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The Message Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC045838
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed June 4, 2026. Filing history
Registered
July 27, 2015
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Lancaster House
Sharston
Manchester
M22 4RG

Contact

Activities

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

'the advancement of education','the advancement of religion'

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

Objectives: to advance the Christian religion amongst young people mainly (but not exclusively) of secondary school age in particular by the use of music, drama and speech including utilisation, encouragement, promotion and development of opportunities for education in Christian teaching and morals within schools and secondary educational establishments and otherwise. and to educate in the Christian religion and Christian lifestyle, minister to, counsel and relieve young people who are excluded from educational establishments, suffering from dependency, poor, disadvantaged, deprived, marginalised or otherwise in conditions of physical, mental or spiritual need, hardship or distress.

Geography

Main operating location
Outwith Scotland
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
Aug. 31, 2025 June 4, 20264 days late £10,336,484 £10,391,785 168
Aug. 31, 2024 May 29, 2025On time £9,932,468 £10,248,228 174
Aug. 31, 2023 May 30, 2024On time £10,694,114 £10,500,610 179
Aug. 31, 2022 Sept. 16, 2023108 days late £8,585,273 £10,573,055 170
Aug. 31, 2021 May 30, 2022On time £7,569,659 £7,078,648 137
Aug. 31, 2020 Aug. 29, 2021 £5,982,036 £6,108,888 127

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