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Novum Trust

SC021277Registered charity from 17 April 1975
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address The Bond House
5 Breadalbane Street
Edinburgh
Postcode EH6 5JH
Website www.novumtrust.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The Trustees shall hold the funds on trust for the following purposes: (a) To collect the income and the capital of the funds or such parts of the income and capital thereof as the Trustees shall from time to time think fit in initiating and supporting such existing and new projects, schemes, funds and organisations of a religious, or educational nature as shall be recognised at the time as charitable by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue and as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion think fit. In exercising this discretion as to the disposal of the funds the Trustees will have regard to but shall in no way be bound by any wishes which may be expressed in writing to the Trustees by the Founders.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
to provide small short-term grants to initiate projects in Christian research and action which cannot readily be financed from other sources
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Constitutional Form Date: 17 Apr 1975
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of religion"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Other defined groups"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2021 £10,819 £9,562 04 Oct 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £10,760 £12,070 03 Aug 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £28,352 £20,197 13 Mar 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £15,964 £24,063 10 Oct 2025 Yes Not published by OSCR
31 Dec 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026
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
Sandra Blair
Susan Masterton
Neil MacLennan
Peter Kirkwood
Jacqueline Ringan
Jock Stein
Alexander Dudgeon
Andrew Bennett
Lesley Reid
Jill McGrath
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From 30 June 2025, OSCR began collecting charity trustee information through OSCR Online. Providing this information is a legal requirement for all charities. The names of trustees will be published on the Scottish Charity Register from early 2026 to promote transparency and strengthen public trust in the sector.

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