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Poverty Trust

SC007843Registered charity from 13 May 1988
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By The Poverty Trust
Address c/o Airbles House
270 Airbles Road
Motherwell
Postcode ML1 3AT
Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee
Website https://thepovertytrust.com
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
(One) The relief of poverty amongst the Brethren (as hereinafter defined in Sub-Clause (Two) of this Clause) and in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the Trustees in applying any part of the Trust Fund or the income thereof for this purpose may (a) provide or assist in the provision of accommodation for members of the Brethren in necessitous circumstances on terms appropriate to their means and (b) provide for the cure or mitigation or prevention of or for the care of members of the Brethren suffering from or subject to any disease or infirmity or disability affecting human beings (including the care of women before during and after childbirth); and (Two) The carrying on of the service of God including the celebration of the Lord's Supper Gospel Preachings Readings on the Holy Scriptures and Addresses on the Word of God and other meetings of a Christian religious character according to the injunctions contained in the Holy Scriptures and the tenets and practices of those Christians forming part of a world-wide fellowship sometimes known as and in this deed referred to as "the Brethren" who hold and practise the teachings of Christ and His Apostles contained in the Holy Scriptures, as expounded by His servants the ministers of the Lord in the Recovery Mr.J.N. Darby, Mr.F.E. Raven, Mr.J. Taylor Senior, Mr.J. Taylor Junior, Mr.J.H. Symington and Mr. John S Hales and those in succession after him.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
1. Mission To relieve poverty and hardship among members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church by providing care, accommodation, and support. Guided by Christian compassion and care, we uphold the dignity of those unfortunate persons facing financial hardship, illness, disability, or distress. 2. Vision A community where every individual has access to the basic resources, opportunities, and rights to lead a dignified life free from poverty as fitting to members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. 3. Values Care, Compassion, Integrity, Collaboration
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Constitutional Form Date: 13 May 1988
Main Operating Location: South Lanarkshire
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
05 Apr 2022 £38,681 £21,720 27 Dec 2022 Yes
05 Apr 2023 £59,191 £44,881 04 Jan 2024 Yes
05 Apr 2024 £1,959 £77,681 26 Dec 2024 Yes
05 Apr 2025 £21,067 £32,596 23 Dec 2025 Yes Not published by OSCR
05 Apr 2026 No Annual Information due by 05 Jan 2027
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
Paul Mann
Ian Paynter
Neville Smerdon
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