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Robert Barr's Charitable Trust

SC007613Registered charity from 07 September 1970
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Charity Information:
Address Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
1 West Regent Street
Glasgow
Postcode G2 1RW
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
To pay or apply the income of the Trust Estate for such charitable purposes (in the sense in which that expression is used in the Income and Corporation Taxes Act, 1970 or any re-enactment thereof) as they in their uncontrolled discretion shall from time to time think fit including without prejudice to the said generality and without restricting the Trustees in any way in the exercise of their discretionary powers the relief of poverty, the relief of the aged and infirm, assistance for handicapped persons, the advancement of education, the provision of recreational facilities which come within the scope of the Recreational Charities Act, 1958 and the preservation of buildings and other items of national interest.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
To make payments of income or capital to charitable bodies. The trustees make donations annually and invite applications/appeals from relevant bodies.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Constitutional Form Date: 07 Sept 1970
Main Operating Location: Glasgow City
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of religion", "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 advancement of environmental protection or improvement", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage", "the advancement of animal welfare", "any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
05 Apr 2021 £251 £832,394 22 Dec 2021 Yes
05 Apr 2022 £648,000 £331,999 08 Dec 2022 Yes
05 Apr 2023 £676,784 £571,062 04 Jan 2024 Yes
05 Apr 2024 £723,286 £1,243,184 14 Nov 2024 Yes
05 Apr 2025 £846,118 £875,525 25 Nov 2025 Yes Download
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Caroline Muir
William Barr
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