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Holywood Trust, SC009942
Registered charity from 16 January 1978
Charity Details
This shows the latest contact address that OSCR has been given for the charity.AddressHestan House
Crichton Business Park
Bankend Road
Dumfries
This is the latest postcode that the charity has supplied.PostcodeDG1 4TA
Shown where the charity has supplied us with a link to its website.Websitewww.holywood-trust.org.uk
Charities are shown as Standard charities, Registered Social Landlords, or Cross-Border charities. These last two will link through to other Regulators’ websites, where you may be able to view the charity’s accounts.Regulatory Type Standard
This personalised charity registration logo can be downloaded free of charge and used on the charity’s website, email signatures and publications.OSCR Registration Logo
These are taken directly from the charity's constitution. A charity's objects describe what the charity has been legally set up to achieve. They do not necessarily describe all of the activities the charity carries out in order to achieve these objects. Object:
The Trust Estate shall be held by the Trustees in Trust always for the following purposes and subject to the following powers videlicet:- ... (Second) To apply (i) the whole of the free income or annual produce of the Trust Estate and (ii) such part of the capital of the Trust Estate as they may from time to time at their discretion decide for such objects and purposes recognised by the law of Scotland as charitable as the Trustees may from time to time in their sole discretion select declaring however that without prejudice to the said generality and without in any way fettering their said discretion they shall give particular consideration to the encouragement and promotion of the Arts (including the visual arts, literature, and music), to the provision of a museum or museums, to the provision or facilities for recreation in the interests of the social welfare of the general public, to the provision of rest homes and dwelling houses for those persons in need of assistance through age infirmity, disablement or reduced financial circumstances, and to benefiting elderly persons who by reason of age or other infirmity are unable to work and are in such necessitous or reduced circumstances as to require assistance (and that by providing financial assistance or benefits in kind).
Details of the charity's operations
Current status of the charity.Charity Status: Active
When the charity last submitted a change in information.Last Updated: 05 Apr 2024
Whether the charity is a Trust, Company, Unincorporated Association, SCIO, Educational Endowment, Industrial & Provident Society or Statutory Corporation, the date it became that form, and any previous forms it may have had.Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Constitutional Form Date: 16 Jan 1978
This best describes how local or widespread the work of the charity is.Geographical Spread: Wider, but within one local authority area
This local authority area in which the charity is currently operating.Main Operating Location: Dumfries And Galloway
The Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act sets out 15 charitable purposes and one analogous purpose.Purposes: "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 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","any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes"
This lists which beneficiary groups the charity has identified as being the main focus of activities: children / young people, older people, people with disabilities or health problems, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups, no specific group or for the benefit of the community, other charities / voluntary bodies.Beneficiaries: "Children or young people","People with disabilities or health problems","Other charities or voluntary bodies"
This sets out the types of activity undertaken by the charity from the following: 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, it does none of these.Types of activity undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals","It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations"
Annual Information Submission History
The end of the financial year for which accounts and information has been requested. Year End The gross income for the period. Income Expenditure Annual Return Received The date the return was validated by OSCR. Accounts Received The accounts available to view have had personal data such as signatures and addresses redacted (blacked out) to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. The charity’s accounts are the responsibility of the charity trustees and any queries regarding the content of the accounts should be directed to the charity in the first instance. OSCR accepts no liability for the accuracy of the charity’s accounts nor any decision based upon them. Latest Accounts
05 Apr 2020 £3,188,926 £2,950,105 20 Nov 2020 Yes
05 Apr 2021 £3,217,029 £2,583,052 04 Nov 2021 Yes
05 Apr 2022 £2,855,758 £14,235,645 22 Dec 2022 Yes
05 Apr 2023 £4,313,666 £3,934,650 20 Nov 2023 Yes Holywood Trust 2023_Redacted
05 Apr 2024 No Annual Information due by 05 Jan 2025
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