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Mainhouse Charitable Trust, SC022858
Registered charity from 26 October 1993
Charity Details
The name the charity is known by.The Name the Charity is Known ByThe Mainhouse Charitable Trust
This shows the latest contact address that OSCR has been given for the charity.AddressMainhouse
Kelso
Roxburghshire
This is the latest postcode that the charity has supplied.PostcodeTD5 8AA
Shown where the charity has supplied us with a link to its website.WebsiteNo Link Provided
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:
Without prejudice to the foregoing generality or the Trustees' discretionary powers that the said Charitable Purposes may include all or any of the following purposes, viz: (i) The encouragement of educational projects (and especially those directed to the needs of handicapped children or to venture training such as sail training and Outward Bound Courses). (ii) The foundation, endowment and equipment of schools, colleges and other centres of learning, libraries, sports and welfare centres. (iii) The encouragement of the study and practice of any useful branch of human knowledge (including research and particularly medical research) by the provision of buildings equipment or otherwise. (iv) The establishment of educational scholarships of any kind at any University, College or place of higher learning or any school.(v) The relief of poverty and need within the said area and for the benefit of the Community or elsewhere generally or individual members of the Community or elsewhere. (vi) The encouragement of the arts generally and the promotion directly or indirectly of performances of orchestral, operatic, choral, dramatic and other similar works as are conducive to the advancement of the education of the Community or elsewhere. (vii) The provision of financial assistance in any form to any body, corporate or unincorporated, any group, organisation or association established for charitable purposes only and concerned in whatever manner with the conservation and restoration of the heritage of Scotland. (viii) The provision of financial assistance in any form to any body, corporate or unincorporated, any group, organisation or association active within the United Kingdom and established for educational or religious purposes or operating for the benefit of individuals or communities within the United Kingdom or elsewhere and in all cases established for charitable purposes only.
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: 26 Oct 1993
This best describes how local or widespread the work of the charity is.Geographical Spread: UK and overseas
This local authority area in which the charity is currently operating.Main Operating Location: Scottish Borders
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 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 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"
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","Older People","People with disabilities or health problems","No specific group, or for the benefit of the community","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 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 £86,052 £130,849 06 Oct 2020 Yes
05 Apr 2021 £100,925 £126,845 12 Oct 2021 Yes
05 Apr 2022 £210,923 £161,303 19 Oct 2022 Yes
05 Apr 2023 £175,718 £157,690 21 Aug 2023 Yes Mainhouse Charitable Trust - 5.4.2023 - accounts signed2132299[2132881]_Redacted
05 Apr 2024 No Annual Information due by 05 Jan 2025
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