 2014
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
Corporate Finance
Corporate Resources
Highland Council
Glenurquhart Road
Inverness
IV3 5NX

Contact

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 health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','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 relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

The purposes of the Trust are as follows: a) For the prevention or relief of poverty. b) To provide relief, financial assistance or Welfare for those inhabitants of the Highland Council area who are in need by reason of age, ill-health, disease, invalidity, disability, infirmity, financial hardship or other disadvantage. c) Advancement of education. d) Advancement of health. e) Advancement of citizenship or community development. f) Advancement of art, heritage, culture or science. g) 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. h) To assist other charitable organisations with purposes similar to the Trust so as to further their charitable purposes within the Highland Council Area by the provision of financial and/or material assistance.

Objectives: (ONE) The purposes of the Trust ('the Trust Purposes') shall be as follows:- (a) For the prevention or relief of poverty (b) To provide relief, financial assistance or Welfare for those inhabitants of the Highland Council area who are in need by reason of age, ill-health, disease, invalidity, disability, infirmity, financial hardship or other disadvantage. (c) Advancement of education (d) Advancement of health (e) Advancement of citizenship or community development (f) Advancement of art, heritage, culture or science (g) 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 (h) To assist other charitable organisations with purposes similar to the Trust so as to further their charitable purposes within the Highland Council Area by the provision of financial and/or material assistance

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Highland
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £7,690 £6,626
March 31, 2024 £6,138 £4,066
March 31, 2023 £2,319 £6,625
March 31, 2022 £352 £4,475
March 31, 2021 £1,001 £3,752