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Hope Trust

SC000987Registered charity from 18 April 1912
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Glenorchy House
20 Union Street
Edinburgh
Postcode EH1 3LR
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund and the income of it to pay and apply the same to or for the benefit of or in furtherance of (a) advancing the cause of temperance through the promotion of temperance work and the combatting of all forms of substance abuse, and (b) promoting Reformed theology and Reformed church life especially in Scotland and the social mission of charities with historical or contemporary links to the Reformed tradition, considered in its diverse forms, and (c) such similar charitable purposes or charitable institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The trustees make grants to charities that combat all forms of substance abuse to promote temperance work; they make grants to charities that promote the Reformed church and church life in Scotland; they pay scholarships to post-graduate students in the Reformed tradition at Schools of Divinity at Scottish universities; they make grants to all ministry candidates in the Church of Scotland and the Free Church; the trust also funds a post-doctoral fellowship.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Constitutional Form Date: 18 Apr 1912
Main Operating Location: Midlothian
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the advancement of religion", "the advancement of health"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems", "People with a particular ethnic or racial origin"
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 £245,467 £255,492 01 Aug 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £267,699 £239,655 22 Aug 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £278,316 £236,548 26 Jun 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £276,533 £288,932 19 Aug 2025 Yes Download
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
Lisa-Jane Rankin
Paul Nimmo
Elizabeth Hood
Alison Jack
George Barr
Janette Wilson
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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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