Charity Details

The Scottish Football Benevolent Trust

SC008027Registered charity from 18 March 1977

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Charity Information:

Address The Scottish Football Benevolent Trust
Hartburn
Kirkcudbright

Postcode DG6 4XS

Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee

Website https://thescottishfootballbenevolentt.godaddysites.com/

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

The said Trustees in their sole discretion may make payment out of the capital and income of the Trust for (i) the relief of hardship suffered by (First) existing registered players of clubs which are full members of the Scottish FA, whether of professional or amateur status, (“Full Member Clubs”) arising through injury (permanent or otherwise) sustained in their playing football for such Full Member Clubs, training therefor or travelling connected therewith such that they are unable to continue playing football or continue with their occupation, if any, outwith football; (Second) former players of Full Member Clubs arising through injury (permanent or otherwise) sustained during their time playing football for such Full Member Clubs, training therefor or travelling connected therewith such that they were unable to continue playing football or continue with their occupation, if any, outwith football; and (Third) the dependants of either players of Full Member Clubs or former players of Full Member Clubs referred to in paragraphs (First) and (Second) above where injury has resulted in the player or former player being unable to continue to play football and (Fourth) employed or formerly employed coaches/managers of any Full Member Club who have suffered any injury, illness or condition which has resulted in their having to give up a career in football; and should they consider applications on any of the foregoing grounds, the Trustees shall take into consideration the applicants’ income, if any, from all sources and commitments to be made out of such income and any other circumstances or factors which they consider appropriate and equitable; the Trustees shall, except in exceptional circumstances as may be determined by the Trustees, consider only one application per individual applicant and successful applicants shall be entitled to receive one payment only from the Trust and (ii) the advancement of health, through the funding (in whole or in part) of research and other projects which aim to assist in the prevention of injury or illness to individuals (permanent or otherwise) sustained in connection with the playing of football and training; the Trustees shall only consider the funding of such projects after undertaking due diligence; (SECOND); no payment shall be made in furtherance of this paragraph (ii) of this clause (SECOND) unless all Trustees then in office agree; and we confer on the said Trustees the powers aftermentioned and make the after

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

Pursue its charitable purposes as set out in the Trust Deed registered with the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland and with OSCR. We do this by seeking beneficiaries, both individual and in terms of research projects, assessing their applications and making awards accordingly.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Constitutional Form Date: 18 Mar 1977

Main Operating Location: Glasgow City

Number of Staff: 0

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty"

Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
30 Jun 2022	£200,070	£8,260	10 Feb 2023	Yes
30 Jun 2023	£13,335	£13,669	05 Mar 2024	Yes
30 Jun 2024	£14,322	£9,388	04 Dec 2024	Yes
30 Jun 2025	£14,322	£9,388	18 Dec 2025	Yes	Not published by OSCR
30 Jun 2026			No	Annual Information due by 31 Mar 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
Ian	Maxwell
Duncan	Fraser
Fraser	Wishart
Walter	Macadam
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